Joey Cape

Joey Cape

Joseph "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, who have released seven studio albums to date (2008).

Cape released his first solo album, Bridge, on October 21, 2008 on Suburban Home Records.

Biography

In addition to his work with Lagwagon, he was the lead vocalist for the experimental band Bad Astronaut until they disbanded due to death of drummer Derrick Plourde and is also the 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. As of 2007, Lagwagon has begun writing new material for their next album due out in 2010. They recently released an EP, I Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to Lagwagon, on August 19, 2008 on Fat Wreck Chords.

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, Doesn't Play Well with Others.

Discography

• 2004 - Acoustic (split CD with Tony Sly), Fat Wreck Chords
• 2008 - Bridge (debut solo album), Suburban Home Records
• 2009 - Who Wants to Get Down? (split with Jon Snodgrass), Suburban Home Records
• 2010 - Tony Sly/Joey Cape (split 7" with Tony Sly), Fat Wreck Chords
• 2010 - Liverbirds (split CD with Jon Snodgrass)
• 2010 - Doesn't Play Well with Others (second solo album), released digitally - one song each month of January - will be released on CD and Vinyl at the end of 2010

External links

• Official website
• Lagwagon Official website
• Bad Astronaut Official website
• The Playing Favorites Official website
• Afterburner myspace
• Bad Astronaut myspace
• Joey Cape myspace
• The Playing Favorites myspace