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Friday January 27, 2012 Ullr's Tavern Winter Park, CO 10:00 PM |
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Saturday January 28, 2012 Silver Tongue Devil Green Mountain Falls, CO 8:00 PM |
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Colorado Tour!!
Jan 25, 2012 01:42:01 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
Wed. Jan. 25th
Hodi's Half Note
Ft. Collins, Co
w/ Constitution
Thurs. Jan. 26th
Toad's Tavern
Littleton, Co
opening for TUF
Fri. jan 27th
Ullr's Tavern
Winter Park, Co
Sat & Sun Jan. 28th & 29th
Silver Tongue Devil
Green Mountain Falls, CO
Kris jams with Tab Benoit!!
Dec 16, 2011 12:56:58 AM
Kris jams with Tab Benoit on his new single 'Medicine'
Dec 16, 2011 12:59:34 AM Posted By: Aaron Wright
'Set Myself Free'- Kris Lager
Dec 9, 2011 02:30:16 AM Posted By: Aaron Wright
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KLB Jamming in Arkansas
Nov 30, 2011 03:13:56 AM Posted By: Aaron Wright
New Official 'I Need it Now' Music Video!!
Nov 11, 2011 01:59:02 PM
DN Article featuring Kris
Nov 9, 2011 01:27:29 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
Here's the brief interview:
Kris Lager, (The Kris Lager Band)
How do you handle stage fright?
"The more the merrier. I'm more afraid to play for a crowd of five than for a crowd of 5,000. You get five people in a bar, and they're looking around at each other like, ‘Is this the place to be?' You get thousands of people, and it feels like the place to be. You get that energy and excitement."
What's your choice method for preserving your voice?
"You can't party too hard. I'm doing four shows in a row and my voice is pretty hoarse. I'm not saying I've been partying that hard, but you're around that a lot on the road."
Does it annoy you when people say you should audition for "American idol"?
"I've got a spiel about how I really don't like ‘American Idol.' Singing shouldn't be a competition. And when you're making it into one you're kind of losing what music's all about."
If you could have one singer's voice for a day, whose would you pick?
"Otis Redding and Van Morrison. It's definitely a tie between those two. In my head I feel like I can sing like Van Morrison and then I hear myself and I'm like, ‘Ah, shit.' But it's fun to think like you can."
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'Soon I'll Be Gone'
Nov 8, 2011 11:09:33 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
Solo show for Kris every 2nd Wednesday in Omaha
Nov 8, 2011 11:37:26 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
Kris will be doing a residency gig every second Wednesday of the month through the winter. A great chance to catch some rare acoustic tracks, new stuff he's writing, or stripped down KLB classics!
Destiny & Drum Jam Video from Brent @ Ponderland Prod.
Sep 28, 2011 09:42:12 PM
Lawrence ROCKS!!!
Sep 26, 2011 05:49:28 AM
Thanks to all our friends in Lawrence for a great weekend! Especially Josh Beham, and all the great musicians who jammed with us! Jimbo, Ricky, Dan!!! Much Love! Support the Jazzhaus, they are great to us!
Ponderland Productions: KLB's 'Can't Go On'
Sep 16, 2011 04:19:26 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
Another Great Brent Bettenhausen video! KLB jammin' some John Lee Hooker Blues!!
Sep 14, 2011 06:50:13 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
LIKE KLB's facebook page and stay in touch!!
Sep 14, 2011 06:58:50 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
Wait no longer!!! Get all the latest news and info!!
KLB's Facebook Page
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Kris Jams with Vince Herman and Great American Taxi
Sep 9, 2011 12:31:28 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
After my show at PS Collective I ran into a good friend who got me into the Great American Taxi show. I was soaking up their beautiful jams when Vince called me up and we jammed on a couple of tunes together! Wow, it was a lot of fun, they are like a modern day Little Feat! Fellow Lincolnite James from SFS also jammed, and sounded great! A fun night indeed in Omaha!
-Kris
NEW KLB Video from Brent Bettenhausen
Aug 31, 2011 12:32:42 AM
KLB Rocks River Roots Fest with Blues Traveler & Nikka Costa in front of 38,000
Aug 24, 2011 03:11:46 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
Davenport, IA - Aug. 20th, 2011
KLB Feaured in Daily Nebraskan
Aug 24, 2011 03:14:24 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
Thanks to Cara Wilwerding for helping spread the good word!!
CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY
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KLB fans organizing a fund for a new Band vehicle!
