Roommate
Information
Members:
(current live band)

Kent Lambert (synths/vocals/electronics)
Gillian Lisée (bass/drums/vocals)
Luther Rochester (Buchla Music Easel/Moog/percussion/vibes)
Seth Vanek (drums/percussion/vibes/Moog)

(occasional and/or past participants)

Gerard Barreto (bass/sound engineering)
Amy Cimini (viola)
Tom Comerford (guitar)
Tim Daisy (vibes/drums)
Cassandra Davis (accordion)
Devin Davis (theremin/guitar/drums)
Bart de Kroon (guitar/banjo/Moog)
Erica Dicker (violin)
Jim Duffy (drums)
Frank Edwards (bass)
Anton Hatwich (bass)
Cody Hennesy (guitar/textures/beats/mixing)
Sarah Holtschlag (musical saw)
Sebastian Janssen (drums)
Mercedes Landazuri (banjo)
Todd Leibov (guitar/synths/electronic wizardry)
Justin Petertil (guitar)
Dean Rank (album artwork/posters/hugs)
Dan Schneider (guitar)
"Uncle" Woody Sullender (banjo)
Dewayne Slightweight (xylophone/vocals/hand percussion)
Evelyn Weston (musical saw)
Melvin Wevers (bass)
Mark Wright (percussion/drawings/photos)
Katie Young (bassoon)
Genre:
Artsy pop
Hometown:
Chicago
Record Label:
Plug Research / Shrug / Fresh Produce
Fans

6 of 388 fansSee All

Bryan
Bryan
Sara
Sara
Alison
Alison
Stacy
Stacy
Joe
Joe
Pien
Pien
Events

1 upcoming eventSee All

Discography

4 albumsSee All

We Were Enchanted
April 15, 2008
8 Tracks (40:13)
Songs The Animals Taught Us
April 18, 2006
10 Tracks (41:11)
Celebs EP (reissue)
February 17, 2006
5 Tracks (20:40)
New Steam (EP)
February 27, 2007 (digital) / June 27, 2007 (vinyl)
4 Tracks (13:55)
Create a PageReport Page
 
Roommate

Roommate will spend the weekend at Glamour Studio working on three new songs plus Guided By Voices and Ned Collette covers

November 13 at 1:11pm
Roommate

Roommate This will be the last Roommate show of the year and the final installment in the Cardboard Sangria label's December Schubas residency. We play 2nd, probably around 9:30-10. $5 cover! Come celebrate the holidaze with us

Roommate w/ Rock Falls and Royal Osprey
Time:8:00PM Monday, December 28th
Location:Schubas
November 3 at 8:08am · RSVP to this event
Roommate

Roommate Roommate alum Mercedes Landazuri performs a song cycle about the notorious Astronaut Love Triangle TONITE!

Songwriter Showcase featuring Mercedes Landazuri and Jared Grabb
Location:Elastic Arts
Time:9:00PM Friday, October 23rd
October 23 at 9:54am
Roommate

Roommate RIP maryanne amacher

October 22 at 12:30pm
Roommate

Roommate shooting a film/video for new song AFTER THE BOOM in forest glen woods with mister kenny reed on sunday, here's kenny's awesome sketch/plan:

October 16 at 11:13am
View all 6 comments
Ben Popp
Ben Popp
just finished up shooting the matte and i'll be processing it tomorrow, should be really cool
October 18 at 6:26pm
Chris
Chris
Count me in the "can't wait to see this and also buy the new LP" category.
October 23 at 5:36pm
Joanna Lynn Schuman

Joanna Lynn Schuman dear kent!

we met in the garden! the broccoli greens are REALLY GOOD! thank you! could you send me carmen's info (regarding garden plots/space)? also, i play a mini keytar, too! it has sound effects - there is one that says "animal sounds", but, it really sounds like guns and thunder!

sincerely,

joanna

October 13 at 7:01pm · Report
Roommate

Roommate

Kent L. DJs at Jerry's
Time:8:00PM Thursday, November 19th
Location:1938 W. Division St.
October 7 at 8:36am
Roommate

Roommate

Kent L. & Mark W. DJ at Jerry's
Time:8:00PM Thursday, October 22nd
Location:1938 W. Division St.
October 7 at 8:34am
Roommate

