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Jonathan Coulton

Rock band from Brooklyn, NY · formed 1970

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Jonathan Coulton photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
47
Cities
39
Releases
27
Last show
Mar 15, 2026Neptune Theatre

About

Jonathan Coulton is a band from Brooklyn, NY, formed in 1970, tagged alternative rock, art rock, comedy rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2023 to 2026, across 47 rooms in 39 cities.

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

60+ on record · bandslate-pipeline, Songkick

Upcoming shows

  1. They Might Be Giants - All The Best!

    Wellmont Theater · Montclair, NJ

    With Jonathan Coulton

    Show 8:00 PM EST · Multi-band bill

  2. They Might Be Giants ??? All The Best! - Ages 16+

    College Street Music Hall · New Haven, CT

    With Jonathan Coulton

    Show 9:30 PM EST · Multi-band bill

More upcoming dates
DateVenue
Dec 30, 2026The Wellmont Theater · MontclairSupportwith They Might Be Giants

Shows per year

  1. 20231 show
  2. 202425 shows
  3. 202521 shows
  4. 202613 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Mar 15, 2026Neptune Theatre · SeattleSupportwith Aimee Mann
Mar 13, 2026Revolution Hall · PortlandSupportwith Aimee Mann
Mar 12, 2026Revolution Hall · PortlandSupportwith Aimee Mann
Mar 10, 2026The Fillmore · San FranciscoSupportwith Aimee Mann
Mar 7, 2026The United Theater on Broadway · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Aimee Mann
Mar 7, 2026Pacific Electric · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Aimee Mann
Mar 5, 2026The Sound · Del MarSupportwith Aimee Mann
Mar 3, 2026Rialto Theatre · TucsonSupportwith Aimee Mann, Peaches
Feb 24, 2026Joy Theater · New OrleansSupportwith Aimee Mann
Feb 23, 2026Iron City · BirminghamSupportwith Aimee Mann
Dec 2, 2025City Winery - Philadelphia · PhiladelphiaHeadliner
Nov 20, 2025Birchmere · AlexandriaHeadlinerwith Paul and Storm
Nov 19, 2025Rams Head On Stage · AnnapolisHeadlinerwith Paul and Storm
Nov 18, 2025The Tin Pan · RichmondHeadliner
Oct 16, 2025City Winery - Chicago · ChicagoHeadliner
Oct 15, 2025City Winery - St. Louis · St LouisHeadliner
Oct 12, 2025City Winery - Pittsburgh · PittsburghHeadliner
Sep 23, 2025City Winery - Boston · BostonHeadliner
Jun 27, 2025Riviera Theatre · ChicagoSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 26, 2025The Vogue · IndianapolisSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 24, 2025Bijou Theatre · KnoxvilleSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 22, 2025Variety Playhouse · AtlantaSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 21, 2025Charleston Music Hall · CharlestonSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 20, 2025Carolina Theatre · DurhamSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 19, 2025Jefferson Theater · CharlottesvilleSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 18, 2025The National · RichmondSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 15, 20259:30 Club · WashingtonSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 14, 2025Upper Merion Township Building Park · King Of PrussiaSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 12, 2025Canoe Place Inn · Hampton BaysSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 10, 2025Summer Stage, Tree House Brewing Company · South DeerfieldSupportwith Aimee Mann
Jun 6, 2025Wilbur Theatre · BostonSupportwith Aimee Mann
Dec 4, 2024City Winery - Pittsburgh · PittsburghHeadliner
Dec 3, 2024City Winery - Pittsburgh · PittsburghHeadliner
Nov 15, 2024Orpheum Theater · FlagstaffSupportwith Aimee Mann
Nov 13, 2024Commonwealth Room · South Salt LakeSupportwith Aimee Mann
Nov 12, 2024Washington's · Fort CollinsSupportwith Aimee Mann
Nov 11, 2024Boulder Theater · BoulderSupportwith Aimee Mann
Nov 7, 2024Aladdin Theater · PortlandSupportwith Aimee Mann
Nov 6, 2024Revolution Hall · PortlandSupportwith Aimee Mann
Nov 4, 2024The Fillmore · San FranciscoSupportwith Aimee Mann
Nov 3, 2024The Fillmore · San FranciscoSupportwith Aimee Mann
Nov 2, 2024Rio Theatre · Santa CruzSupportwith Aimee Mann
Nov 1, 2024The United Theater on Broadway · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Aimee Mann
Oct 29, 2024Belly Up Tavern · Solana BeachSupportwith Aimee Mann
Oct 3, 2024City Winery - Philadelphia · PhiladelphiaHeadliner
Sep 30, 2024Rams Head On Stage · AnnapolisHeadliner
Sep 29, 2024Birchmere · AlexandriaHeadlinerwith Paul and Storm
Aug 10, 2024City Winery - Boston · BostonHeadliner
Mar 5, 2024Fitzgerald Theater · St. PaulSupportwith Aimee Mann
Mar 4, 2024Turner Hall Ballroom · MilwaukeeSupportwith Aimee Mann
Feb 29, 2024St. Cecilia Music Center · Grand RapidsSupportwith Aimee Mann
Feb 25, 2024Center for the Arts of Homer · HomerSupportwith Aimee Mann
Feb 22, 20249:30 Club · WashingtonSupportwith Aimee Mann
Feb 3, 2024Club Fugazi · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Paul and Storm
Jan 19, 2024SF Sketchfest 2024 · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jan 9, 2024City Winery - Chicago · ChicagoHeadliner
Sep 29, 2023The Drake · AmherstHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

