Joey Cape
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Randal "Joey" Cape is an American
singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon
.
Cape released his first solo album, Bridge
, on October 21, 2008 on Suburban Home Records
. His second album Doesn't Play Well with Others
, was released on February 2011, after he released each song on the album each month of 2010, collecting them all on CD and vinyl in the end of 2010.
until they disbanded due to death of drummer Derrick Plourde
and is also a guitarist in the cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
. In addition, Joey Cape released a split CD with Tony Sly
of No Use for a Name
, featuring acoustic versions of Lagwagon and No Use For a Name songs. Both Cape and Sly also contributed one unreleased/new song to the split. Cape's was entitled, 'Violet', a song written for his daughter of the same name. He has also contributed a song called 'Minus' for the album Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children
.
In 1996, Cape created a record label called My Records that released its debut album, Nerf Herder
's self-titled
album. My Records is no longer in operation.
In 1999-2000, Cape spent the hiatus of Lagwagon working on two side projects: Bad Astronaut
and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
. This slowed down Cape's work on Lagwagon until 2002. Cape, with Lagwagon, later released Blaze in 2003 and Resolve in 2005, the latter being a tribute to Lagwagon / Bad Astronaut drummer Derrick Plourde, who took his own life in 2005. They recently released an EP, I Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to Lagwagon, on August 19, 2008 on Fat Wreck Chords. Since 2009, Lagwagon has been on hiatus from touring and writing.
Cape has produced records by The Ataris
, Ridel High, Nerf Herder
and his own bands Lagwagon
and Bad Astronaut
. He is also involved in a project called Afterburner, working alongside fellow Bad Astronaut Todd Capps, as well as opening a solo Myspace page with new acoustic songs and demos. He has also written songs for and played guitar with a new band of old friends called The Playing Favorites
, who recently released their first album entitled I Remember When I Was Pretty.
On October 21, 2008 Cape released his first solo acoustic record Bridge on Bad Taste Records
in Europe, and on Suburban Home Records
in the US.
In August 2009, Cape announced that he was recording material for a second solo acoustic album, entitled Doesn't Play Well with Others
. The album was released throughout 2010, one track at a time, with one song being released by Cape in each month of the year, with the full album with all 12 tracks to be released in January 2011. The album was delayed a few times until it was released on June 1, 2011, on CD and vinyl.
On April 25, 2011, Cape has revealed that he is working on a new band project called Joey Cape's Bad Loud and that he already recorded a full-length album with the band, to feature electric full-band renditions of acoustic songs from his two solo albums Bridge
and Doesn't Play Well with Others
. The band's debut self-titled album
was released on June 9, 2011, on BandCamp
.
Compilations
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singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon
Lagwagon
Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...
.
Cape released his first solo album, Bridge
Bridge (Joey Cape album)
Bridge is the first solo album by Californian punk rock musician Joey Cape, frontman of Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut, released on September 29, 2008, through Suburban Home Records....
, on October 21, 2008 on Suburban Home Records
Suburban Home Records
Suburban Home Records and Distribution is a record label based in Denver, Colorado, United States. The label was founded in 1995 by Virgil Dickerson, and is known for focusing on vinyl releases and bands in the pop-punk and alt-country genres. Its roster has included Two Cow Garage, Drag the River,...
. His second album Doesn't Play Well with Others
Doesn't Play Well with Others
Doesn't Play Well with Others is the second full-length solo album by Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut frontman Joey Cape, released on June 1, 2011...
, was released on February 2011, after he released each song on the album each month of 2010, collecting them all on CD and vinyl in the end of 2010.
Biography
In addition to his work with Lagwagon, he was the lead vocalist for the experimental band Bad AstronautBad Astronaut
Bad Astronaut is an American indie/punk rock band founded in 2000 by Joey Cape, singer from Lagwagon. In Bad Astronaut, Joey Cape explores a new style of pop, with lyrics often about deep and intricate personal matters....
until they disbanded due to death of drummer Derrick Plourde
Derrick Plourde
Derrick William Plourde was a drummer who was born in Goleta, California. Active between 1989 and his unexpected death in 2005, he was a former member of Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, Jaws, The Ataris, Mad Caddies, Rich Kids on LSD, and others.Suspected as bipolar and battling drug addiction, Derrick...
and is also a guitarist in the cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione...
