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We are excited to announce J Fernandez, Big Colour and Self to the Joyful Noise stage this Thursday, October 16th, 8 PM. This show is pay what you want. J Fernandez has been hailed as a reclusive basement pop creation…. Not much is known about the Chicago natives other than the fact that they consider […]
Conveyor 6/29/14
I wasn’t expecting much of a crowd to be joining me for the free Sunday evening performance of Brooklyn-based Conveyor at JNR the other night, but I was pleasantly surprised. They even ran out of beer. I had seen Conveyor on one prior occasion, and had been taken aback by the technical audacity they so […]
Preview: Conveyor at Joyful Noise HQ on Sunday, July 29th!
This is a really exciting time of year to see shows. Everybody and their mom is going to be on tour the next few weeks. Even I’m going to be on tour, and I never do stuff like that. Part of the thrill of booking a tour is that you discover great new bands […]
Yonatan Gat @ JNR
When: Wed. June 4th Where: Joyful Noise Recordings Who else: Yip Deceiver, Oreo Jones I arrived late, per usual, just catching “Thanks, we’re Yip Deceiver” before the in-between-sets music faded in and the first band began breaking down their equipment. I quickly found a familiar face, asking what I had missed, if I could […]
Joyful Noise Showcase Saturday May 3rd in Chicago
We would like to announce the first ever Joyful Noise Recordings Showcase!! *********ATTENTION VIPS******** Login and checkout the VIP ONLY special admission price! Saturday May 3rd in Chicago at The Burlington featuring Victor Villarreal, Busman’s Holiday, Memory Map, and DMA . It’s part of the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival. It’s the sixth annual […]
Want Kishi Bashi to play your living room? (attn: London & Paris)
In just a few days from now Kishi Bashi will be traveling to London & Paris on a quick promo tour (giving interviews, filming video sessions, etc). We thought it would be super fun to arrange for Kishi Bashi to play an intimate living room show in both London (on Tues April 15) and Paris […]
Jad Fair Melts Faces at First Friday
This month, Joyful Noise was fortunate enough to host a stage and gallery space for the soft spoken, spastic, freak strummin’ styling of Jad Fair. Presenting the audience with only himself and a hand painted electric guitar, Jad noised his way through a very intimate and charismatic set. There was never a dull moment […]
Victor Villarreal touring UK!
Hold on to yr butts… guitar aficionado Victor Villarreal will be touring the UK next week with This Town Needs Guns! You may know Victor from his unspeakably inventive work with Cap’n Jazz, Owls, and Joan of Arc. If you happen to be lucky enough to be in the area, do not miss your chance to […]