47 rooms in 39 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • San Francisco5 shows
  • Portland4 shows
  • Boston3 shows
  • Chicago3 shows
  • Los Angeles (LA)3 shows

and 34 other cities

Live history

305 shows on record
Shows counted
305
First on record
Oct 2006
Latest on record
Mar 2026

Shows per year

  1. 201243
  2. 20131
  3. 20145
  4. 201511
  5. 20167
  6. 201722
  7. 20188
  8. 20195
  9. 20203
  10. 20213
  11. 20224
  12. 20236
  13. 202425
  14. 202521
  15. 20269

Top rooms

  • Birchmere, Alexandria · 17
  • Rams Head On Stage, Annapolis · 12
  • Great American Music Hall, San Francisco · 10
  • Variety Playhouse, Atlanta · 9
  • Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles (LA) · 7

Top cities

  • San Francisco, CA · 22
  • Alexandria · 17
  • Seattle, WA · 16
  • Annapolis, MD · 12
  • Portland, OR · 12

Often on the bill with: Aimee Mann, Paul and Storm, They Might Be Giants, Ted Leo, Liz Phair, Paul Storm, John Hodgman, Storm

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

27 releases, 2003–2019

  • Some Guys

    2019 · Album

  • All This Time

    2017 · Single

  • Solid State

    2017 · Album

  • Tiny State EP

    2017 · Ep

  • All This Time - Single

    2017

  • You Wouldn’t Know

    2015 · Single

  • Code Monkey Save World: Unplugged

    2014 · Album

  • It's Time for RiffTrax (RiffTrax Theme Song)

    2014 · Single

  • JoCo Live

    2014 · Album

  • Baby Got Back (In the Style of Glee)

    2013 · Single

  • FOM Remix

    2012 · Single

  • Jonathan Coulton’s Greatest Hit (Plus 13 Other Songs)

    2012 · Compilation

  • Live at Belly Up, Solana Beach

    2012 · Album

  • New Folder

    2012 · Ep

  • One Christmas at a Time

    2012 · Album

  • Artificial Heart

    2011 · Album

  • Live at the Triple Door Seattle 2/20/2011

    2011 · Album

  • Best. Concert. Ever.