. In addition, Joey Cape released a split CD with Tony Sly
Tony Sly
Anthony J. Sly is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of seminal punk rock band No Use for a Name...
of No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...
, featuring acoustic versions of Lagwagon and No Use For a Name songs. Both Cape and Sly also contributed one unreleased/new song to the split. Cape's was entitled, 'Violet', a song written for his daughter of the same name. He has also contributed a song called 'Minus' for the album Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children
PROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children
Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children is a charity record for the child protection organization, Protect.It was released by Fat Wreck Chords record label in 2005...
.
In 1996, Cape created a record label called My Records that released its debut album, Nerf Herder
Nerf Herder
Nerf Herder is a punk rock band from Santa Barbara formed in 1994 by Parry Gripp , Charlie Dennis and Steve Sherlock . They describe themselves as a "geek rock" band, and are known for simplistic modern punk-style songs with frequently humorous, juvenile and pop-culture-referencing lyrics...
's self-titled
Nerf Herder (album)
Nerf Herder is the eponymous debut album by Nerf Herder, released in November 1996.The album was released in two different versions, both in 1996. The first version featured an orange golf shirt on the cover and was produced by My Records as the label's debut album...
album. My Records is no longer in operation.
In 1999-2000, Cape spent the hiatus of Lagwagon working on two side projects: Bad Astronaut
Bad Astronaut
Bad Astronaut is an American indie/punk rock band founded in 2000 by Joey Cape, singer from Lagwagon. In Bad Astronaut, Joey Cape explores a new style of pop, with lyrics often about deep and intricate personal matters....
and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione...
. This slowed down Cape's work on Lagwagon until 2002. Cape, with Lagwagon, later released Blaze in 2003 and Resolve in 2005, the latter being a tribute to Lagwagon / Bad Astronaut drummer Derrick Plourde, who took his own life in 2005. They recently released an EP, I Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to Lagwagon, on August 19, 2008 on Fat Wreck Chords. Since 2009, Lagwagon has been on hiatus from touring and writing.
Cape has produced records by The Ataris
The Ataris
The Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...
, Ridel High, Nerf Herder
Nerf Herder
Nerf Herder is a punk rock band from Santa Barbara formed in 1994 by Parry Gripp , Charlie Dennis and Steve Sherlock . They describe themselves as a "geek rock" band, and are known for simplistic modern punk-style songs with frequently humorous, juvenile and pop-culture-referencing lyrics...
and his own bands Lagwagon
Lagwagon
Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...
and Bad Astronaut
Bad Astronaut
Bad Astronaut is an American indie/punk rock band founded in 2000 by Joey Cape, singer from Lagwagon. In Bad Astronaut, Joey Cape explores a new style of pop, with lyrics often about deep and intricate personal matters....
. He is also involved in a project called Afterburner, working alongside fellow Bad Astronaut Todd Capps, as well as opening a solo Myspace page with new acoustic songs and demos. He has also written songs for and played guitar with a new band of old friends called The Playing Favorites
The Playing Favorites
The Playing Favorites is an American indie rock band, working as a side project of several punk rock band members. The band members are Joey Cape , Luke Tierney , Tim Cullen , Marko DeSantis and Mick Flowers...
, who recently released their first album entitled I Remember When I Was Pretty.
On October 21, 2008 Cape released his first solo acoustic record Bridge on Bad Taste Records
Bad Taste Records
Bad Taste Records is a record label based in Lund, Sweden.The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the label originated from the movie Bad Taste by Peter...
in Europe, and on Suburban Home Records
Suburban Home Records
Suburban Home Records and Distribution is a record label based in Denver, Colorado, United States. The label was founded in 1995 by Virgil Dickerson, and is known for focusing on vinyl releases and bands in the pop-punk and alt-country genres. Its roster has included Two Cow Garage, Drag the River,...
in the US.
In August 2009, Cape announced that he was recording material for a second solo acoustic album, entitled Doesn't Play Well with Others
Doesn't Play Well with Others
Doesn't Play Well with Others is the second full-length solo album by Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut frontman Joey Cape, released on June 1, 2011...
