Mineral (Photo by Peter Beste)

The Black Cat may be shuttered throughout January, but it is opening for select shows, including a celebration of the 25th anniversary of emo rockers Mineral on Thursday, Jan. 17. You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.

Mineral formed in 1994 and released two full-length albums from Austin before calling it day four years later. But the band reunited in 2014, and frontman Chris Simpson and company have a few new songs this year.

In a review for Consequence of Sound, Lake Schatz welcomed “Your Body Is the World,” the latest song by Mineral: “[T]he nearly five-minute cut is sees snaking guitars and steadily chugging bass coming together complementarily like a well-oiled machine. It all eventually builds up to not one, but two pivotal moments: a glimmering, reflective period of rest followed by a crunchier outro. There’s plenty of textures to go around, and this is coming from a band that’s just woken up from a long slumber.”

Watch the official music video for “Your Body Is the World” by Mineral on YouTube:

Parklife DC is giving away a pair of tickets to see Mineral at the Black Cat. To win, simply leave a comment on this blog. You can leave any comment, but we would like to know your favorite song by Mineral.

For the rules of this giveaway–

Comments will be closed at noon on Wednesday, and a winner will be randomly selected. The winner will be notified by email. The winner must respond to our email within 12 hours, or they will forfeit their tickets and we will pick another winner. We will email you instructions on claiming your ticket. Good luck!

If you don’t win, buy your tickets online.

Mineral: 25th Anniversary
w/ Tancred
Black Cat
Thursday, Jan. 17
Doors @ 7:30pm
$30/$35
All ages