Covered in sweat, his shirt half ripped off ... Then he offered a dismissive rebuttal: “Pfft.“ To see Cap’n Jazz’s two reunion shows over the weekend—a midnight Riot Fest after show ...

Cap’n Jazz, as they called themselves after a couple ... feeling—and then there’s the stage diving, and I have no shirt on, which given the heat is my only option. How are you finding ...

Cap’n Jazz have reissued their long out-of-print ... The band have also released a new shirt inspired by the album’s artwork. Revisit Pitchfork’s interview with Mike Kinsella, and read ...

Up next in our series of interviews with notable, in-the-know locals: Tim Kinsella, whose band Cap’n Jazz plays House of Vans this Saturday on its second-ever leg of reunion shows since ...

Cap’n Jazz played their first show in seven years last night (10/6) at hometown-area Chicago venue Empty Bottle, a heavily-teased warm-up gig billed as “loCAl PuNk JAmmers, some likely buZZed ...

Cap’n Jazz’s first show since 2017 included a bunch of Shmap’n Shmazz classics, their “Take On Me” cover, an Owls cover (another Kinsella band), and a couple of live debuts.

Legendary second-wave emo band Cap’n Jazz are playing a mini-reunion set tonight at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. The performance will be part of the Joan Of Arc Don’t Mind Control Variety Show ...

An album that needs no introduction in certain circles, Cap’n Jazz‘s 1998 post-breakup compilation Analphabetapolothology is one of the most influential emo releases of all time, and we’re ...

Meanwhile, Cap’n Jazz, a lightning rod of the early ’90s midwest emo scene which later split into associated bands such as Joan of Arc, American Football, the Promise Ring, Owen and Ghosts ...

We didn’t have Bright Eyes, Cap’ N Jazz and Sunny Day Real Estate headlining a new emo and indie fest on our fall Bingo card, but we’ll most certainly take it. The inaugural Best Friends ...

Cap'n Jazz, performing the last show of its yearlong resurrection, tipped more toward the latter. The nostalgia evoked by Tim Kinsella's screaming proto-emo fury quickly wore thin despite his ...