Worriers Announce Tour with Alkaline Trio and Drug Church
Today, Worriers announced their North American February / March shows supporting Alkaline Trio on their Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs Tour. The tour will kick off on February 22 in Anaheim, CA at The House Of Blues and includes shows in Austin, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and more.
The general on-sale for tickets begins today, January 11 at noon Pacific Time. Information on tickets can be found on Worriers' website.
Worriers are touring in support of their acclaimed 2023 albums Warm Blanket and Trust Your Gut, out now on Ernest Jenning Record Co. The albums caught the ears of writers at NPR, Paste Magazine, Flood Magazine, Stereogum, Under The Radar, Brooklyn Vegan, Bandcamp, and many more.
The songs featured on Trust Your Gut are part of an unapologetic journey to self-acceptance, while still having a distinctive sound on their own. On "Top 5," bold guitars and a Hammond organ wrestle with the victors and villains of the pandemic years. In contrast, the stripped-down, indie-rock reflection “Cloudy and 55” quietly longs for the comfort of home while building independence. On the track, Lauren Denitzio's voice sounds both comforting and devastating as ever.
For the better part of a decade, Worriers have used their own brand of punk-adjacent indie rock to tell stories of heartbreak, gender expression, identity, and love. Trust Your Gut is the Worriers' first studio album in years and features band members Atom Willard (Against Me!, Social Distortion), Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady), Frank Piegaro, and Cayetana’s Allegra Anka. The album was self-produced by songwriter Lauren Denitzio and is a pivotal release demonstrating the true depth and complexity of their career with the band.
Worriers became Denitzio’s main focus after the wake-up call of open-heart surgery at just 25 years old. The event shook them into leaving a toxic creative partnership and starting a band that could evolve along with them. That priority takes center stage on Trust Your Gut, as Denitzio’s 2019 move from the East Coast to Los Angeles found them collaborating with Atom Willard (Against Me!, Social Distortion) as a fun exercise, only to realize they had started writing the next album together.
The sonic goals for the album led to the addition of Denitzio’s friend Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady) after tweeting that they were trying to write in his style. His response was, “Send me demos!” and the results are now foundational melodies layered throughout the album.
With Frank Piegaro returning to the lineup, the final addition was Cayetana’s Allegra Anka on bass. It’s not every day an artist gets to share the stage with bands like the above, but Denitzio’s remarkable talent lies in their ability to turn admiration into meaningful collaborations. They credit these partnerships as a springboard to showcase their personal development as a songwriter.
The band’s moniker, Worriers, is a homonym. When introducing someone new to the band, it’s important to specify, “Worriers, as in to fret, not to fight.” But Worriers have finally done plenty of fighting on Trust Your Gut. Lest anyone thinks they’ve forgotten the political-punk roots of their debut album Imaginary Life, it wouldn’t be a Worriers record without referencing things like dystopian robot security dogs, dancing on the grave of a fascist, or a nod to the activist-themed novel Stay and Fight.
In a time when people were desperate for connection and leaning into relationships, Denitzio was scrawling a cathartic manifesto denouncing the things that no longer served them. But this is not a record of angst and scorekeeping. Trust Your Gut is an honest and often witty journey through heartbreak on its way to strength. In a way, Denitzio was also starting a new and incredibly vital relationship: one with oneself.
To get where you’re going, you have to get away from where you’ve been. Coming up in the DIY scene, Worriers have earned the mark of a seasoned traveler, ready to demonstrate all they’ve learned along the way. Come for the biting self-empowerment and stay for the nods to pop, rock, indie, and folk. On Trust Your Gut, Denitzio emerges from the ashes, not as a phoenix reborn per se, but rather fortified by their past to build a more resilient future.
Worriers Tour Dates with Alkaline Trio and Drug Church:
02.22 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
02.23 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
02.24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren
02.26 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
02.27 - Austin, TX Stubbs
02.28 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
03.01 - Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
03.02 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
03.03 - Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
03.05 - Washington, DC @ Fillmore Silver Spring
03.06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore Philadelphia
03.08 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater and Ballroom
03.09 - Queens, NY @ Knockdown Center
03.10 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
03.12 - Toronto, ON @ History
03.13 - Montreal, QC @ Beanfield
03.15 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
03.16 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
03.17 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
03.18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore Minneapolis
03.20 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
03.21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
03.23 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
03.24 - Vancouver, BC @Vogue Theatre
03.25 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
03.27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
03.28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Novo
03.30 - Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas