I can't tell you how many times this site has made me think a band is bigger than they actually are :(
I see your point. I think it partially has to do with age. The kids going to pop-punk shows in their late teens and early 20s probably wouldn't have even heard about these bands. Bands in this genre playing bigger venues have the younger demographics locked up.
I don't think The Movielife is on there but here's a NJ date Edit: It won't load for whatever reason. Oct 20th at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City.
Very very excited for this tour. Personally choosing it over a couple friend's shows, small venue killers show, small venue pixies show, and mac demarco. Living in nyc is exhausting sometimes
Interesting to see The Movielife headlining the first date. Wish I could have made it back from Riot Fest in time, but psyched to really get into their new stuff.
Not sure if you saw setlist.fm but there was a note at the bottom that said "the band was supposed to perform more songs but could not due to time constraints" I'm guessing they just do the Room's Too Cold in its entirety and maybe just 1 or 2 more songs each date.
Yeah, I can only speak for the venue in Chicago but it seems big for a show like this. I feel TEN was/is a more niche band in the scene and TRTC didn't exactly set the world on fire. It's my favorite record from them but I feel like that's more of a product of when it caught me in my life. Regardless, a not-too-full Bottom Lounge seeing one of my favorite records from college sounds awesome to me.