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Cap’n Jazz

‘A Picture Postcard’ of Chicago venues, from a musician’s perspective

February 14, 2010 / Leave a Comment

View Davey von Bohlen’s Chicago shows in a larger map Milwaukee musician Davey von Bohlen has led the kind of musical career that must leave other artists teeming with jealousy. Since the early ’90s, Davey has performed in a variety of bands: Ten Boy Summer, Cap’n Jazz, The Promise Ring, Vermont and Maritime. Nearly all … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Behind the scene at shows, Featured Tagged: Cap'n Jazz, Chicago, Davey von Bohlen, emo, Maritime, Milwaukee, music, punk, Ten Boy Summer, The Promise Ring, Vermont

Cap'n Jazz will play more shows

January 26, 2010 / Leave a Comment

The A.V. Club confirmed something I suspected after Friday night’s surprise Cap’n Jazz set at the Empty Bottle: Straight from an anonymous but reliable source, The A.V. Club can confirm there will be more Cap’n Jazz shows this year. Additionally, Jade Tree Records is issuing deluxe LP and CD versions of the band’s material sometime in … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: A.V. Club, Cap'n Jazz, emo, Empty Bottle, Jade Tree, Mike Kinsella, music

The Cap'n Jazz reunion set

January 23, 2010 / Leave a Comment

“Reunion” is a tricky word. It implies a reunification after a long period apart, a return to old ways, a plan. Perhaps that would explain the begrudging look on Tim Kinsella’s face during the Cap’n Jazz set at The Empty Bottle Friday night. His facial expression had nothing to do with his position onstage, singing … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: A.V. Club, Cap'n Jazz, Chicago, emo, Joan of Arc, music, reunion, Samuel Cotterall, The Empty Bottle, Tim Kinsella

Video Friday: Cap'n Jazz – 'Oh Messy Life'

January 22, 2010 / Leave a Comment

The Internet has been buzzing with rumors of a potential Cap’n Jazz reunion since December. This week, the reunion picture got a little clearer. Jessica Hopper dropped a hint in the Chicago Reader that the rumors may come to fruition at the Joan of Arc Don’t Mind Control Variety Show at the Empty Bottle tonight. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: A Tundra, Bob Nanna, Braid, Cap'n Jazz, Dan Didier, Davey von Bohlen, Disappears, emo, Hey Mercedes, Jessica Hopper, Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc Don\'t t Mind Control Variety Show, Kyle Ryan, Maritime, music, Owen, The A.V. Club, The Chicago Reader, The Empty Bottle, The Promise Ring, Tim Kinsella, Twitter

Cap'n Jazz reunion show

January 22, 2010 / Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: AV Club, Cap'n Jazz, emo, Empty Bottle, Mike Kinsella

An Awkward Conversation With Mike Kinsella About Cap'n Jazz Rumors

December 11, 2009 / 4 Comments

Setting: Lincoln Hall, Chicago. About 10:30ish, 15 minutes or so into Headlights‘ set, about a half hour after Maritime‘s performance. Mike Kinsella and his friend (who I unfortunately did not get the name of) sitting at the southern end of the bar. I pop up before I leave the show… Me: Hey, it was really … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Cap'n Jazz, Chicago, emo, Lincoln Hall, Maritime, Mike Kinsella, music

Rumored Cap'n Jazz and Owls Reunions

December 9, 2009 / 2 Comments

Indie Rock Reviews have posted information regarding a rumor that beloved Chicago emo acts Cap’n Jazz and Owls may reunite. Take a look [Thanks Ori Nevo for the tip]: With Pavement’s reunion plans all but finalized, it was only a matter of time before other defunct acts added their name to the list. The latest: … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Cap'n Jazz, Chicago, Davey von Bohlen, emo, Owls, Sam Zurick

Interview with Darren Walters

October 18, 2009 / 1 Comment

I’m happy to post a selection from the ongoing email interview I’m having with one Darren Walters, co-founder of Jade Tree Records. As a majority of my America Is Just A Word interviewees happen to be musicians, it’s great having Darren on board to give some perspective of the other goings on that helped transform … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: America Is Just A Word: Post-Hardcore Emo and American Culture, Cap'n Jazz, Darren Walters, Dischord, emo, Fucked Up, Hot Water Music, Ian MacKaye, Jade Tree, Joan of Arc, Lifetime, music, My Morning Jacket, Pedro the Lion, Suburbia, Texas Is The Reason, The Decline of Western Civilization, The Promise Ring, Tim Owen

Band Profile: Snowing

September 8, 2009 / Leave a Comment

I stumbled upon these guys from an article on punknews.org, and I’m glad I did. Snowing is a quartet out of Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and they seem deeply into the Pennsylvania emo thing. Which, these days seems to be a resurgence of the kind of cataclysmic catharsis that Cap’n Jazz and early Promise Ring. It’s … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Band Profile Tagged: Algernon Cadwallader, Boy Problems, Cap'n Jazz, emo, Facebook, Fuck Your Emotional Bullshit, If You Make It, Pennsylvania, punknews.org, Sam Rudich, snowing, Street Smart Cyclist, The Promise Ring

It Had To Happen…

July 28, 2009 / Leave a Comment

I’m referring to a Get Up Kids interview featured on The Drowned In Sound website. Though it’s only been online for a matter of hours, it’s attracted a wave of attention for a rather misinterpreted quote that goes to the tune of GET UP KIDS APOLOGIZE FOR EMO on several other news sites reporting on the interview. It’s … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Alternative Press, Bamboozle, Brokencyde, Cap'n Jazz, crunkcore, Drive Like Jehu, Drowned In Sound, emo, Fugazi, Jim Suptic, Max Bemis, music, Pitchfork, Rocket from the Crypt, Say Anything, scrunk, Sunny Day Real Estate, Superchunk, The Get Up Kids, The Promise Ring, Tim Kinsella, Vagrant
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