Catchy, whip-smart and unabashedly cool, Wallows make rock music on their own terms — but everyone is invited to the party. The trio caught global attention when their single "Pictures of Girls" hit the Billboard Top 40 in 2018, bolstered by singer/guitarist/actor Dylan Minnette's starring role in the Netflix breakout drama 13 Reasons Why. On the heels of their 2019 full-length release, Nothing Happens on Atlantic Records, Wallows embarked on a UK tour after kicking things off at The Fonda in their hometown of Los Angeles. Although the band have been playing live shows in various incarnations for years, including a 2011 Warped Tour slot when the guys were literally just kids, Wallows is their calling card to the world. As witnessed at Coachella 2019, Wallows bring their spiky, synth-laden odes to millennial ennui and conflicted romance to life with fuzzy guitars, boundless energy and the strength to find joy in turbulent times.

Wallows in Concert

Wallows were born out of a music class where three 11-year-old friends — Minnette, singer/guitarist and actor Braeden Lemasters and drummer Cole Preston — discovered a shared love for upbeat indie pop fused with topical laments and biting humor. Nothing Happens is a melting pot of not-too-distant influences, including vocal hints of The Strokes and Vampire Weekend. They also evoke the dreamy bedroom synth of Clairo, who showed up as guests on "Are You Bored Yet" (the single that garnered the band another Billboard Top 40 hit). As the trio grew together (literally and figuratively) the acting duo of Minnette and Lemasters balanced their two creative outlets, never viewing Wallows as a mere side project. Both grew up child actors, with Lemasters best remembered for his role on Men of a Certain Age and Betrayal, while Minnette appeared in Grey's Anatomy before landing in 13 Reasons Why.

For their debut LP, Nothing Happens, Wallows brought in production ace John Congleton, who has also helped shape sonically adventurous work from St. Vincent and Sharon Van Etten. For a debut, the album feels lived-in and mature, with a punk pulse beating under the shimmering, melodic surface.

Over the source of their career, Wallows has played venues such as the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, the Vic Theatre in Chicago, and Terminal 5 in NYC.