Porcupine

Porcupine was born in 2006 in La Crosse, Wis., where singer/guitarist Casey Virock had previously launched another indie rock trio, Space Bike. Now based in Minneapolis, the band has evolved to full maturity, a potent force propelled by drummer Keith Larson and the most recent additions to the band, guitarist/vocalist Nick Roesler and bassist Chad Haugejorden.

In naming the band, Virock saluted one of his favorite bands, Echo and the Bunnymen, and his songcraft and musical sensibilities swirl the Bunnymen and other New Wavers along with 1960s British psychedelica purveyors (especially Syd Barrett) and 1970s classic rockers. The result is muscular and edgy, infused with melodicism and angular guitar work that puts the band in a class with Queens of the Stone Age and Swervedriver.

The band has released two full-length albums (2009’s The Trouble With You and 2012’s The Sensation of Being Somebody) along with multiple singles and two EPs, the most recent (2015's Carrier Wave) recorded with the iconic Steve Albini. Virock’s songs have been heard in television shows including The Real World, Best Ink, and The Challenge, and the band has opened for the Meat Puppets, Mission of Burma, The Flaming Lips, and Built to Spill. As absorbing and compelling as Porcupine’s recordings are, they are a must-see live band.

Past Shows


Feb
26
th
2023
7th St Entry
Feb
26
th
2023
7th St Entry

Loki's Folly

with Porcupine and Tragic Hands
Sep
11
th
2021
Turf Club
Sep
11
th
2021
Turf Club
Cancelled

King Brown

'Sweet Action' Release Party
with Porcupine and ExactlyNo
Dec
27
th
2019
Mainroom
Dec
27
th
2019
Mainroom

Soul Asylum

with Local H and Porcupine
Sep
13
th
2019
7th St Entry
Sep
13
th
2019
7th St Entry

Porcupine

with Season to Risk and the Hussy
Jun
26
th
2019
Mainroom
Jun
26
th
2019
Mainroom

Built to Spill

with Porcupine, Oruã and Clarke and the Himselfs
Mar
30
th
2019
Palace Theatre
Mar
30
th
2019
Palace Theatre

Bob Mould Band

with Porcupine
Mar
9
th
2019
Turf Club
Mar
9
th
2019
Turf Club

The Flesh Eaters

with Porcupine
Jan
19
th
2019
Mainroom
Nov
21
st
2018
Mainroom
Nov
21
st
2018
Mainroom

The Ike Reilly Assassination

with Kraig Jarret Johnson & The Program and Porcupine
Jun
26
th
2018
Turf Club
Jun
26
th
2018
Turf Club

The Posies

with Porcupine, Terra Lightfoot and DJ Jake Rudh
May
18
th
2018
Mainroom
May
18
th
2018
Mainroom

The Suburbs

with Porcupine and Kiss the Tiger
Feb
2
nd
2018
7th St Entry
Sep
22
nd
2017
Mainroom
Sep
22
nd
2017
Mainroom

Babes in Toyland

with Porcupine and Bruise Violet
May
4
th
2017
The Cabooze
May
4
th
2017
The Cabooze
Oct
28
th
2016
7th St Entry
Oct
28
th
2016
7th St Entry

Heyday: 35 Years of Music in Minneapolis

The Photography of DANIEL CORRIGAN Book Release Show
with The Mighty Mofos, Dosh, Porcupine and more!
Oct
8
th
2016
Indeed Brewery
Oct
8
th
2016
Indeed Brewery

Indeed Brewing Company's Hullabaloo 2016

NO COVER
with Night Moves, Butcher's Union, Nato Coles & the Blue Diamond Band and more!
Dec
4
th
2015
Turf Club
Dec
4
th
2015
Turf Club

Little Man

with Two Harbors and Porcupine
Feb
26
th
2015
Turf Club
Feb
26
th
2015
Turf Club

The Life and Times

with Buildings and Porcupine
Aug
20
th
2014
7th St Entry
Aug
20
th
2014
7th St Entry

The Life and Times

with Porcupine and All the Way Rider
Nov
16
th
2013
Turf Club
Nov
16
th
2013
Turf Club

757's

with Porcupine and Teenage Strangler

More Shows

Mar
25
th
Fine Line

Giovannie and the Hired Guns

Feb
26
th
7th St Entry

Nina Luna

with anni xo, Harlow and Emily Rhea
Mar
29
th
First Avenue

Mayhem

with Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant and New Skeletal Faces
Mar
21
st
Turf Club

BJ Barham (American Aquarium Solo)