Bad Astronaut
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Bad Astronaut | |
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 Bad Astronaut playing at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock, CA. July 10, 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Indie rock, punk rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2000–2006 , 2010 - Present |
| Labels | Honest Don's Fat Wreck Chords |
| Past members | Joey Cape Marko DeSantis Derrick Plourde Angus Cooke Thom Flowers Jonathan Cox Todd Capps |
| Website | Official Website |
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 released its debut album, "Acrophobe" in 2001, followed by Houston: We Have a Drinking Problem in 2002 on "Honest Don's Records." The band released its third and final album, Twelve Small Steps, One Giant Disappointment on November 14, 2006 on Fat Wreck Chords. Upon the album's release, Joey Cape announced, "without Derrick, there is no Bad Astronaut" on the band's Myspace page,[1] deciding the resulting record would be the last for Bad Astronaut. (Drummer Derrick Plourde committed suicide in March 2005.) Joey Cape expressed plans on releasing a b-sides album sometime in the future. Bad Astronaut reformed to play their first ever live shows in July 2010. They played 4 shows in California, with Mike Hale of In the Red and Joey Cape doing a solo act as the openers. On December 2, 2016 Fat Wreck Chords announced that Erik Herzog died.[2]
Discography
- War of the Worlds (2001, Owned & Operated – split with Armchair Martian)
- Acrophobe (2001, Honest Don's Records)
- Houston: We Have a Drinking Problem (2002, Honest Don's Records)
- Twelve Small Steps, One Giant Disappointment (2006, Fat Wreck Chords)
Music videos
- "The Passenger" (2002)
Band members
- Joey Cape – Lead Vocals, Guitar
- Marko DeSantis – Bass
- Derrick Plourde – Drums (deceased)
- Angus Cooke – Cello,Percussion, Vocals
- Thom Flowers – Guitar, Vocals
- Jonathan Cox – Keyboard
- Todd Capps – Keyboard, Vocals
- Erik Herzog- Drums (deceased)
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