The Kris Lager Band
After gigging together around the mid-west for several years, we toured as the opener for the Native American Blues Rock band Indigenous.  Front man Mato Nanji liked our sound so much that he hired us to be in his band for nearly 3 years.  After touring the country with Indigenous and playing on his latest release "Broken Lands" we are currently back on our own musical path and more enthusiastic than ever to take it to the people.  Our time with Mato has definitely provided a great deal of experience but we are ready to get out there and do our own thing....and our thing is a ton of fun. We play a wide range of music from blues and rock, funk and soul, reggae, hip hop, to even gospel and zydeco and we always have a Good Time.  We mainly play original music while throwing in a couple of hip shaking covers.
check out music and videos at www.myspace.com/krislagerband
Here is a review of our show published in The Omaha City Weekly Feb. 24th, 2010:
"I caught the Kris Lager Band as a four-piece for the first time in quite awhile this past weekend at the Waiting Room Lounge.  Seems like I have been seeing Lager play more as a duo lately with his musical partner Jeremiah Weir.  Watching the duo is a lot of fun, and there is a lot of raw energy when those two get together in a small room for a show.  I had forgotten just how good they are with the full band that also includes John Fairchild and Brandon Miller. The band played a two-hour plus set at the Waiting Room that included the band's originals as well as some selected covers.  They had the crowd dancing from the first song and the dance floor did not let up at all during their set.  Lager and his band were in the pocket that night, extending their songs and covers such as Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" and Billy Preston's "Will It Go Round In Circles."  Opening band, the jam and jazz friendly Funk Trek, joined the Kris Lager Band on horns for the Preston tune and made on wonder if the band couldn't even expand some more every now and then and do the super group ensemble thing for some special shows.  They played a great mix of blues, funk, soul and Allman Brothers-style jam.  Typically, I would get bored watching a band for more than an hour, let alone two, but Lager kept things flowing and changing enough to keep it interesting.  If you haven't seen the band in awhile, I would recommend giving them a look right now as they seem to be inspired.  The band has a tour lined up for the spring and some sporadic dates around the area as well."
More Press we've received:
"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 , Blues Revue
"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, Blues Revue
"Try sampling the 'Celebrate Life' sounds of the Kris Lager Band. This Nebraska band romps through many styles of music in their energetic live shows. You can't leave a KLB show in a bad mood" --BJ Huchtemann, The Omaha Reader
 
Notable Venues Played  
BB Kings NY, Hard Rock LIve Hollywood Florida, House of Blues San Diego New Orleans & Dallas, World Cafe Live Philly, Tipatinas New Orleans, Recher Theatre Maryland, Ram's Head Annapolis, Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, The Surf Ballroom Clear Lake IA, Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, LaZona Rosa Austin, Marquee Theatre Tempe, Knitting Factory & House of Blues LA, Rialto Theatre Tucson, Belly Up Solano Beach, Zoo Bar Lincoln, NE
Notable Festivals
Summerfest Milwaukee, Langerado Florida, Wakarusa Kansas, Summer Camp Illinois, Santa Cruz Blues Festival, Sunset Concert Series Telluride, Thirsty Ear Festival Santa Fe, Spirit of The Mtn Massachusetts, Utah Arts Festival Salt Lake, Q Jam Albuquerque, McDowell Mtn Music Fest Phoenix, Thirsty Ear Music Fest Sante Fe, Eureka Springs Blues Fest (as Indigenous and KLB)
Notable People We've Played With
Mato Nanji, Tab Benoit, Bo Diddley, Magic Slim, Ana Popovich, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall, Sue Foley, Patrick Sweany, The Lee Boys, Kenny Brown, Albert Cummings, Joe Bonnamossa, Lonnie Brooks, Buddy Guy even jumped up on stage with us when we played his club!
Notable People We've Opened For
Los Lonely Boys, Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks Band, Jimmy Vaughn, Johnny Lang, Oteil and the Peacemakers, North Mississippi Allstars, Foghat, Styx, Flaming Lips, Steel Pulse, Railroad Earth, Grace Potter, The Itals, Matisyahu, The Beastie Boys, The Wailers, 311, Tab Benoit and Jimmy Thackery, Savoy Brown, Jackie Green, Ruthie Foster, Keb Mo, Johnny Winter, Robert Randolph, and many many more..