Joie De Vivre – The North End
A few weeks ago I had the lucky (or unlucky depending on how you view it) fortune of meeting Brandon and Patrick from the band Joie De Vivre and having a few too many beers with them. That chance meeting made me think about the fact that I hadn’t written about their band’s album, The (Read more…)
Joie De Vivre – Summer Months
Another band I’ve been meaning to write about for what seems like forever is Joie De Vivre. These guys call nearby Rockford, IL (where my brother-in-law Tim grew up) home and have a sound that harkens back to mid-90’s post-indie Midwestern emo. The band emailed me months ago asking for me to take a listen (Read more…)