Aug 24, 2011 03:27:38 PM
We have the best friends and fans in the WORLD!!
Thanks to L. Kent Wolgamott for helping spread the good word!!
CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY
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'Can't Go On' & 'Come and Gone' from Hullabaloo!!
Aug 10, 2011 12:37:16 PM Posted By: Jeremiah Weir
'I Need it Now' from Hullabaloo
Aug 10, 2011 12:45:25 PM Posted By: Jeremiah Weir
KLB Jamming at Hullabaloo
Aug 9, 2011 04:14:48 PM
I Need it Now!!
Aug 2, 2011 11:51:59 PM
Songlist for Cheapthrills
Aug 2, 2011 11:57:55 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
Alot of folks have been asking about the songlist for our home recordings 'Cheapthrill's. Here it is:
Cheapthrills:
1. Tracks: "Need it Now"(Electric Stomp)
2. "G's Groove"
3. "Bright Lights & Big Highways"
4. "She's Automatic"
5. "Let Her Go"(Electric Stomp)
6. "Gypsy Lady"
7. "Daylight Come/ There is No Place I'd Rather Be"
8. "Couple Skate"
9. "Hold On Tight"
10. "Destiny"
11. "Nobody Run"
12. "What You Got"
13. "Jerry's Blues"
14. "Without Love"
15. "Sweat Butter"
16. "It Don't take Long"(Electric Stomp)
17. "Strange Desire"
KLB featured in SHOUT Magazine this week!!
Aug 1, 2011 01:02:44 PM Posted By: Aaron Wright
Thanks to Augusta Olson for helping spread the good word!!
CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY
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'Ruby' Goes up in Flames!!
Jul 31, 2011 12:24:57 PM Posted By: Jeremiah Weir
With well over 200 shows just since ‘the new guy” Brandon joined the band, our van Ruby has been a workhorse and our home away from home. We have taken her from coast to coast, MN to TX, and countless places in between. Those wheels have seen a lot of hard miles but, we keep fixing her and she keeps getting us to the show. Sometimes it feels like a miracle but we always seem to just barely make it and the show goes on. As we were making our standard 3AM drive home the other night (this time from a great little music fest in Alcester SD) we knew something wasn’t quite right with Ruby. We haven’t been able to put her into Park for quite some time now so the E-brake had been getting a lot of extra use. We made sure it wasn’t ON and kept on truckin’. As the first light of dawn peeked over the horizon, we could see smoke was starting to fill the cabin and the smell of burnt brakes was sharp in the air. When Kris slowed down he noticed sparks trailing us down I-29. Before we came to a stop, I opened the side door only to see flames leap out of the tire and lap up the side of the van wall.
“We’re on fire!” I said as I jumped out with a bottle of Vitamin Water in my hand. Our friend and publicist Laurie hopped out of her seat so fast that when Kris pulled to a halt it threw her up on the dash. (It’s every man for himself and Miah is already out the door!) I threw my water on the flaming brakes only to watch the blaze rise as everyone piled out of the burning vehicle. Kris came around back and saw the seemingly doomed van going up in smoke. I do not know if his first thought was about his new baby daughter waiting for dad to come home safe but, I do know that the first words out of his mouth were, “What Do We Do? RUN?!?”
The van is one thing, the gear is another. “Unhook the trailer and get the gear away!” I say. Brandon calls 911, hands the phone to Laurie and starts digging through the van for water. John and I unload the Leslie and I send him wheeling my amp up the interstate to safety.
At this moment, I knew one of two things was going to happen. Either I was going to film a very large van fire from a mosquito infested ditch in northern Iowa or, we were going to have to somehow put that fire out.
The show that night was a real good time, big sound, big lights, and a lot of sweat! Before we left, we cleaned out all the Vitamin Water they had in the stage cooler and luckily we had quite a few bottles left. I passed B coming out of the van with an armload of liquid as I went in looking for something to fight a fire with. I left Kris’ beautiful Navajo blanket that Farrah Slim had gifted to us and grabbed the old black comforter that had been my bedding so many nights out on the road.
So there we were, Brandon and I throwing Vitamin Water on our burning brakes. Each bottle steaming up as soon as it hits the white hot metal. Then, I’d sop up the excess liquid off the road with the blanket and wrap it around the wheel, praying that the tire wouldn’t explode in my face. I heard Kris say something about the gas tank and I had to ask, “How much gas is in this thing?” To which he replied, “A Lot.” I couldn’t help but chuckle a little at this point.
