Randal Joseph Cape (born November 16, 1966) is an American singer and musician. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the

California punk rock Since the mid-1970s, California has had thriving regional punk rock movements. It primarily consists of bands from the Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura County, San Diego, San Fernando Valley, San Francisco, Fresno, Bakersfield, Alameda Coun ...

band

Lagwagon Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, California, just outside Santa Barbara. They formed in 1989, went on hiatus in 2000, and reunited several times over the years. Their name comes from the band's tour van, which can ...

. Cape released his first solo album, ''

Bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

'', in 2008. His second album ''

Doesn't Play Well with Others ''Doesn't Play Well with Others'' is the second full-length solo album by Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut frontman Joey Cape, released on June 1, 2011. It was released with one song at a time, each month, during 2010 on Joey Cape's official website, b ...

'', was self-released in 2011, after he released each song on the album each month of 2010, collecting them all on CD and vinyl in the end of 2010.

Biography

In addition to his work with Lagwagon, he was the lead vocalist for the experimental band

Bad Astronaut Bad Astronaut is an American indie/alternative rock band founded in 2000 by Joey Cape, singer from Lagwagon. In Bad Astronaut, Joey Cape explores a style of alternative rock, with lyrics often about deep and intricate personal matters. The band ...

until they disbanded due to death of drummer

Derrick Plourde Derrick William Plourde (October 17, 1971 – March 30, 2005) was an American drummer, musician and artist. Born in Goleta, California, he was active from 1989 until his death in 2005. Although best known as a former member of Lagwagon, Plourd ...

and is also a guitarist in the cover band

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (often shortened to just Me First or the Gimmes) are a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in San Francisco in 1995. The band's lineup consists of Spike Slawson, Fat Mike, Joey Cape, and Dave Raun. Ch ...

. Moreover, Joey Cape released two split albums with

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, featuring acoustic versions of Lagwagon and No Use For a Name songs. Both Cape and Sly also contributed one unreleased/new song to the split. Cape's was titled, 'Violet', a song written for his daughter of the same name. He has also contributed a song called 'Minus' for the album '' Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children''. In 1996, Cape created a record label called My Records that released its debut album,

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self-titled An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''. Usage of the word The term ''epon ...

album. My Records is no longer in operation. From 1999 to 2000, Cape spent the hiatus of Lagwagon working on two side projects:

and

. This slowed down Cape's work on Lagwagon until 2002. Cape, with Lagwagon, later released '' Blaze'' in 2003 and ''

Resolve Resolve may refer to: * ''Resolve'' (Lagwagon album) * ''Resolve'' (Last Tuesday album) * "Resolve" (song), by the Foo Fighters *'' The Resolve'', a 1915 American silent short drama film * "Resolve" (''One Tree Hill'' episode) *''Resolve'', a Brit ...

'' in 2005, the latter being a tribute to Lagwagon / Bad Astronaut drummer Derrick Plourde, who took his own life in 2005. They released an EP, ''I Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to Lagwagon'', on August 19, 2008, on Fat Wreck Chords. In October 2014, they released Hang. Cape has produced records by

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and his own bands

and

. He is also involved in a project called Afterburner, working alongside fellow Bad Astronaut Todd Capps, as well as opening a solo Myspace page with new acoustic songs and demos. He has also written songs for and played guitar with a new band of old friends called The Playing Favorites, who recently released their first album titled ''I Remember When I Was Pretty''. On October 21, 2008, Cape released his first solo acoustic record ''Bridge'' on

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in Europe, and on Suburban Home Records in the US. In August 2009, Cape announced that he was recording material for a second solo acoustic album, titled ''

''. In November of the same year, he performed 8 shows alongside

Chuck Ragan Charles Allen Ragan (born October 30, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the guitarist and vocalist of the band Hot Water Music. Ragan has also released a variety of solo material, including a series of 7-inches on ...

, Jim Ward,

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, and

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as part of The Revival Tour. Cape's album was released throughout 2010, one track at a time, with one song being released by Cape in each month of the year, with the full album with all 12 tracks to be released in January 2011. The album was delayed a few times until it was released on June 1, 2011, on CD and vinyl. On April 25, 2011, Cape has revealed that he is working on a new band project called Joey Cape's Bad Loud and that he already recorded a full-length album with the band, to feature electric full-band renditions of acoustic songs from his two solo albums ''

'' and ''

''. The band's debut self-titled album was released on June 9, 2011, on

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. He is also the founder of One Week Records. A One Week Record is ten songs that are recorded in seven days. The records are produced in his home studio. The artist is invited to his house to eat, drink, sleep and record music for one week. Given the limited schedule, there is no time to overproduce.

Discography

Albums

* 2008 – ''

'' * 2011 – ''

'' * 2015 – ''Stitch Puppy'' * 2016 –
One Week Record
' * 2019 – ''Let Me Know When You Give Up'' * 2021 – ''A Good Year to Forget''

Splits and singles

* 2004 – ''Acoustic'' (with

) * 2009 – '' Who Wants to Get Down?'' (7" with Jon Snodgrass) * 2009 – ''Under the Influence, vol. 11'' (7" with Mike Hale) – "Watch Me Bleed" (

Tears for Fears Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new wav ...

cover) * 2010 – ''Don't Wake Up The Kids!!'' (with Ken Yokoyama & Duncan Redmonds) * 2010 – ''Tony Sly / Joey Cape Split 7"'' (with

) * 2010 – ''

Liverbirds The Liverbirds were an English all-female rock band from Liverpool, active between 1963 and 1968. The group consisted of vocalist and guitarist Valerie Gell, guitarist and vocalist Pamela Birch, bassist and vocalist Mary McGlory, and drumme ...

'' (with Jon Snodgrass) * 2012 – ''Joey Cape / Hugo Mudie & The City Streets – Split'' (with Hugo Mudie from

The Sainte Catherines The Sainte Catherines were a Canadian six-piece punk-rock band who formed in Montreal in 1999. The group's name comes from '' Rue Sainte-Catherine'', one of Montreal's main streets. Their third record, ''The Art of Arrogance'' was released on l ...

) * 2012 – '' Acoustic Volume 2'' (with

) * 2012 – ''Scorpios'' (with

) (with Jon Snodgrass) (with Brian Wahlstrom) * 2017 – ''Scorpios'' (One Week Record) (with Jon Snodgrass) (with Brian Wahlstrom) (with Chris Cresswell)

Compilation albums

* 2005 – '' Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children'' * 2008 – ''Mission Hall Session'' * 2010 – ''The Revival Tour Collections 2009''

References

External links

Official website

Career-spanning interview with Joey Cape on Jekyll and Hyhde, 106FM Jerusalem
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cape, Joey 1966 births Living people American punk rock singers American male singers Record producers from California Singers from California Me First and the Gimme Gimmes members Lagwagon members Bad Astronaut members Scorpios members