Mike Kinsella (born March 4, 1977) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Having been involved in many

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-based bands, he is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the

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band

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. Kinsella's first musical project was serving as drummer for the band Cap'n Jazz, which he co-founded with his brother Tim. With either Tim and/or cousin Nate Kinsella, he has also participated in the projects Owls and

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronat ...

. In 2001, Kinsella began his current solo project, Owen, in which he performs vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, loops, etc.
Kinsella was also in a band called The Shirts and Skins, with his wife. In 2013, he released two EPs with his latest project,

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, featuring Evan Weiss of

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and Matthew Frank of Loose Lips Sink Ships. He has also been part of the band The One Up Downstairs, alongside American Football drummer Steve Lamos. Many of his albums, including '' Owen'' and ''

No Good for No One Now ''No Good for No One Now'' is the second studio album by Owen released on November 19, 2002. The album was recorded in Mike Kinsella's old bedroom at his mom's house. The cover art is a painting by Charlot Byj. "The Ghost of What Should've Bee ...

'', were recorded at his mother's home.

Discography

References

External links

Biography on a Joan of Arc fan site, archived

Owen official website

Owen live on The Current

Owen Myspace page

The Shirts and Skins Myspace page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinsella, Mike Living people American rock drummers People from Buffalo Grove, Illinois Musicians from Chicago 1977 births American male drummers 20th-century American drummers 21st-century American singers 21st-century American drummers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male singers