Alkaline Trio

About This Person/Group

Formed by ex-Jerkwater and Traitors drummer Matt Skiba (vocals/guitar), former 88 Fingers Louie percussionist Glenn Porter, and Rob Doran (bass/vocals), Alkaline Trio was brought together in 1997 by heartbreak, angst, and the companionship of drinking. The original lineup issued a short EP, For Your Lungs Only, just prior to Doran's departure in late 1997, and Sundials followed one year later on Johann's Face Records. Slapstick's Dan Andriano climbed aboard to handle bass duties, adding a complementary voice and songwriting style to Skiba's that would soon become the group's signature dynamic. The three then started making a name for themselves all throughout the Midwest with their emotion-fueled, angst-ridden, dark pop-punk. With this lineup firmly in place -- and with Skiba and Porter working as bike messengers to make ends meet -- Alkaline Trio made its full-length debut in 1998 with Goddamnit!, an album whose heartbreak tales and anti-cop rants earned a modest following.

Both Maybe I'll Catch Fire and a self-titled singles collection followed in early 1999. Glenn Porter left the band early the following year and ex-Smoking Popes drummer Mike Felumlee joined in his absence, making Alkaline Trio a three-piece again. From Here to Infirmary arrived on the Vagrant label in spring 2001 and was met with a lukewarm fan response, but a split EP released by Jade Tree one year later found the Trio in top form alongside Hot Water Music, with both bands contributing original tracks and covers of each other's songs. Good Mourning was released two years later, marking the band's first album with drummer Derek Grant (ex-Suicide Machines, Thoughts of Ionesco). Good Mourning fared well, grazing the Billboard charts and scoring Alkaline Trio several spots on late-night TV and summer tours. Crimson followed in 2005 and prompted the band to return to the road that summer, both as a headliner and as an opening act for My Chemical Romance.

As their 10 year anniversary approached, Alkaline Trio hit the road in 2006 with a set that emphasized material from their earliest releases, including an entire run-through of the fan-favorite Goddamnit! By that fall, they'd also found a new home at V2 Records and began work on their next album, although label restructuring problems in January 2007 led to the band's dismissal from the label before any material was released. That same month, Vagrant issued a CD/DVD compilation named Remains, which rounded up B-sides and rarities, and the Trio used their downtime to secure new home with Epic Records. They also worked on a new album, Agony & Irony, which was relesed that summer and debuted at number 13, marking Alkaline Trio's highest chart placement to date. Despite such success, the band left Epic's roster one year later and launched their own label, Heart & Skull, which they used for the release of This Addiction in 2010. The following year the band released their eighth album, Damnesia, which featured acoustic renditions of some of the bands most beloved songs, as well as a pair of new tracks. - All Music Guide

Venue Details

ADDRESS
219 South 600 West

DIRECTIONS
From North:
Depart  I-15 South. At exit 307, take ramp right and follow signs for 400 South. Turn left onto 400 South. Turn right onto 500 West. Turn left onto 600 South, and then immediately bear left onto 600 South. Arrive at In The Venue.

From South:
Depart I-15 West / I-80 North. At exit 306, take ramp right and follow signs for 600 South. Arrive at In The Venue

From East:
Depart UT-186 West /400 South / University Blvd toward 500 East. Turn left onto State Street. Turn right onto 500 South. Turn left onto 300 West. Turn left onto 600 South. Arrive at In The Venue.

From West:
Depart I-80 East. Take ramp and follow signs for 600 South. Arrive at In The Venue.

PARKING
The lot to the south of the building is owned by the City of Salt Lake. It has posted NO PARKING signs. Fencing and they will ticket/tow cars. Suggested parking would be along 600 West or paid parking at the Gateway Mall.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Trax is preferred option as you can “Park n Ride”. Take the Blue Trax line and use the Old Greek Town stop. Because of Utah’s curfew law, any “All Ages” show has to be over by 11pm, which is around the time of the last departing Trax trains.

WILL CALL
Will Call is handled at the door the night of the event. In The Venue staff can direct you the night of as there is often a separate Will Call line.

GENERAL RULES
No smoking inside the building.
Patrons under 18 are welcome to any of our "All Ages" shows when accompanied by an adult or guardian that is 18+ of age. Age information is specified for each show. Additionally, because of Utah’s curfew law, any “All Ages” show has to be over by 11pm. Patrons 17 and under may not attend shows that will extend past 11pm.