User:Kelleykavanaugh/Night of Joy (band)

Night of Joy is a post-punk, D.I.Y.-rock band from Denver, Colorado. The band consists of Bree Davies (bass guitar), Val Franz (lead guitar/lead vocals), and Fez Garcia (drums) (of Denver’s Fissure Mystic, Fingers of the Sun, Bury My Bones, & 900 Ancestors). Night of Joy formed in fall of 2008 after a chance meeting between Bree Davies and Val Franz. The band included a series of local drummers from 2008 through June 2010 when Fez Garcia joined.

The band released their first EP in 2010, after 2+ years of playing house shows and Denver venues. Davies and Franz are involved in the local cassette-tape label Teen Pass Out.

History
Night of Joy formed in 2008 when bassist Bree Davies and guitarist Val Franz found they shared an interest in the biopic Control, a movie about Joy Division. The band struggled to find a suitable drummer to fit their lo-fi sound for 2 years. Night of Joy took Germain Baca on their Spring 2010 tour, but afterwards Germaine left the group. After 2 years of swapping drummers the band finally landed a good fit with Denver's Fez Garcia. The final line-up opened the doors for Night of Joy to record their first EP Fortune Hunters in 2010, as well as tracks to be included on several compilation albums.

Members
Current Members Previous Members
 * Bree Davies – bass guitar
 * Val Franz – lead guitar/ leadvocals
 * Fez Garcia – drums
 * Jimmy Middleton (September 2008 - April 2009)
 * Patrick Brannen (April 2009 - September 2009)
 * Steve Matkin (September 2009 - January 2010)
 * Trevor (January 2010 - March 2010)
 * Germaine Baca (March 2010 - May 2010)

Compilations & Splits

 * Chump Fiesta (2010) split with The Lust Cats and Thee Goochi Bois (Cassette-Only release) [Track 16: Doo Wop Sunday Night, Track 16: Concrete Jungle, Track 16: 'Fuck and Run (Liz Phair Cover)]
 * NU YUR (2010) Laser Palace Compilation [Track 16: "Take Me To Your Dealer"]
 * REMIX10 (2010) remixes by alphabets [Track 16: Take Me To Your Dealer]

Titwrench Fest 2009

 * Glob Denver, CO (July 26th, 2009)

Spring 2010 Tour

 * Pistol Social - Kansas City, MO (April 24th, 2010)
 * Mortville - Chicago, IL (April 25th, 2010)
 * Mixtapes - East Moline, IL (April 2010)
 * Danger Danger - Philladelphia, PA (April 29th, 2010)
 * Yale University - New Haven, CT (April 30th, 2010)
 * Death By Audio - Brooklyn, NY (May 2nd, 2010)
 * Pianos - New York City, NY (May 3rd, 2010)
 * Open Space Gallery - Baltimore, MD (May 5th, 2010)
 * Mass Art - Boston, MA (May 4th, 2010)
 * Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS (May 8th, 2010)

Total Fest 2010

 * The Palace - Denver, CO (July 2010)

Who's Having Fun Fest 2010

 * 1346 Lipan Street - Denver, CO (6:15 April 17th, 2010)

Titwrench Fest 2010

 * Glob - Denver, CO (July 9th, 2010)

Denver Does Denver 2010

 * The Meadowlark - Denver, CO (August 28th, 2010)

Spring 2011 Tour

 * Tour planned for May 2011, dates unreleased

Titwrench Fest 2011

 * Glob - Denver, CO (July 28th-30th 2011)

Press

 * Night of Joy in Westword
 * Night of Joy at Total Fest
 * Speaker Snacks Denver Undiscovered Clip: Night Of Joy