    2009 · Album

  • The Aftermath

    2009

  • JoCo Looks Back

    2008 · Compilation

  • Thing a Week Four

    2006 · Album

  • Thing a Week One

    2006 · Album

  • Thing a Week Three

    2006 · Album

  • Thing a Week Two

    2006 · Album

  • Other Experiments

    2005

  • Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow

    2004 · Ep

  • Smoking Monkey

    2003 · Album

Discography

36 releases, 2003–2019
  • 2019Some GuysAlbum

    [no label] · Mastered By: Dave Cooley; Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By: Christian Cassan

  • 2017All This TimeSingle

    SuperEgo Records

  • 2017Solid StateAlbum

    SuperEgo Records · SE040 · Mastered By: Dave Cooley; Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By: Christian Cassan

  • 2017Tiny State EPEP

    [no label] · [none]

  • 2015You Wouldn’t KnowSingle

    Jocoserious Records

  • 2014Code Monkey Save WorldCompilation
  • 2014Code Monkey Save World: UnpluggedAlbum
  • 2014It's Time for RiffTrax (RiffTrax Theme Song)Single
  • 2014JoCo LiveLive

    [no label]

  • 2013Baby Got Back (In the Style of Glee)Single
  • 2012FOM RemixSingle
  • 2012Jonathan Coulton’s Greatest Hit (Plus 13 Other Songs)Compilation
Show 24 more releases
  • 2012Live at Belly Up, Solana BeachLive
  • 2012New FolderEP
  • 2012One Christmas at a TimeAlbum

    Jocoserious Records

  • 2011Artificial HeartAlbum

    Jocoserious Records · JOCO 001 · Engineer: Patrick Dillett; Engineer [Assistant]: Jon Altschuler; Mastered By: UE Nastasi; Mixed By: Patrick Dillett

  • 2011Live at the Triple Door Seattle 2/20/2011Live
  • 20102009-11-13: Union Chapel, London, UKLive
  • 2009Best. Concert. Ever.Live

    What Are Records? · 60103-2

  • 2009More Information Than You RequireRelease

    Penguin Audio · 978-0-14-314513-4

  • 2008JoCo Looks BackCompilation

    [no label]

  • 2008The AftermathRelease
  • 2007Songs from Ze Frank’s “The Show”Release
  • 20062006-09-14: Unplugged: Second LifeLive
  • 2006Thing a Week FourAlbum

    [no label] · [none]

  • 2006Thing a Week OneAlbum

    [no label] · [none]

  • 2006Thing a Week ThreeAlbum

    [no label] · [none]

  • 2006Thing a Week TwoAlbum

    [no label] · [none]

  • 2005Other ExperimentsRelease
  • 2005Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic ArmsEP
  • 2004Where Tradition Meets TomorrowEP
  • 2003Smoking MonkeyAlbum

    [no label] · [none]

  • n.d.2006-10-09: Temple Bar, Santa Monica, CA, USALive
  • n.d.2009-01-18: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USALive
  • n.d.Jonathan Coulton's Music on a USB DriveCompilation
  • n.d.lost+foundRelease

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 5 plays, 2022-06-20–2026-03-16 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (DJ Riz) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Brian Foss) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Jonathan Coulton — Photo · live_stage
Photo · live_stage — Bandcamp
Jonathan Coulton — Photo · promo
Photo · promo — Bandcamp
Jonathan Coulton — Photo · candid
Photo · candid — TheAudioDB
Jonathan Coulton — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Jonathan Coulton — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Jonathan Coulton — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Jonathan Coulton — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
Jonathan Coulton — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
Jonathan Coulton — Wellmont Theater, 2026-12-30
Poster · Wellmont Theater, 2026-12-30 — Songkick
Jonathan Coulton — Neptune Theatre, 2026-03-15
Poster · Neptune Theatre, 2026-03-15 — Songkick
Jonathan Coulton — Birchmere, 2025-11-20
Poster · Birchmere, 2025-11-20 — Songkick
Jonathan Coulton — SF Sketchfest 2024, 2024-01-19
Poster · SF Sketchfest 2024, 2024-01-19 — Songkick
Jonathan Coulton — The Bell House, 2017-10-06
Poster · The Bell House, 2017-10-06 — Songkick
Jonathan Coulton — Wilbur Theatre, 2012-11-03
Poster · Wilbur Theatre, 2012-11-03 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Jonathan Coulton on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Jonathan Coulton on Last.fmArtist facts
Jonathan Coulton on DiscogsArtist facts
Jonathan Coulton on GeniusArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts, Photos
KEXPAirplay
bandslate-pipelineShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited 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.