Cap’n Jazz. Tomorrow/tonight. Empty Bottle, Chicago [via the A.V. Club]: The A.V. Club has learned that seminal emo outfit Cap’n Jazz is playing a mini reunion set Friday night at the Empty Bottle as part of the Joan Of Arc Don’t Mind Control Variety Show. So the question that started my awkward conversation with Mike Kinsella … [Read more…]
Sunny Day Real Estate kicked off their tour tonight with an unofficial, surprise show in Tacoma, Washington. And apparently they have a new song. The band members have been fairly open during interviews about the unknown status of the band’s future and their commitment to other projects, and in an interview with The AV Club … [Read more…]
*The AV Club’s annual listing of odds and ends band names has its own devoted section for emo groups. Best/worst name? It’s a tie between Your Kisses Cause Crashes and Blue Skies for Black Hearts. *The Guardian notes a report by the University of New South Wales that says too much headbanging can be bad. … [Read more…]