Although he found early success as a rapper, Travis Mills always liked the idea of being in a band. He grew up admiring blink-182, MxPx, and The Used. Early groups didn’t work out for various reasons, and he found solo success with tracks like “Diemonds” and “Young & Stupid.”In drummer Nick Gross, Mills found a musical partner with the drive to make their band a success. Together as girlfriends, the duo has embraced the music that shaped their youth. They enlisted producer John Feldmann, the Dr. Dre of pop punk, to complete their sound. Over two albums and an EP, they’ve created anthems that sound like artifacts of the early 2000s, rather than recreations of TRL rock.Released this week, “shut & kiss me” sounds like it could have been on the Road Trip soundtrack. It’s the first new music for the band since the EP Over My Dead Body last May.
The partnership has not only allowed them to make music they love; it’s given them an opportunity to play and record with some of their favorite artists. This summer, girlfriends will join Avril Lavigne on her North American tour.
Watch Mills and Gross talk to Jordan Edwards about their experience with girlfriends, touring with Lavigne, and making music at The Noise Nest.
girlfriends (Travis Mills and Nick Gross) | It’s Real with Jordan and DemiTravis Mills and Nick Gross talk to Jordan Edwards about their band girlfriends and touring with Avril Lavigne.
girlfriends Tour Dates with Avril Lavigne
Wed Aug 14 — Ottawa, ON — Canadian Tire CentreFri Aug 16 — Toronto, ON — Budweiser StageTue Aug 20 — Buffalo, NY — Darien Lake AmphitheaterWed Aug 21 — Hartford, CT — The XFINITY TheatreFri Aug 23 — Holmdel, NJ — PNC Bank Arts CenterSat Aug 24 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity CenterTue Aug 27 — Wantagh, NY — Northwell Health at Jones Beach TheaterThu Aug 29 — Camden, NJ — Freedom Mortgage PavilionSat Aug 31 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube LiveSun Sep 01 — Charlotte, NC — PNC Music PavilionTue Sep 03 — Alpharetta, GA — Ameris Bank AmphitheatreWed Sep 04 — Nashville, TN — Ascend AmphitheaterFri Sep 06 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music CenterSat Sep 07 — Clarkston, MI — Pine Knob Music TheatreMon Sep 09 — Milwaukee, WI — American Family Insurance Amphitheater Tue Sep 10 — Chicago, IL — Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island Thu Sep 12 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory Sat Sept 14 — Winnipeg, MB — Canada Life Centre For more from girlfriends, follow them on Instagram and TikTok.
