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02/09/11
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Photo by Martin Hamedani.
Earlier this week, 13 musicians drawn from both Joan of Arc and the Lightbox Orchestra came together at Chicago's Hideout as the Joan of Arc Lightbox Orchestra. The Lightbox Orchestra is improvisational cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm's group of musicians who take improv cues from a pre-assigned lightbulb box, directed by Lonberg-Holm. All 13 members followed Lonberg-Holm's cues via the aforementioned Lightbox and hand-made signs, and played an entirely improvised set. Click the link below for a play-by-play account of the event.
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10/20/09
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Joan of Arc and Owen recently played an outdoor show at Northwestern University and the school's publication, North by Northwestern, was there to document it. They also sat down with both bands to talk about their latest albums, Flowers and New Leaves. Click the link below to check out the photos and interviews.
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06/15/11
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Joan of Arc have booked a European tour for your listening pleasure. The tour will start in London on June 23rd and continue throughout the United Kingdom until July 2nd in Kingston. Their new album, Life Like, is also causing a bit of a stir, receiving such praise as "truly breathtaking, raw, heart on sleeve experiments in sound-craft" (Subba-Cultcha). Click the link below to see all Joan of Arc tour dates, and also be sure to check out the great reviews of Life Like on Subba Cultcha and Drowned in Sound. Above photo by Molly Stetson.
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02/02/11
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Joan of Arc have been on the road, and last night they made it through the ice storm blanketing NYC to play a great show at the Mercury Lounge. The band played songs spanning their entire catalogue, and Village Voice was there to document the action with an awesome review: "Tim Kinsella and company put on a solid, rocking performance...snappy and engaging." Make sure to catch Joan of Arc when they come through your town. Click the link below to see a full list of tour dates, and to pre-order their new album Oh Brother.
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11/05/10
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If you weren't able to catch Joan of Arc on their current midwest tour, you should check out Music vs. Man for a great live review during the band's stop in St. Louis, MO. You'll also be able to see some amazing photos by Louis Kwok (see above). Click HERE to check it out.
Joan of Arc still have a few shows left on this current tour before they leave for a 2 week long European tour with Love of Everything. Check out the complete list of tour dates HERE.
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06/09/09
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The day has finally arrived my friends! Joan of Arc's 10th studio album Flowers is now availabe for purchase. The album has already been garnishing multiple accolades in various outlets such as SPIN, Venus Zine, Alternative Press, and more. Absolute Punk and Joanfrc.com are currently holding contests to celebrate the release. Be sure and check those out if you haven't already. Absolute Punk also did an interview with Tim Kinsella about Flowers and how it came to fruition. Click the links below to check out all this great stuff and to order Flowers.
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05/28/09
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We're a little less than two weeks away from the release of Joan of Arc's Flowers! If you want to get a sneak peak of what people are saying about it, follow the link below to read SPIN's review. Also, if you haven't already pre-ordered your copy, head on over to the PV online store.
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02/03/10
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 Hey everyone.
Tons of stuff has been happening in the JOA world lately. Read on to be informed!
Joan of Arc Presents: Don’t Mind Control
Hey! The new compilation - Joan of Arc Presents: Don't Mind Control - is out now! Go check it out at your local record shop!
Tim Kinsella playing with White/Light
Tim Kinsella has been a busy man...but he's not slowing down! He's playing a show at the MCA in Chicago, Saturday March 13th with White/Light as part of their series of performances accompanying their installation there. Other performers in the series include Disappears, Lucky Dragons and Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth. Find out more HERE.
Intelligentsia Coffee Makes Signature JOA Blend
Did you hear about Intelligentsia Coffee's signature Joan of Arc "Afternoons Mourning Blend?" It's pretty tasty! Intelligentsia offered to whip up a signature blend for the Joan of Arc Don't Mind Control Variety Show on 1/22. If you couldn't make it to the Variety Show, don't worry! The Polyvinyl store still has a few bags for sale. It's an awesome way to start your morning! Check it out HERE.
Love of Everything in Japan
Love of Everything will be traveling to Japan this month! If you're in the area, be sure and say hi to Bobby and co. Check out the dates below then head to Love of Everything's Myspace for more details.
2/13 Matsumoto, Japan @ Gunjyou w/Torch, Asuna
2/14 Nagoya, Japan @ Huckfunn Factory
2/15 Shibuya, Tokyo @ Shibuya-O-Nest w/Chuck Bettis @ Friends, Fukuro, Kenichi Fumoto
Postcard Trouble
Bobby Burg and Jeremy Boyle (Vacations) both showcased a few pieces of art recently at the Andrew Rafacz Gallery in Chicago in the exhibit Postcard Trouble. Bobby showed some paintings while Jeremy contributed a few of his photographs. Check out what Time Out Chicago had to say about the show along with a few pictures by clicking HERE
Joan of Arc on Cassette
Word on the street is that Joyful Noise Recordings will be releasing the last 3 Joan of Arc full-lengths on cassette! (Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain – Boo Human – Flowers) So if your car is super old like mine and is without a cd player, you’ll soon be able to rock some JOA while you embark on your various car related journeys!
Just think! You could brew a cup of JOA coffee, break out the walkman and rock your JOA cassettes while you jog down to the record shop to check out Don't Mind Control on orange or green vinyl! Hide  More
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06/01/09
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Eric Loranger of Absolute Punk recently interviewed Tim Kinsella regarding the upcoming release of Joan of Arc's 10th full-length album, Flowers, which comes out June 9. The interview goes into the making of Flowers and also Tim's band before Cap'n Jazz! There's also a great review of Flowers towards the bottom of the interview. Click the link below to check it out.
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