Joey Chaos and The Ghosts
Joey Chaos and The Ghosts are three goblins creeping out of an East Vancouver dungeon to melt minds with synth-addled grunge. They are Joey Chaos on vocals, Megan Krenbrink on drums, and Andrew Walker on guitar.
Purveyors of the city’s darkwave and weird-music scene, this DiY trio creates mutant rock informed by post-punk, industrial, and 90s alternative. From the studio to the stage, they carry out complex arrangements of soaring synths, throbbing basslines, precision drums, and reverb-drenched vocals entwined with effects laden guitars.
They have performed on stages big and small, from house parties to the Verboden Festival, Partyfest, and the 2018 Juno Week Celebrations, sharing the stage with many touring and regional acts. They are currently wrapping up their latest EP, Graces.
After a string of shows in 2023, including the Verboden Music Festival, the band released the single “Morning Star,” a shoegaze-inspired track providing a Claude glass reflection of the listlessness induced by grieving the ghosts of everything dreamt.
In 2022 the band pivoted headfirst into dungeon-grunge with their song D-Lord, a vampiric jam hovering at the crossroads of glam, grunge and salvation.
2021 saw the release of “Immolation.” Written on stage, these four songs were recorded and produced by the band during lockdown. “Immolation” is a reflexive take on a world in decline, exploring themes of love, loss, sacrifice, and self-care against the rising tide of fascism, inequity, and ecological collapse.
In 2019, they released “Elegy.” The EP was written as a reactive, cathartic response to political discord, social ennui, love, addiction, and death. Most of the instrumentation was recorded live—a first for the band—and captures the raw energy of their stage show.
Following the release of “Elegy” was the debut of their “Netlove” music video at Rent Cheque, Vancouver’s only all-bodies, LGBTQ+ friendly amateur strip night. “Netlove” explored the transactional intersection of sex, screens, and hookups. This NSFW DIY-shot video was filmed on location at Granville Street and the world’s last operational 8mm peep show at the Movieland Arcade.