Joan of Arc

SXSW announces first round of 2016 artists

CMJ is just barely behind us, and now it’s time to start thinking about SXSW who have just announced their first round of showcasing artists…

Nnamdi Ogbonnaya makes avant-rap ft. members of Maps & Atlases, Joan of Arc, Algernon Cadwallader & more (listen)

Chicago musician Nnamdi Ogbonnaya may be a familiar name to anyone who lives in Chicago or follows their music scene. He’s a former member of My Dad, has ties to the Swerp Records collective, and also currently plays in The Para-Medics, Pisces at the Animal Fair, The Scooper Swag Project and Nervous Passenger, as well as leading his own solo project, Nnamdi’s Sooper-Dooper Secret Side Project…

Tim Kinsella playing US solo shows before Joan of Arc's European tour (dates)

Tim Kinsella, who fronts (or fronted) Joan of Arc, Owls, Cap’n Jazz and more, has always stayed prolific (including his new position as Joyful Noise’s 2015 Artist In Residence) and now he’s getting ready to head out on his first solo tour in a while…

Tim Kinsella releasing new music, a book, and artwork for Joyful Noise's "Artist In Residence" series

Joyful Noise‘s 2015 “Artist In Residence” will be the influential Tim Kinsella of Cap’n Jazz, Joan of Arc, Owls and more. The announcement reads:Throughout his 2015 residency, Tim will be creating a plethora of new music, words, and art, including 2 full-length albums on colored vinyl, a 10″ EP, a 7″, a book, & a surprise art object – all featuring screen-printed artwork, packaged inside a custom wooden box…

Victor Villarreal releasing a new solo LP (stream it), playing "The Joan of Arc Gang"'s Chicago residency

Victor Villarreal of Cap’n Jazz, Joan of Arc, Owls and other bands, will release a new solo album, Sleep Talk, the followup to 2012’s Invisible Cinema, next week (2/3) via Joyful Noise (pre-order)…

Pele reuniting for American Football's New Year's shows (Joan of Arc, Braid, Maritime & S. Carey playing too)

Yesterday, American Football expanded their reunion tour and today they’ve announced the openers for their four-night New Year’s run in Chicago which are all pretty amazing…

American Football announce openers for New Year's Chicago shows (Pele reunion included)

American Football in NYC (more by Amanda Hatfield) The openers have been announced for American Football‘s four-night New Year’s run in Chicago…

Perfect Pussy, Joanna Gruesome, Potty Mouth & The Love Of Everything rocked Shea Stadium (pics)

The stacked Perfect Pussy / Joanna Gruesome / Potty Mouth / The Love of Everything tour kicked off last night (8/26) with a sold out show at Brooklyn’s tiny Shea Stad…

Wedding Dress (mems Maps & Atlases, Joan of Arc) planning LP, made a video (watch), touring (dates)

Wedding Dress in Chicago in April (more by Zach Pollack) Wedding Dress is the new-ish band of Maps & Atlases member Erin Elders and Joan of Arc member Bobby Burg, plus Mike Russell and Matt Lemke (both of Suns)…

Jade Tree's entire catalog is now on bandcamp (Promise Ring, Lifetime, Jets to Brazil, Cap'n Jazz, Pedro the Lion & more)

We were just saying Jade Tree Records is back (though they say don’t call it a comeback). The label has now uploaded their entire catalog to bandcamp with full streams of all the albums and downloads available for $5 or less…
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