KatJonBand was a collaborative musical project between
Jon Langford
Jonathan Denis Langford (born 11 October 1957) is a Welsh musician and artist based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Langford is a founder member of the punk band The Mekons, the post-punk group The Three Johns, and the alternative count ...
(guitarist for British band
the Mekons
The Mekons are a British Post-punk band formed in 1976 as an art collective. They are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rock bands.
The band's style has evolved over time to incorporate aspects of co ...
) and Kat Ex (Katherina Bornefeld, drummer for Dutch band
the Ex). After collaborating on and off for decades, Langford and Ex decided to write and record songs together in 2004 after Langford performed at one of the Ex's live shows in
Amsterdam
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. They debuted the project in 2005, touring
Germany
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and
Austria
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, before recording 10 songs together and releasing them as KatJonBand's eponymous debut album in 2008.
KatJonBand (2008)
KatJonBand released their only album, also called KatJonBand, on September 23, 2008, on Carrot Top Records.
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#Hey You Don't Love Me
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Musical groups from Amsterdam
Musical groups established in 2004
Carrot Top Records artists
Musical groups disestablished in 2008
2004 establishments in the Netherlands
Dutch alternative rock groups