Mike kinsella interview

The SPIN Interview. The sense that they might have been a little young to truly grasp what theyd created is one of a few things about American Football that makes me think of it as a softer mellower cousin to Slints Spiderland.

We met up with Mike at his house in Chicago to chat about American Football Chicago deep dish pizza.

Mike kinsella interview. The SPIN Interview. American Footballs Mike Kinsella. Mike Kinsella quickly cops to being old by which he means that hes 39 married and spent the day taking his kids to IKEA.

Mike Kinsella was responsible for creating the genres foundations. Kinsella has also played a key role for many other Illinois-based bands such as Capn Jazz Joan Of Arc The One Up Downstairs and his own project Owen perhaps the purest example of Kinsellas confessional songwriting. We got to chat with Mike from American Football and Matt from The Get Up Kids at DownWrites Christmas show.

Mike Kinsella Steve Lamos Steve Holmes and Nate Kinsella have released two follow-ups. A contrast against their first album is a new set of songs on ruminations about adulthood and painful odes to being a grown-up. In this interview he shares how most of his days are like how his family has knocked off music from his priority list.

Mike Kinsella Owen Contributed by matt_b Posted by Ben Conoley Polyvinyl Interviews 12 years ago For over a decade Mike Kinsella has been ailing hearts and bruised souls with his lush melodies and songs about to put it simply failed social interactions. Episode 2 features the OG Polyvinyler Mike Kinsella. We met up with Mike at his house in Chicago to chat about American Football Chicago deep dish pizza.

Mike Kinsella is a prolific cult cornerstone figure in emo. The Chicago natives bands include Capn Jazz Joan of Arc Owls and American Football bands have inspired the more tender side of Healys songwriting. The admiration goes both ways.

Kinsella recently covered his favourite. Mike Kinsella of Owen. Words by Garrett Lyons photo by Joe Wigdah Tuesday November 2nd 2010.

Mike Kinsella is a scion of the American indie scene. From his start in the influential Capn Jazz to the seminal Joan of Arc to his solo project Owen Kinsella has been a true original in a scene filled. Mike Kinsella of Owen March 4 2009 As an integral member of bands like Joan of Arc and the now-defunct American Football Chicagos Mike Kinsella has long been part of an innovative and influential music community but he makes some of his best music on his own.

Emo rockers American Football are back on the gridiron. Mike Kinsella and Steve Holmes from the influential Chicago rock outfit talk about their new album Telecasters altered tunings and twin-guitar interplay. Ask 100 people from outside of the USA what they know about American Football and youll receive some familiar answers.

Few names in indie rock dare we say emo can evoke the same reaction as mentioning the Kinsella brothers. Mike Tim and Nate have all played in bands acknowledged as towering influences. Mike Kinsella Owen Over the past few years the singersongwriter genre has exploded to the point that everywhere from the mainstream music scene all the way down to the open-mic circuit has become flooded with these one man or woman acts.

Still the term singersongwriter is loosely defined encompassing a lot of different and. Few indie-rock artists are more prolific than singer-songwriter Mike Kinsella whos been playing in Illinois bands since the late 80s including Capn Jazz Joan of Arc and American Football. The trio - comprising Mike Kinsella Steve Lamos and Steve Holmes - split in 2000 as their college studies drew to a close.

The sense that they might have been a little young to truly grasp what theyd created is one of a few things about American Football that makes me think of it as a softer mellower cousin to Slints Spiderland. Interviews Mike Kinsella. When I was in high school my guitar teacher always tried to open me up to new music.

Around 19992000 he gave me a record by a Chicago-local band called American Football. The guitarwork was beautiful. Clean melodic complex without being complicated and just created a wonderful mood.

Mike Kinsella of Owen We recently had the chance to ask Mike Kinsella about his latest release - At Home With - under the Owen moniker. Aside from really loving this record Mike has been a part of some great bands so it was a treat to pick his brain. Davey Von Bohlen of Maritime Mike Kinsella of Owen Contributed by Megan Posted by Scott Heisel Desoto Interviews 17 years ago So about six months ago I did an interview with Mike Kinsella Owen American Football The Owls etc.

Etc and Davey Von Bohlen The Promise Ring Maritime while Mike was touring as a second guitarist with Maritime. If Mike Kinsella ever gave up drinking and Chicago sports fandom hed be a lot less depressedand wed probably get new American Football albums every. Mike Kinsella Returns as The King of Whys on New Owen LP The Chicago musician talks about leaving his hometown to record Owens eighth full-length album due July 29.