Chicago-based alt.country/Americana band.
Information
- Members:
- - Gabrielle Schafer (vocals, guitar)
- Erin Fusco (keyboards, vocals)
- Aaron Rester (lead guitar, harmonica, banjo, vocals)
- Karl Seigfried (bass)
- Jason Haaheim (drums) - Genre:
- Alt.country/ Americana
- Hometown:
- Chicago
- Record Label:
- Imaginary Chicago Records (http://imaginarychicago.com)
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The Lost Cartographers May we have the envelope, please... and the winner of the free download is: Kristine Swenson!
Patty when are you playing in New Paltz?
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Kristine Swenson Hi Erin-Julie Swenson Garfield's mom here. Happy New Year. Would love to hear your music sometime.
Happy New Year to our wonderful fans! Thanks for making 2009 such a great year for us. As a small token of our appreciation, drop a post on our wall today or tomorrow for the chance to win a free download of our album "Walk On," plus a never-before-heard bonus track...
The Lost Cartographers started working on some new songs last night -- pretty folk number by Gabrielle and a country barnburner by Aaron.
The Lost Cartographers Thanks to everyone who came out to Reggie's and Uncommon Ground this weekend!
The Lost Cartographers Don't forget: Last Minute Show Announcement: Reggie's, 12/5; The Lost Cartographers (unplugged) on 12/6 at Uncommon Ground.
with Katie & Pat, Cousin Dud, & Ted Wulfers
Location:Reggie's Music Joint
Time:8:00PM Saturday, December 5th
Hello all, As Thanksgiving approaches, we here at Lost Cartographers headquarters wanted to let you know how thankful we are for you, our wonderful Facebook fans...
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are looking for their 250th Facebook fan! http://www.facebook.com/lostcartographer
"It was not on any map. True places never are." - Herman Melville With their songs of traintracks and setbacks, leaving and longing, the Lost Cartographers fit well into Chicago's always vibrant alt.country and Americana scene. But check out one of their shows and you'...ll discover a sound that lives in the margins of half a dozen genres, from the melancholy beauty of "Metronome" and "Killing Time in Nashville" to the hillbilly stomp of "Goodbye Ohio" (on which drummer Jason Haaheim plays a metal washtub), and from the retro folk-rock of "Walk On" to the the feedback-soaked psychedelia of "Golden Record." The first thing you'll notice about the band is the sound of lead singer Gabrielle Schafer. Her sultry, lonesome voice has been compared to everyone from Dusty Springfield to Sade. Keyboardist Erin Fusco weaves delicate harmonies around Schafer's vocals, while laying down gorgeous textures of Rhodes piano and organ. Schafer and Fusco also contribute to the songwriting duties, though the bulk of the songs are penned by lead guitarist Aaron Rester. Like some of his influences (echoes of Tom Petty, Freedy Johnston, and Tom Waits are all audible in his tunes), Rester writes simple but evocative songs full of haunting images, memorable narratives, and all the love, death, and old-time religion you'd hope for from a country band. The rhythm section of Haaheim and bassist Karl Seigfried is classically trained (both play for area orchestras, and Seigfried has a doctorate in bass performance), with deep roots in the jazz world; they add a level of subtle complexities to the sonic mix that is unmatched by most of the Lost Cartographers' peers. Together, the group paints musical landscapes of places that are simultaneously familiar and strange, rendered with a loving attention to detail but unafraid of the chaos of happy accidents. Like Melville's "true places," the Lost Cartographers may not be on the map -- but they soon will be.
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Gabrielle and Aaron will play a Sunday night unplugged set at Chicago's best coffee house, to ease you into the holiday season. With Emily Palmer (http://www.myspace.com/emilyclairepalmer) and Reining Road. Show starts 7:00pm, we go on at 8.
Get all the details at http://www.uncommonground.com/pages/clar
Time:7:00PM Sunday, December 6th
Location:Uncommon Ground
The Lost Cartographers Thanks to everyone who came out to @theemptybottle last night!
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