The blanket would smoke and hiss as I soaked it and wrapped it around the stubborn blaze. We were running out of Vitamin Water and I could hear Laurie on the phone saying, “No, I don’t know what Highway we are on” I told her “Interstate 29 South of Sioux City” as I went in for one last smother with the wet blanket. It worked! And as B got down to the last third of a bottle, there was only a small fire left on the axle. “Be strategic with that” I said as he crawled under the van and hit the final flames with the last few drops of our precious Vitamin Water.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh….. A cloud of smoke and steam rose from the van as I pulled the ruined blanket off the still sizzling metal. The fire was out! Brandon and I high-fived just as the first police vehicle sped on to the scene. We were all standing on the side of the road laughing and saying “What do we do? Run?” as the sun came up that beautiful Saturday morning.
Soon, we all loaded into police cruisers and followed the tow truck and the gear down the road to Onawa IA. We were all still giggling, giving Kris and Laurie a hard time, and asking what all the buttons in his car do when officer Darren says “You guys must do this all the time.”
Yup. This is what we do. We travel. We play music. We watch each other’s backs. And, we try to keep our spirits up no matter how hard it is to get to that next show..and we will get to the next show. I’m not sure about old Ruby though. And I can’t help but ask once again “What do we do? Run?”
-Jeremiah Weir
We are back home!!
Apr 6, 2011 01:01:55 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
We had a great month on the road, thanks to all our friends for supporting us and giving us a place to crash! April is going to no doubt be a killer month. I am looking forward to playing the Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln on April 29th with Ha Ha Tonka. I am hoping we will have a camera crew for that show, which means don't miss it!!! As well as The Slowdown, Tuesday April 19th. This weekend we will be in Sioux City on the 8th, and Lawrence on the 9th. Two places that are getting bigger and better everytime we come back. We have a 420 show in Sioux Falls at Boonies, that I should mention as well. Hope to see you out at the shows and that you are enjoying the beautiful weather.
Much Love
Kris
KLB to do a show with Radio Moscow!
Apr 6, 2011 01:03:33 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
That's right, we are pumped to be sharing the stage with Radio Moscow, May 20th in Ames, IA at DG's Taphouse!
Tour almost wrapped up!
Mar 25, 2011 06:19:52 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Hey all,
Only two more dates on our four week tour remain. It's been a great trip for the boys and I. We've ran across some great bands, played some killer venues, and layed down some funky grooves. Last night was a fun night in Nederland, Co at Whistler's Cafe. What started out as a slow night ended in an impromptu freestyle jam where the majority of the folks was dancing on the bar or getting down on the mic. My favorite part about the road is making new friends everywhere we go, and this trip has been no exception. From our new friends Spoonfed Tribe in Dallas, in which we ran across in Denver the other night to The Werks, a great jam band from Ohio. We've definitely witnessed some nice tunes and met some good people along the way. Thanks again to all our friends who keep us on the road. Hope to see ya soon! We gotta go To Alma!!
Much Love,
Kris
'Without Love'
Feb 10, 2011 10:56:29 PM
'Daylight Come/ There is No Place'
Feb 10, 2011 10:57:26 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Keep on Walking/ Castles Made of Sand
Feb 9, 2011 02:10:24 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
My original inspiration, a Jimi Hendrix cover. My concept of music would be way different if it weren't for that beautiful Seattle poet! All we ever really do in life is make castles in the sand!! ;) so here ya go, this goes out to all my friends until the tide rolls back in...
Laniece Rockin' with us in Fort Collins, CO! WOW!! WOW!!
Dec 15, 2010 06:01:43 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
West Coast Tour a SUCCESS!!
Oct 19, 2010 09:25:09 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Hey Ya'll, Well we've been back from our 32 day run for about a week now and looking back I can't believe all the things we've seen and done. From Colorado, to New Mexico, Arizona, California, and then back to Nebraska we met so many wonderful people. What a beautiful country we live in where one day you can see the Rockies, the next the desert, and then the ocean. I truly am blessed. Our homecoming at The Zoo Bar was beyond our expectations. Our hometown folk know how to create some great energy. Hope all's well and look forward to soaking up the fall in Nebraska! Look for us in Minnesota, Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, and of course at home in Nebraska the next few months!! -Kris
Tour is going great!!
