It looks like April 2014 is the month of seminal emo/post-hardcore bands reuniting. So far this month we heard new songs from Sunny Day Real Estate and Jazz June, and a tour announcement from American Football. This week we top off this list of mid-90s emo news with Mineral announcing its 20th anniversary reunion tour for this fall, which will be the band's first set of shows in 17 years.
Made up of Chris Simpson, Jeremy Gomez, Gabriel Wiley, and Scott McCarver, Mineral is on a short list of acts from the post-hardcore music scene still influencing musicians today. Formed in 1994 in Texas, the group released two albums (1995's The Power of Failing and 1998's EndSerenading) before disbanding in 1998.
In a statement released this week to announce this 2014 tour coming in the autumn, singer Simpson said:
Reconnecting with each other and this material for the first time in 17 years has been a real joy and pleasure. The shows will be the icing on the cake. We are grateful for the opportunity and looking forward to getting to play for all the people who have loved us all along as well as the many who have discovered us posthumously along the way.
Check out Mineral's tour dates below:
09-05 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
09-06 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
09-09 Washington, DC - Black Cat
09-10 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
09-11 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
09-12 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
11-02 Gainesville, FL - The Fest 13