Roommate working on a new song, the hook goes "jesus save the jesus freaks"

September 29 at 8:38pm
View all 6 comments
Roommate
Roommate
here's the rest of the lyrics--i think maybe it's done?

jesus save the jesus freaks
some nights i bleed right through the sheets
and through to the ceiling underneath... See More
jesus save the jesus freaks

heaven help this heavy heart
help it empty out before the party starts and
help me fill this hollow head
have you guts to spill
have you hopes to spend?

i don't believe that you're really so unconcerned
can't you see how the cloud of our dominion billows and burns!
if you are patient i'll save you a place in the sun
everyone's famous here, everyone praises everyone

jesus save the jesus freaks
mother never told me there'd be days like these
god bless the child who's got his own greed
jesus save the jesus freaks

i don't believe that you're really in head-splitting pain
and if it's true i'm confused--why we are hosting this party again?
when you are wasted you'll laugh in my face 'til i'm numb
everyone's racist here, everyone prays for everyone

hey--mea culpa.
hey--mea culpa.
hey--mea culpa.
hey--mea culpa.
October 3 at 10:55am
Matt
Matt
intense
October 3 at 11:50am
Roommate

Roommate Cokemachineglow's ever-verbose Dom Sinacola reviews our new song: http://www.cokemachineglow.com/track_review/4796/roommate-dontbombthemoon-2009

Roommate: "Don't Bomb the Moon" :: Track Reviews | Cokemachineglow.com
www.cokemachineglow.com
At this very moment, the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) is hurtling soundlessly through the ineffable expanse of space at 5,592 mph, set to collide with the Moon on October 9th. ...
September 22 at 7:44am
Roommate

Roommate Roommate plays first at around 9:30 PM. The Whistler has a small capacity so come early and drink some frou-frou cocktails or pedestrian beers.

ROOMMATE w/ DYLAN POSA & THREE CHEERS FOR ONE DEAD MAN
"Because she'll only turn 21 once..."
Time:9:30PM Sunday, September 27th
Location:The Whistler
September 14 at 10:35am
Roommate

Roommate BRAND-NEW ROOMMATE SONG!

DON'T BOMB THE MOON (THE SONG) by Roommate
soundcloud.com
"DON'T BOMB THE MOON (THE SONG)" by Roommate. "DON'T BOMB THE MOON (THE SONG)" is Roommate's anthem against NASA's imminent moon bombing. So... Hosted on SoundCloud.com
September 9 at 8:53am
View all 4 comments
Charles M. Reed
Charles M. Reed
My problem with describing it as a bomb is that the word carries very weighty connotations, ones that aren't really accurate with what NASA is doing here. It's a kinetic energy missile, lacks a propulsion system, and, doesn't culminate in a brilliant explosion that ruins lives.

And I definitely agree that there's an excessive amount of hubris here - India engaged in a similar project in 2008 with a lunar probe intended to pore the landscape in search of water ice, but they didn't use an excessively large craft to do so. It reflects poorly on us all. Leave it to America to be the forerunner in excess.

As for that song: Yikes. It's like taking the worst parts of Phil Collins and running them through the contemporary adult rock genericisizer. What happened to the days when we had Pink Floyd performing live alongside the lunar landing?... See More

I think that "Don't Trash the Moon" idea is ace. I must write that down!
September 9 at 10:58am
Roommate

Roommate Nice review of our Monday set:

Roommate @ Empty Bottle, 8.24.09 « YR CHICAGO ROCK
yrchicagorock.wordpress.com
I caught Roommate’s set on Monday evening at Empty Bottle, where they were opening for Chandeliers and DRMWPN. I’m not sure how I first heard of the band, but I’d been trying to see them for a while now. ...
August 28 at 9:22am
View all 7 comments
Roommate
Roommate
thanks everybody! victoria, you could try viewing the videos here: http://www.vimeo.com/user411855
irene, yes, that review was probably not written with "band moms" in mind...
August 29 at 9:03am
Jacqui Moore
Jacqui Moore
What a fantastic review!!! It is intrigueing and leaves you wanting more Roommate
September 30 at 1:10am
RECENT ACTIVITY
Roommate changed their Genre.
Roommate changed their Website.