Porcupine

Porcupine (Husker Du) have a new video, opening for Bob Mould, Flesh Eaters

Last year, Minneapolis indie rockers Porcupine released their first album with Husker Du bassist Greg Norton as a member, What You’ve Heard Isn’t Real, and we’re now premiering the video for “Lifetime” off that album. It’s the kind of catchy, driving indie rock that Husker Du fans will probably dig, and it comes with a performance video that suits the song well. Check it out below. You can order the new album from DC-Jam and Dead Broke Rekerds.

Porcupine are opening for Greg’s former Husker Du bandmate Bob Mould at the first of his two 40th anniversary shows, which happen in St. Paul, MN and celebrate the 40th anniversary of Husker Du’s first-ever show. That’s part of Bob Mould’s tour behind his new album Sunshine Rock, and other openers on the tour include Titus Andronicus (who open the Brooklyn show on 2/21), Screaming Females, The Drew Thomson Foundation, Beach Bunny, Will Johnson of Centro-matic, Hutch Harris (ex-Thermals), and more. All of his dates are listed below.

Before the show with Bob Mould, Porcupine are also touring as a support act for reunited supergroup The Flesh Eaters (members of X, The Blasters, Los Lobos), who released their first new album in 35 years this past January. That includes the NYC show on May 17 at Bowery Ballroom (tickets). All Porcupine dates are listed below too.

Porcupine — 2019 Tour Dates
Feb 15 – Schuba’s (opening for Warbly Jets) – Chicago, IL
Feb 16 – The Plus – Eau Claire, WI
Feb 23 – Big Turn Music Fest @ Elks Lodge – Red Wing, MN
Feb 28 – Reverb Lounge – Omaha, NE
Mar 1 – Replay Lounge – Lawrence, KS
Mar 2 – Gabe’s – Iowa City, IA
Mar 9 – Turf Club – St Paul, MN*
Mar 11 – The Pyramid – Grand Rapids, MI*
Mar 12 – El Club – Detroit, MI*
Mar 14 – City Winery – Boston, MA*
Mar 15 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA*
Mar 16 – Union Stage – Washington, DC*
Mar 17 – Bowery Ballroom – New York City, NY*
Mar 29 – The Red Herring Lounge – Duluth, MN
Mar 30 – The Palace – St. Paul, MN w/ Bob Mould
Apr 5 – The Aquarium – Fargo, ND
Apr 6 – What’s Up Lounge – Mankato, MN
May 18 – Midwest Music Festival – La Crosse, WI

* – supporting The Flesh Eaters

Bob Mould — 2019 Tour Dates
Thu Feb 14 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club (w/ Titus Andronicus)
Fri Feb 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer (w/ Titus Andronicus)
Sat Feb 16 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club (w/ Screaming Females)SOLD OUT
Mon Feb 18 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre (w/ The Drew Thomson Foundation)
Tue Feb 19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls (w/ Murder Girls)
Thu Feb 21 – New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel (w/ Titus Andronicus)
Fri Feb 22 – Chicago, IL – Metro (w/ Airstream Futures)
Sat Feb 23 – Chicago, IL – Metro (w/ Beach Bunny)
Mon Feb 25 – Ft. Collins, CO – Washington’s (w/ In The Whale)
Tue Feb 26 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre (w/ The Trujillo Company)
Thu Feb 28 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah (w/ Exasperation) SOLD OUT
Fri Mar 1 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom (w/ Criminal Hygiene)
Sat Mar 2 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (w/ Film School)
Fri Mar 8 – Hamburg, Germany – Gruenspan (w/ Pabst)
Sat Mar 9 – Berlin, Germany – Columbia Theater (w/ Pabst)
Mon Mar 11 – Düsseldorf, Germany – Zakk (w/ Styrofoam)
Tue Mar 12 – Leuven, Belgium – Het Depot (w/ Styrofoam)
Thu Mar 14 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom (w/ Pabst)
Fri Mar 15 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club (w/ Pabst) SOLD OUT
Sat Mar 16 – Edinburg, UK – The Liquid Rooms (w/ Pabst)SOLD OUT
Sun Mar 17 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2 Manchester (w/ Pabst)
Sat Mar 30 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace (w/ Porcupine)
Sun Mar 31 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club SOLD OUT
Tue Apr 2 – Dallas, TX – Granada (w/ Will Johnson of Centro-matic)
Wed Apr 3 – Austin, TX – Mohawk (w/ Will Johnson of Centro-matic)
Fri Apr 5 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom (w/ Hutch Harris)
Sat Apr 6 – Seattle, WA – Neumos (w/ Hutch Harris)
Sun Apr 7 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw (w/ Hutch Harris)