Sep 29, 2010 02:28:28 AM Posted By: Kris Lager
Hey all,
We are currently in Chinle, Arizona. The tour is going great, every night Miah, John, and Brandon are delivering and laying down some amazing sounds! We miss everyone back at home, but we are getting a great opportunity to see all our friends in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Let me tell ya, this trip wouldn't be possible without all your help! Tomorrow our good friend Farrah is hooking us up with a jeep tour through Canyon de Chela and then it's off to Flagstaff for a show at San Felipe's Cantina. I turn 28 on Thursday and we'll be celebrating by starting our Cali run at Dreamstreet Live in San Diego. We just picked up a date October 1st in Pasadena at Olde Towne Pub, our set is at 10:30. Check our schedule for all the shows and details. The tour rounds out with dates in Santa Cruz, Hermosa Beach, Sebastopol, Denver, Scottsbluff, and finally in Lincoln at our homebase the Zoo Bar!!
We've been fortunate to hear some great music the last few weeks! hearing sets from Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Shemekia Copeland, Everyone Orchestra, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Tracy Lawrence, Nu Classics from Fort Collins, and Bill Hernes have been really inspiring! Do me a favor and check all these great musicians out! Take Care and hope to see ya soon,
Kris
KLB Goes SKYDIVING!!
Sep 7, 2010 06:01:17 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
SkyDiving!
Sep 7, 2010 06:06:18 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Strange Desire
Sep 7, 2010 06:40:31 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Zoofest w/ Laniece 'Fantasy'
Jul 13, 2010 02:35:02 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Electric Stomping at Zoofest "I Got Time to Spend'
Jul 13, 2010 02:36:16 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Sweat Butter in the studio!!
Jul 5, 2010 04:58:07 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Where Have you Been? live!
Jul 5, 2010 05:00:42 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Blues Jam with Levee Town
Jul 5, 2010 05:01:19 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
I Got Time to Spend
Jul 5, 2010 05:01:48 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
KLB live from Haiti Benefit at
Bourbon Theatre 'Can't Go On'
Mar 3, 2010 02:06:43 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Covering the Buffalo Springfield Classic
'For What It's Worth'
Mar 3, 2010 02:14:24 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
or as Marq Manner likes to call it: signs!!
New live track from Feb. 13th show
at Waiting Room posted
Feb 22, 2010 05:24:46 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Hit up the myspace and listen to a new live track 'Sunny Day Souldier' from our Feb. 13th show at The Waiting Room. Much thanks for Jeremy Garret for recording the show! Read More
Subscribe to KLB's Youtube Channel!!
Feb 20, 2010 08:26:23 AM Posted By: Kris Lager
Receive almost weekly updates of NEW live VIDEOS and all sorts of visual mayhem!!!
Go to:
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New Music video produced by
Willie Dagmar 'Tomorrow I'll Fly'
Feb 11, 2010 02:28:54 AM Posted By: Kris Lager
'Go To The City' Live in Sioux City
Jan 20, 2010 02:25:30 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
'If I Get Lonely' live in Sioux City
Jan 20, 2010 02:26:11 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Vibetone Guitars Presents Kris
with his very own custom guitar
Jan 20, 2010 02:57:44 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Thanks to Wayne, owner and creator of Vibetone Guitars for making me such a beautiful instrument! I am very grateful Wayne would pick me as someone he would want to be playing his guitars. It is a beautiful instrument and very inspiring to play a guitar I know a lot of love and care has gone into! I've been playing it at the shows for a few months now and I love it! Thank you very much Wayne! Be sure to check out his brand new website
www.thebluesfan.com
Much Love!
Kris
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New Years Jam!
Jan 8, 2010 04:46:30 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Sunny Day Souldier
Jan 8, 2010 04:47:12 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
KLB in last months Blues Revue
Jan 5, 2010 05:23:19 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Here's the blurb:
Despite its title, The Mighty Quinn, the new self-released album from the Lincoln, Nebraska based Kris Lager Band, has nothing to do with Bob Dylan or his song of the same name. And despite a lineup of guitar (Lager), organ (Jeremiah Weir), and drums (John Fairchild), KLB is not a jazz organ group; it's music tilts toward power-trio rock ("Sprinkle My Ashes," "Comeback Alone") with rootsy influences- an americana flavor creeps into tracks such as "If That Sun Don't Shine," a bit of soul into "If I Get Lonely," reggae into "Hold On," and Gov't Mule- style blues-rock into "Shackles." A keen melodic sense distinguishes Lager's songwriting.
-Tom Hyslop
Thanks Tom for taking the time to listen and spread the word!!!
Sprinkle My Ashes Live from May's CD Release Party
Oct 30, 2009 05:29:29 AM
Subscribe to KLB's Youtube channel!
