Post Historic profile picture

Post Historic

About Me

"Overall, Memory Banks of Blue is a remarkable album. Brilliantly arranged and executed, it holds many surprises...One of the most ambitious releases I’ve heard from a local artist in recent memory, it should definitely be heard." - SmilePolitely.com
"Part folk, part rock, but entirely soulful, Post Historic played a kind of music that isn't really made anymore. Music with substance. Music that elicits feeling. Music that not only can make you sway, but sometimes has the power to just pin you back into your seat." - Hoopleton.com
Post Historic is a rock band based out of Champaign/Urbana, IL. Their music can be described as folk rock that embraces newer musical directions but still maintains the craft of songwriting as a focal point. Their sound has been compared to rock greats R.E.M. and indie rockers, My Morning Jacket. In April 2008 Post Historic released their debut CD, “Memory Banks of Blue” and set off on a promotional tour across the midwest. The album evokes nostalgic images of dilapidated cities, open highway landscapes, and burned out beaches, with an often melancholy, yet hopeful lyric.Post Historic is committed to the idea of holding onto the past while looking forward to the future.
For all booking inquiries, please contact
[email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/04/2006
Band Website: www.posthistoricband.com
Band Members: Jesse W. Johnson - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Yoo Soo Kim - Vocals, Guitar, Viola, Keyboards

Bass Player Needed (message us to audition)

Zach Benkowski - Drums, Vocals, Accordion
Influences: The Beatles, Neil Young, Radiohead, Foo Fighters
Sounds Like: Jennifer Green (live) directed by Randy Ma

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Letter to the Fans: Post Historic is Disbanding

Hello again. We have some heavy news for you this time, though it has been in the works for a little while now.Post Historic is planning on disbanding in a few short months.Basically it has been an i...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:51:00 GMT

May 8th: Canopy Show w/ Sunset Stallion, On Again Off Again, and Jennifer Hedstrom

We are playing with Sunset Stallion, On Again Off Again, and our good friend Jennifer Hedstrom Fri. May 8th at Canopy Club!!! This will be our last show for the semester so don't miss it. Pat is pla...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:43:00 GMT

May 3rd: Post Historic @ Bob Dylan Day at Exile on Main Street

So this coming Sunday, May 3rd, we are playing at Exile on Main Street in downtown Champaign to help celebrate the release of the new Bob Dylan album. There will be many other local artists performing...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:12:00 GMT

Memory Banks of Blue on sale at Parasol Records!!!

So yesterday Yoo Soo and I were talking on the air with Matt at WPGU to promote our performance at the 5th annual Local Music Awards, when a really cool thing happened. During a music break Matt playe...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:30:00 GMT

LMA 5 @ Highdive with RC$!!!!

So we are teaming up once again with our friends Robots Counterfeiting Money to perform at C/U's 5th annual Local Music Awards next Thurs, April 9th. For the second time around, we will be playing a s...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:04:00 GMT

Our CD is Now For Sale @ CV Lloyds in Champaign!

This is just a post to inform anyone who is interested in getting our CD Memory Banks of Blue that it is now available for $5 at CV Lloyd's Music Center in Champaign. (It's on the corner of Neil ...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:16:00 GMT

Tour Blog 7: Riverwest Commons and Medicis

Oh hey there. I just wanted to tell you that we had another awesome weekend on the road, this time in Milwaukee WI and Bloomington IL. Thursday night was the Riverwest Commons Bar in Milwauk...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:04:00 GMT

Tour Blog 6: Venetian Festival and Abbey Pub

Este fin de semana estuvimos en Michican y Chicago.... y toquemos desnudos en cada cuidad... y nos gustamos hablar provacativo en espanol...     Oh sorry, I didn't see you guys the...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:05:00 GMT

Tour Blog 5: Kansas City and Edwardsville

So this past weekend we took the long haul from Champaign (Chicago in Yoo Soo's case) to Kansas City, a total of about 6.5 hours. Much to Jesse's surprise we packed everything into his Buick Rega...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:55:00 GMT

Tour Blog 2: Kalamazoo MI and Marion IN

So sorry this post is a little late, but it's up here now as you hopefully wished. We had an awesome second outing full of Michigan roads, Indiana history, and photographic ecstacy...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:55:00 GMT