In his review of the album in Notable Releases, Andrew wrote:
At this point, Joyce Manor are basically a California punk institution. 16+ years and seven albums into their career, they’ve transcended the scene and era that they came from and they’ve become one of the most distinct and reliable punk bands currently going. It’s a trajectory that’s easy to compare to Bad Religion, so it’s fitting that their latest album I Used To Go To This Bar is their first to be entirely produced by Bad Religion guitarist (and Epitaph Records founder) Brett Gurewitz, who’s been a sounding board for Joyce Manor ever since he signed them over a decade ago. Brett knows how to get the best out of a band without messing with their formula, and I Used To Go To This Bar is Joyce Manor at their best. It has a few moments where Joyce Manor spread their wings, like with the alt-country/cowpunk of “All My Friends Are So Depressed,” the Shrek soundtrack-friendly Cali alt-rock of “Well, Whatever It Was,” and the funk-punk of “After All You Put Me Through,” but most of this LP is trademark Joyce Manor and even the “different” songs sound like no other band in the world. In classic Joyce Manor fashion, it’s got no fat, with just nine songs that hover around two minutes each, and this time they even end the LP with an abrupt stop that provides the exact opposite of a grand finale. I Used To Go To This Bar is a great reminder that, with Joyce Manor, less has always been more.
Stream it below.
Joyce Manor wrapped up the first leg of their tour with Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage, and Combat on Tuesday (4/28) in Chicago (we caught the NYC show a week earlier), though they had to postpone a couple of shows after Barry Johnson tore his vocal chord. Shows resume later this month with Coachella, and you can see all dates below.
JOYCE MANOR: 2026 TOUR DATES
Apr 10, 2026 Coachella Indio, CA
Apr 17, 2026 Coachella Indio, CA
Apr 23, 2026 Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI ^
Apr 24, 2026 Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ON ^
Apr 26, 2026 The Sylvee Madison, WI ^
Apr 27, 2026 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN ^
Apr 30, 2026 Wooly’s Des Moines, IA ^
May 1, 2026 Delmar Hall St. Louis, MO ^
May 2, 2026 Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS ^
May 4, 2026 The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO ^
May 5, 2026 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT ^
May 7, 2026 The Newberry Great Falls, MT ^
May 8, 2026 The Palace Theatre Calgary, AB ^
May 9, 2026 Midway Music Hall Edmonton, AB ^
May 11, 2026 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC ^
May 12, 2026 The Showbox Seattle, WA ^
May 13, 2026 Roseland Theater Portland, OR ^
May 15, 2026 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA ^
May 30, 2026 The Venue at Thunder Valley Lincoln, CA *
Jun 4, 2026 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland, OH #
Jun 5, 2026 Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards LaFayette, NY #
Jun 6, 2026 Nashua Center for the Arts Nashua, NH @
Jun 7, 2026 Toad’s Place New Haven, CT @
Jun 9, 2026 Archer Music Hall Allentown, PA #
Jun 10, 2026 Kanawha Plaza Richmond, VA #
Jun 12, 2026 The Ritz Raleigh, NC @
Jun 13, 2026 Asheville Yards Amphitheater Asheville, NC #
Jun 16, 2026 Stone Pony Summer Stage Asbury Park, NJ #
Jun 17, 2026 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA #
Jun 20, 2026 Egyptian Room at Old National Centre Indianapolis, IN #
Jun 21, 2026 The Andrew J Brady Music Center Cincinnati, OH #
Aug 13, 2026 Wisconsin State Fair West Allis, WI *
Aug 21, 2026 Vans Warped Tour Montreal, Canada
Sep 12, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026 Vans Warped Tour Mexico City, Mexico
Oct 6, 2026 Electric Bristol Bristol, UK
Oct 7, 2026 Manchester Academy 2Manchester, UK
Oct 8, 2026 Electric Ballroom London, UK
Oct 10, 2026 The Academy Dublin
Oct 11, 2026 QMU Glasgow, Scotland
^ with Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage, Combat
* with The All America Rejects
# with Hot Mulligan
@ with Saturdays at Your Place, Koyo
