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Braid

Indie band from Champaign, IL · formed 1993

Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 8
Cities: 8
Releases: 38
Last show: Jul 18, 2026PROJECT HOUSE

About

Braid is a band from Champaign, IL, formed in 1993, tagged emo, indie, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2026, across 8 rooms in 8 cities.

Braid formed in 1993 — MusicBrainz
Braid is based in Champaign — MusicBrainz
Damon Atkinson: member — MusicBrainz
Todd Bell: member — MusicBrainz
Chris Broach: member — MusicBrainz
Roy Ewing: member — MusicBrainz
Bob Nanna: member — MusicBrainz
Jay Ryan: member — MusicBrainz
Braid has 24 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1994–2015 — MusicBrainz
Braid is based in Champaign, Illinois — Braid on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Frame & Canvas (25th Anniversary Edition) (2023-04-07) — Bandcamp
Braid (band) formed in 1993 — Wikipedia
Braid (band) is from Champaign, Illinois , U.S. — Wikipedia
Braid (band) has 4 members: Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, Chris Broach, Damon Atkinson — Wikipedia
Braid (band) plays Emo [ 1 ] [ 2 ] — Wikipedia
Braid (band) plays post-hardcore [ 3 ] [ 4 ] — Wikipedia
Braid (band) plays indie rock [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
Braid (band) plays math rock [ 2 ] — Wikipedia
Braid has 311892 listeners on Last.fm — Braid on Last.fm
Braid has released 10 recordings between 2000 and 2020 — Braid on Discogs
Formed 1993 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: emo — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Bob Nanna, Chris Broach — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Polyvinyl — Wikidata

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

8 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20111 show
20124 shows
20152 shows
20261 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jul 18, 2026	PROJECT HOUSE · LeedsHeadlinerwith Faraquet, Hey Mercedes, Pennines, +3	Headliner	Faraquet, Hey Mercedes, Pennines, +3
Aug 14, 2015	Local 506 · Chapel HillHeadlinerwith Dikembe	Headliner	Dikembe
Aug 12, 2015	Loosey's · GainesvilleHeadlinerwith Dikembe	Headliner	Dikembe
Dec 16, 2012	Metro · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Into It. Over It., Diamond Youth, Cut Teeth	Headliner	Into It. Over It., Diamond Youth, Cut Teeth
Dec 15, 2012	St. Andrew's Hall · DetroitHeadlinerwith Diamond Youth, Into It. Over It., Cut Teeth	Headliner	Diamond Youth, Into It. Over It., Cut Teeth
Dec 14, 2012	Turner Hall Ballroom · MilwaukeeHeadlinerwith Diamond Youth, Into It. Over It., Cut Teeth	Headliner	Diamond Youth, Into It. Over It., Cut Teeth
Aug 7, 2012	Grog Shop · Cleveland HeightsHeadlinerwith Owen, Worship This	Headliner	Owen, Worship This
Sep 24, 2011	High Dive · ChampaignSupportwith Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Joan of Arc, Deerhoof, +5	Support	Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Joan of Arc, Deerhoof, +5

Where they play

8 rooms in 8 cities

Rooms played most

Grog Shop · Cleveland Heights1 show
High Dive · Champaign1 show
Local 506 · Chapel Hill1 show
Loosey's · Gainesville1 show
Metro · Chicago1 show

Cities played

Champaign1 show
Chapel Hill1 show
Chicago1 show
Cleveland Heights1 show
Detroit1 show

and 3 other cities

Releases

38 releases, 1994–2023

Frame & Canvas (25th Anniversary Edition)
Apr 7, 2023 · Album · 12 tracks
B-Sides And Demos From No Coast
2020
Kids Get Grids
2015 · Single
Braid 6 Cassettes Box Set
2015
No Coast
2014 · Album
Daytrotter Presents No. 29
2014
Braid / Balance and Composure
2013 · Ep
Braid + Balance + Composure
2013
Closer to Closed
2011 · Ep
Braid / Burning Airlines
2004 · Single
Killing a Camera
2001 · Album
Movie Music Vol. 1
Mar 28, 2000 · Album · 17 tracks
Lucky to Be Alive
2000 · Album
Movie Music, Volume One
2000 · Compilation
Movie Music, Volume Two
2000 · Compilation
Movie Music Vol. One
2000
A Split Seven Inch
1999 · Single
Please Drive Faster b/w Circus of the Stars
1999 · Single
Three Minute Movie – A Split Seven Inch
1999 · Single
Frame & Canvas
1998 · Album
Polyvinyl CD Single Series 004
1998 · Single
Braid / Corm
1997 · Single
First Day Back
1997 · Single
Post Marked Stamps No. 4
1997 · Single
Beezus / Braid
1996 · Single
Goodnight, Sweetheart / What a Wonderful Puddle!
1996 · Single
I'm Afraid of Everything
1996 · Single
The Age of Octeen
1996 · Album
Frankie Welfare Boy Age 5
1995 · Album
Rainsnowmatch
1994 · Ep
1999-08-20: Chicago, IL, USA
Album
Movie Music Vol. 2
Album
The Age of Octeen
Album
Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five
Album
First Day Back
Album
I'm Afraid Of Everything
Album
Rainsnowmatch
Album
Please Drive Faster
Album

Lineup

Damon Atkinson
Todd Bell
Chris Broach
Roy Ewing
Bob Nanna
Jay Ryan

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 1+ plays, 2026-06-13–2026-06-13 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show '90.TEEN' (Youth DJ) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Braid — Frame & Canvas (25th Anniversary Edition) — Release art · Frame & Canvas (25th Anniversary Edition) — release

Braid — Movie Music Vol. 1 — Release art · Movie Music Vol. 1 — release

Braid — Movie Music Vol. 2 — Release art · Movie Music Vol. 2 — release

Braid — The Age of Octeen — Release art · The Age of Octeen — release

Braid — Metro, 2012-12-16 — Poster · Metro, 2012-12-16 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Braid on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Braid on Last.fm	Artist facts
Braid on Discogs	Artist facts
Wikidata	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.