. The album was released throughout 2010, one track at a time, with one song being released by Cape in each month of the year, with the full album with all 12 tracks to be released in January 2011. The album was delayed a few times until it was released on June 1, 2011, on CD and vinyl.
On April 25, 2011, Cape has revealed that he is working on a new band project called Joey Cape's Bad Loud and that he already recorded a full-length album with the band, to feature electric full-band renditions of acoustic songs from his two solo albums Bridge
Bridge (Joey Cape album)
Bridge is the first solo album by Californian punk rock musician Joey Cape, frontman of Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut, released on September 29, 2008, through Suburban Home Records....
and Doesn't Play Well with Others
Doesn't Play Well with Others
Doesn't Play Well with Others is the second full-length solo album by Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut frontman Joey Cape, released on June 1, 2011...
. The band's debut self-titled album
Joey Cape's Bad Loud (album)
Joey Cape's Bad Loud is the self-titled debut album by the band of the same name, led by Californian punk rock musician Joey Cape, frontman of Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut, released on June 9, 2011....
was released on June 9, 2011, on BandCamp
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an online music store, as well as a platform for artist promotion, that caters mainly for independent artists. Artists on Bandcamp have a customizable microsite with the albums they upload. All tracks can be played for free on the website and some artists offer free music downloads...
.
Solo discography
- 2004 - AcousticAcoustic (Joey Cape and Tony Sly album)Acoustic is an acoustic alternative album by punk rock singers Joey Cape and Tony Sly, released on May 18, 2004, through Fat Wreck Chords.The album features 12 songs, 10 of them are acoustic renditions of songs by the singers' respective bands - Lagwagon and No Use for a Name, with each member also...
(with Tony SlyTony SlyAnthony J. Sly is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of seminal punk rock band No Use for a Name...
) - 2008 - BridgeBridge (Joey Cape album)Bridge is the first solo album by Californian punk rock musician Joey Cape, frontman of Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut, released on September 29, 2008, through Suburban Home Records....
- 2009 - Who Wants to Get Down?Who Wants to Get Down?Who Wants to Get Down? is an acoustic alternative 7" vinyl EP by punk rock singer Joey Cape of Lagwagon and southern rock singer Jon Snodgrass of Drag the River, released on March 2, 2010, through Suburban Home Records....
(7" with Jon Snodgrass) - 2009 - Under the Influence, vol. 11 (7" with Mike Hale) - "Watch Me Bleed" (Tears for FearsTears for FearsTears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
cover) - 2010 - Don't Wake Up The Kids!! (with Ken YokoyamaKen YokoyamaKen Yokoyama* Ken Yokoyama is a member of Hi-Standard, and BBQ CHICKENS.He's the founder of the punk record label, Pizza of Death Records.* Ken Yokoyama is a member of Crazy Ken Band....
& Duncan Redmonds) - 2010 - Tony Sly / Joey Cape Split 7"Tony Sly / Joey Cape Split 7"Tony Sly / Joey Cape Split 7" is an acoustic alternative 7" vinyl EP by punk rock singers Joey Cape and Tony Sly, released on March 2, 2010, through Fat Wreck Chords....
(with Tony SlyTony SlyAnthony J. Sly is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of seminal punk rock band No Use for a Name...
) - 2010 - LiverbirdsLiverbirds (album)Liverbirds is an acoustic alternative album by punk rock singer Joey Cape of Lagwagon and southern rock singer Jon Snodgrass of Drag the River, self-released on April 1, 2010....
(with Jon Snodgrass) - 2011 - Doesn't Play Well with OthersDoesn't Play Well with OthersDoesn't Play Well with Others is the second full-length solo album by Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut frontman Joey Cape, released on June 1, 2011...
Compilations
- 2005 - Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect ChildrenPROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect ChildrenProtect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children is a charity record for the child protection organization, Protect.It was released by Fat Wreck Chords record label in 2005...
- 2008 - Mission Hall Session
- 2010 - The Revival Tour Collections 2009
External links
- Official website
- Lagwagon Official website
- Bad Astronaut Official website
- The Playing Favorites Official website
- Afterburner Myspace
- Bad Astronaut Myspace
- Joey Cape Myspace
- Joey Cape soundcloud
- The Playing Favorites myspace