Well, the rumor mill is churnin’ today that Cap’n Jazz will reunite for the first time since 1998. TONIGHT. Empty Bottle. (According to Wikipedia, it already happened.)

I remember listening to them in my 3 bedroom Lincoln Square (the original Logan Square) apartment in 1996. I remember the music being one part inspired/one part jibberish. My roommates and their ladies SWOONED over the band.

I was 21, so I could drink at the bar at Fireside Bowl, which is where I heard many muffled Cap’n Jazz shows.  They have really become Chicago’s Velvet Underground: not many fans but everyone who was started their own band. They were the original emo band.  I will say this, I’ve never experienced a more intense, passionate rock show than a Cap’n Jazz show, even from the bar.

Here a few things that have happened since they last played together:
Best political scandal: Clinton/Monica Lewinsky.
Best computer story: Y2K.
Worst terrorist attack: 9/11.
Best war: Bosnia.
and gas prices went up.  A lot.

Here are some things that have happened to the band since they last played together:
Drummer Mike Kinsella had a baby.
Davey Von Bohlen had a brain tumor. Now’s he good.
Tim Kinsella changed his last name a few times.
Sam Zurich – the same Sammy Zurich who works at the Onion? Cool.
Victor Villarreal dropped out of music for six years until he released a solo album last year.