Punk rock band Winona Fighter are excited to announce that they’ve signed on with Rise Records. To celebrate this piece of news, they have released a new single and music video. The track is called “I’m In The Market To Please No One.” The single is an empowering punk rock anthem about standing up for yourself and no longer tolerating toxic relationships.
Stream “I’m In The Market To Please No One” here.
Vocalist Chloe Kinnon on “I’m In The Market To Please No One”:
“It doesn’t take a genius to hear that ‘I’m In The Market To Please No One’ came from a place of anger. However, it means so much more than that. I had recently found an unsent letter to a boy I had known in college, the type of boy you wish you had never met. In this letter, I sounded so powerless. It made me feel gross, but it also made me realize I have the opportunity to get how I really feel, after years of growth, all out on paper. Thus ‘I’m In The Market’ was born.
“Did you know one in three young, excited, full-of-potential women go to college and experience dating abuse of some sort? I wrote this song for them. I wrote it for my friends, my family, and even myself. More than it coming from a place of anger, it comes from a place of power. It comes from a place of wanting to start a conversation. I want people to be able to scream this song, mosh to this song, feel like they can gain control of their narrative.”
Chloe Kinnon on filming “I’m In The Market To Please No One”:
“Filming ‘I’m In The Market To Please No One’ could not have been a better experience. Jake Johnston (creative director) and Dan Masso (producer) over at We’re All Gonna Die not only perfectly brought our vision to life but made the filming process extremely fun. The idea behind the ‘I’m In The Market To Please No One’ music video was to truly match the anger and chaos of the song itself. Although the song is about a pretty serious subject matter, we wanted to give it an energetic backbone to make the topic behind it easier to openly talk about. We thought, why not do the same with the music video?
Instead of creating something serious and solemn, we decided to run with the theme of feeling like a crazy person in narcissistic situations. We channeled the anger and frustration that comes with that, as well as the relief felt when you finally open up to those around you. Between absolutely scarring a fake therapist and thrashing around a dirty old bedroom set, there wasn’t a moment of shooting we didn’t enjoy. We are so excited for everyone to go through the rollercoaster of emotions with us when watching.”
After the release of the single, Winona Fighter are going to head to this year’s SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas for a number of showcase performances. They’re also going to be hitting the road in April for a full tour of the United States to support Bayside, Finch and Armor For Sleep. They’ll be making several other festival appearances including Shaky Knees, Louder Than Life, and Aftershock.
SXSW 2024 Showcases:
March 11: GSD&M Courtyard (Unofficial Showcase) @ TBA
March 11: Valhalla-710 Red River St. (Official Showcase) @ 12am
March 13: D0512 Session @ TBA
March 14: YETI Flagship Store (220 S Congress Ave) (Unoffical Showcase) @ 4pm
March 15: The Iron Bear (301 W 6th St.) (Big Picture Media Showcase) @ 10pm-10:40pm
March 16: The Far Out Lounge (“The Big One”) (Unofficial Showcase) @ TBA
March 16: The Empire Control Room (606 E 7th St.) (Smart Punk Unofficial Showcase) @12:20pm
March 16: Tulips Fort Worth (112 St. Louis Ave | Fort Worth) (Unofficial Showcase) @ 11:05pm
Winona Fighter Tour Dates:
March 30: New York, NY @ Knitting Factory (Baker Falls)*
March 31: Boston, MA @ The Rockwell*
April 3: Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
April 4: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
April 5: Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
April 6: Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
April 7: Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
April 9: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven)
April 10: Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
April 12: Houston, TX @ House of Blues
April 13: Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre
April 14: Dallas TX @ House of Blues
April 16: Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
April 17: Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
April 19: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
April 20: San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
April 21: Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
April 23: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
April 24: Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
April 26: Salt Lake City, UT @ Union Events Center
April 27: Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
April 29: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
April 30: Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
May 1: Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
May 3-5: Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
September 29: Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival
October 10-13: Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
