User:Kelleykavanaugh/Night of Joy (band)

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Night of Joy is a post-punk, D.I.Y.-rock band from Denver, Colorado. The band consists of Bree Davies (bass guitar), Val Franz (lead guitar/lead vocals), and Fez Garcia (drums) (of Denver’s Fissure Mystic, [1] Fingers of the Sun,[2] Bury My Bones, & 900 Ancestors). Night of Joy formed in fall of 2008 after a chance meeting between Bree Davies and Val Franz. The band included a series of local drummers from 2008 through June 2010 when Fez Garcia joined.

The band released their first EP in 2010, after 2+ years of playing house shows and Denver venues. Davies and Franz are involved in the local cassette-tape label Teen Pass Out. [3]

History[edit]

Night of Joy formed in 2008 when bassist Bree Davies and guitarist Val Franz found they shared an interest in the biopic Control, a movie about Joy Division. [4] The band struggled to find a suitable drummer to fit their lo-fi sound for 2 years. Night of Joy took Germain Baca on their Spring 2010 tour, but afterwards Germaine left the group. After 2 years of swapping drummers the band finally landed a good fit with Denver's Fez Garcia. The final line-up opened the doors for Night of Joy to record their first EP Fortune Hunters in 2010, as well as tracks to be included on several compilation albums.

Press[edit]

Members[edit]

Current Members

  • Bree Davies – bass guitar
  • Val Franz – lead guitar/ leadvocals
  • Fez Garcia – drums

Previous Members

  • Jimmy Middleton (September 2008 - April 2009)
  • Patrick Brannen (April 2009 - September 2009)
  • Steve Matkin (September 2009 - January 2010)
  • Trevor (January 2010 - March 2010)
  • Germaine Baca (March 2010 - May 2010)

Discography[edit]

EP's[edit]

Fortune Hunters (EP)

  • Released: 2010
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Teen Pass Out
  • Writer: Val Franz and Bree Davies
  • Producer: Hideous Men
  • Tracks: Take Me To Your Dealer, Vein Popper Brain Ripper, Dead Road, Concrete Jungle, Doo Wop Sunday Night, Cool Runnings, Put Your Sunglasses On, Fix Me (Black Flag Cover)
  • Singles: Concrete Jungle, Take Me To Your Dealer

Compilations & Splits[edit]

  • Chump Fiesta (2010) split with The Lust Cats and Thee Goochi Bois (Cassette-Only release) [Track 16: Doo Wop Sunday Night, Track 16: Concrete Jungle, Track 16: 'Fuck and Run (Liz Phair Cover)]
  • NU YUR (2010) Laser Palace Compilation [Track 16: "Take Me To Your Dealer"] [5]
  • REMIX10 (2010) remixes by alphabets [Track 16: Take Me To Your Dealer][6]

Tours/Festivals[edit]

Past[edit]

Titwrench Fest 2009[edit]

  • Glob Denver, CO (July 26th, 2009)[7]

Spring 2010 Tour[8][edit]

  • Pistol Social - Kansas City, MO (April 24th, 2010)
  • Mortville - Chicago, IL (April 25th, 2010)
  • Mixtapes - East Moline, IL (April 2010)
  • Danger Danger - Philladelphia, PA (April 29th, 2010)
  • Yale University - New Haven, CT (April 30th, 2010)
  • Death By Audio - Brooklyn, NY (May 2nd, 2010)
  • Pianos - New York City, NY (May 3rd, 2010)
  • Open Space Gallery - Baltimore, MD (May 5th, 2010)
  • Mass Art - Boston, MA (May 4th, 2010)
  • Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS (May 8th, 2010)

Total Fest 2010[edit]

  • The Palace - Denver, CO (July 2010) [9]

Who's Having Fun Fest 2010[edit]

  • 1346 Lipan Street - Denver, CO (6:15 April 17th, 2010) [10]

Titwrench Fest 2010[edit]

  • Glob - Denver, CO (July 9th, 2010)[11]

Denver Does Denver 2010[edit]

  • The Meadowlark - Denver, CO (August 28th, 2010) [12]

Future[edit]

Spring 2011 Tour[edit]

Tour planned for May 2011, dates unreleased

Titwrench Fest 2011[edit]

  • Glob - Denver, CO (July 28th-30th 2011)

Press[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2011/01/download_fissure_mystics_lost.php
  2. ^ http://www.heyreverb.com/2010/11/22/steal-this-track-elephant-revival-fingers-of-the-sun-and-kal-cahoone/
  3. ^ http://teenpassout.blogspot.com/
  4. ^ http://www.wearenightofjoy.com/?page_id=168
  5. ^ http://www.laserpalace.com/
  6. ^ http://alphabets.bandcamp.com/album/remix10
  7. ^ http://www.westword.com/2009-07-23/music/sarah-slater-brainmother-of-titwrench-fest-discusses-her-female-centric-music-fest/
  8. ^ http://www.wearenightofjoy.com/
  9. ^ http://wantagetotalfest.blogspot.com/2010/07/total-fest-night-of-joy-denvers-night.html
  10. ^ http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2010/04/whos_having_fun_festival_since.php
  11. ^ http://titwrench.com/day-one.php
  12. ^ http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2010/08/denver_does_denver_find_out_wh.php

External links[edit]

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