Oct 30, 2009 05:30:31 AM
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Electric Stomp!!!
Oct 20, 2009 04:15:30 PM
Back From the East Coast tour
Sep 29, 2009 05:10:04 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
We just got back from a great trip out east. Miah and I are having a blast as a duo and can't wait for everyone to hear the new sound. Thanks to all the kind people that we met and all the old friends we saw. Keep your eyes on the schedule and we'll see ya soon! Kris
New Youtube Video. Live KLB!
Sep 29, 2009 05:11:42 PM
Listen to KLB live at the Barley Street Podcast from Pacific Street Blues
Sep 28, 2009 09:28:16 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Here's the direct link: copy and paste into address bar
http://kiwrblues.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-09-15T14_22_52-07_00
Listen to interviews with Miah and Kris as well as four of their brand new songs: I Got Time, Aurora Borialus, Call to the Wind, and Daylight Come/There is No Place
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Look for more KLB!!!!
Sep 28, 2009 10:08:17 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Hey all,
For the last couple of years we have been touring with Mato Nanji as Indigenous, and I want to personally thank all the Indigenous fans out there for their support as well as Mato and his wonderful family. It looks as if our time with Mato is coming to a close or atleast going to be fewer and farther between for now. I would sure like to play with Mato again someday as he is a wonderful musician and human being, but for now our focus will be back to playing shows as KLB.
Our focus for the immediate future is going to be taking our new found show on the road and spreading our sounds to you. Feel free to shoot us an email on the contact form if you have any recommendations or want us to come to your town. Join our facebook page or our myspace page. Let us know you are out there and would like to hear us. Cause we'll be doing our best to get to ya!
Celebrate Life,
Kris
Purchase 'The Mighty Quinn' Thru Paypal
Jun 4, 2009 11:43:20 AM Posted By: Kris Lager
Thanks to everyone who came to our CD Release Party
Jun 1, 2009 11:04:11 AM Posted By: Kris Lager
Wow what a time! Thanks to all who came. We had friends from near and far show up, it means a lot to have such wonderful people care about us! Hopefully we'll see you all soon. Thanks for the love, Kris
Sprinkle My Ashes Music Video
Jun 1, 2009 11:05:16 AM Posted By: Kris Lager
Directed by Willie Dagmar
Time Will Do-Music Video
May 21, 2009 01:48:55 AM Posted By: Kris Lager
The opening track to KLB's new CD
Sprinkle My Ashes Teaser
May 21, 2009 01:55:08 AM Posted By: Kris Lager
A sneak peak at KLB's music video directed by Willie Dagmar
The Mighty Quinn EPK
Mar 25, 2009 12:40:37 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Join the KLB STREET TEAM!!
Mar 11, 2009 01:40:33 PM
We're looking for your help! If you are interested in helping spread the word and music of Kris Lager Band send an email to Vince at vgonzales30@gmail.com
KLB featured in New Orleans Animal Rescue Movie!
Jul 22, 2008 03:48:42 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Two KLB songs are featured in a new documentary narrated by Kevin Bacon about animals rescued in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. check out www.animalrescueneworleans.org for more. Look for it at a Blockbuster near you this summer!
KLB receives glowing review in Blues Revue Magazine
May 27, 2008 01:27:34 PM Posted By: Kris Lager
Transient received a great review in Blues Revue Magazine this month, here is the review below! Thanks to Genevieve Williams, who wrote the article, for your support and kindness!
"On record, the Kris Lager Band is so unassuming that it might take you a few songs to realize they're crack musicians with substantial songwriting abilities, rock-solid musicianship, and the kind of exacting sensibility that makes every song distinctive (and distinctly theirs). Then again, would you expect anything less from the band Indigenous frontman Mato Nanji hired for a nationwide tour? Those who reside on either coast might be used to thinking of the Midwest as flyover country, but "Transient" makes crystal-clear that the interior U.S. is a musical crossroads. The Kris Lager Band has a bluesy, rootsy base but builds on it using materials from zydeco, country, gospel, and Latin music. It's not variety for variety's sake, either: The band inhabits the borderland of genre boundaries so comfortably, it's clear that, to them, this is home. That kind of boundary crossing gives "Transient" a cosmopolitan flair that complements its friendly, down-home sensibility. Without sounding preachy or condescending, "I Got the Devil" and "My Own Worst Enemy" detail the darker ills to which humanity falls prey, evidence that Lager and company can serve up gourmet home cooking while respecting the intelligence of their listeners." --- Genevieve Williams
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