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Owen

4,097,600 plays (123,566 listeners)

Owen is a solo project of musician Mike Kinsella. Kinsella is one of the dominant figures in the Chicago indie scene, having also led the band American Football, and played in the bands Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc and Owls. Owen is known for its soft melodies, complex acoustics, combining lead acoustics with keyboard and other guitars, plaintive vocals and on occasions adding drums.

Street Smart Cyclist

99,411 plays (6,599 listeners)

Street Smart Cyclist was an emo/math rock band from the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. SSC was composed of Jon Geeting on guitar, Ross Brazuk on guitar, John Galm on vocals (replaced briefly by Jonathan "Cody" Garwacke of Yo Man, Go!), Nate Dionne on bass, and Dave Geeting on drums.

American Football

2,391,879 plays (99,060 listeners)

American Football was an indie rock band from Urbana, Illinois, United States from 1997 to 2000. The band was formed by guitarist and singer Mike Kinsella (formerly of Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc, Owls and currently of Owen) and drummer Steve Lamos (formerly of The One Up Downstairs and currently of The Geese), and also included guitar player Steve Holmes.

Owls

348,205 plays (27,009 listeners)

Since their early high school days in 1989, the members of Owls -- Tim Kinsella , Mike Kinsella , Victor Villarreal , and Sam Zurick -- have been playing together in some form or another. They had their greatest success as Cap'n Jazz, a screamy emo/hardcore act that also included The Promise Ring's Davey Von Bohlen during its later days.

Joan of Arc

1,073,638 plays (48,410 listeners)

Joan of Arc are an experimental indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. They began in 1995, following the break up of a former band, caP'n Jazz. Joan of Arc are known for their use of electronics, samples, and multi-track recordings in their songs - some songs on The Gap contained over 100 tracks - although recently they have been writing in more traditional terms.

Noyes

25,479 plays (2,869 listeners)

Victor Villareal and Ryan Rhapsys combined forces to form Noyes. So far, there is only one EP which was released on Six Gun Lover records in 2003. According to Noyes' Myspace site, Victor is working on new material for the first time in years. Birds and Marbles is a new track that is streaming on the aforementioned site.

Make Believe

357,733 plays (21,235 listeners)

Make Believe is 2003's touring version of Joan of Arc, consisting of singer Tim Kinsella, guitarist Sam Zurick, bassist Bobby Burg, and drummer Nate Kinsella.

Colossal

170,449 plays (8,798 listeners)

As written in their official bio: Colossal is a 5-piece band based in Elgin, Illinois. Eli Caterer plays guitar; Pat Ford plays guitar and sings; Rob Kellenberger plays drums and sings backups; Neil Hennessy plays second drums; and Chris Perrin plays bass.