February Live Streams Every Monday And Saturday Night!!
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**Due to Covid-19 we won't be playing publicly until outdoor shows can resume.
We will be playing Live Streams at www.facebook.com/krislagerband in the meantime on Mondays & Saturday nights at 7pm (CST.
- MAY 14th - Omaha, NE
@ Dam Bar (FREE SHOW!) - MAY 22nd - Sioux City, IA
@ The Marquee (Beer Garden Show) - MAY 29th - Winfield, KS
@ Wheat State Wine Co. | RSVP
New Stash Jars and Boxes!!
"Shake The Hate" Glass Stash Jar
Only a few left!
Fun little glass jars that say Kris Lager Band with a peace sign on top with one of our favorite sayings on the side: "Shake The Hate"! I handmade these myself with my wife's cricut Machine. There's a very limited available. Don't delay... ACT NOW! Supplies are limited...
2020 leftover Campout Shirts and Tanks available now!!
Recent Live Streams:
Kris Solo Stream (Jan. 25th, 2021)
KLB Live Stream (Jan. 23rd, 2021)
Custom Made KLB shirts right here from our friend Carrie!
at: Drip Designs By Carrie
-Jan. 3rd 2021-
Patreon Song Of The Week:
"When The Sun Goes Down & The Night Falls"
Here's the post with the song:
It's a familiar song of mine: Wondering why these demons seem to control me more than I wanna admit... The lyrics say it all...
Lyrics:
Well I haven't been the man I should've been
I can't stand who I've become
too many times I just waltz through the night
dancing with my own demons
Lord, help me if you hear me please
I know I've been an awful son
I'm looking for some kind of redemption
Lord, Save me from my own demons.
Lord, Save me from my own demons
It all feels beyond my control
and just when I think I'm safely in the light
the sun goes down and the night falls
the sun goes down and the night falls
and I start getting that same old itch
loneliness sets in
and I just want someone to be with
and these demons are my only friends
oh love, oh love where can you be
do you even exist in a world so cold
oh, i can't catch my breath
oh what a mess
these demons got me in a choke hold
and if I screamed and hollered for help
nobody'd hear me howling
I chased away all of my saints
it's just me and my demons now
lord, save me from my own demons
it all feels beyond my control
just when I think I'm safely in the light
the sun goes down and the night falls
the sun goes down and the night falls
and of course the sun always rises
and that's when guilt sets in
and I know I could've been stronger it's a sin
but these demons got me once again
oh, damn you demons damn you
temptation takes so many forms
I tried all of my life to kill this devil inside
but she won't die until she gets my soul
Lord, Save me from my own demons
It all feels beyond my control
just when I think I'm safely in the light
the sun goes down and the night falls
the sun goes down and the night falls
the sun goes down and the night falls
Final Live Stream of 2020!!
12/25/2020: Christmas Song Posted to Patreon!!
(Post below from Patreon Page)
Merry Christmas Friends!
I hope you're finding peace and love on this wondrous and magical holiday called Christmas.
Here is my most played Christmas song this year. I thought I'd share it with you...
I mashed up two of my favorites that have very similar progression: "Winter Wonderland" and" Let It Snow".
I definitely tip my hat to Ray Charles' version of Winter Wonderland.
Easily one of my favorite versions...
Much Love friends,
Kris
12/20/2020: Patreon Song Of The Week!
(Post below from Patreon Page)
Hey friends,
Happy holidays! I apologize for my tardiness this week. I made the mistake of trying to produce this track in one day! :) lol... I called an audible and switched it up last minute. I spent the week working on another song that I thought was gonna be 'The Song Of The Week' and then on Friday I decided I wanted to put this song out instead.
I thought: 'It'll be a simple piano and vocal track. I'll have it finished in a couple of hours." And then... I added slide guitar, bass, strings, organ and then I dumped it to tape to add some extra juiciness... so, it took me a couple of days. but it's hot off of the press, and it's the newest song that I have written. I just wrote this last week... In fact it's the first song written on my 'new' baby grand piano.
That's right, I got myself a gorgeous new piano. (For free!) My wife saw it online and I recruited a couple of my best buddies. (Scooby, Brandon Miller, and Mikie Todd, the police officer in the 'Let Me Do My Thang' music video.') We all met up in north Omaha and worked our asses off just to put this mammoth of a machine in my living room. I've spent a few hours tuning it up and I'm having a ball playing it, so I gotta say thank you so much to my good friends! I even set up a little microphone so I can amplify my voice while I play the dang thang... :) I'm loving it.
'Forget About Life For A While'
Here it is: It all started with the lyric. 'What I wouldn't do to be able to sing so perfectly.' As a singer who's been trying to get peoples attention for over twenty years with a less than phenomenal voice it was just a thought that came to me as I opened up my mouth. Then it grew to what else would I want to do... well... I'd love to make you smile and forget about life for a while.
That's what music does to me, and I try to make that sentiment my main motivation as an entertainer/ musician. Music has been my escape ever since I was a teenager, who many times, felt out of place or less than...
So, thats where the song went.
Let's forget about this heavy/ fleeting life for a while and all of the worries and hurries that accompany it.
Then there's the ultimate 'tie it in a bow' fourth verse that reminds us that we're in a safe place to be whoever we want to be. I won't hurt you... please don't hurt me.
Let's come and go in peace friends...
One thing I've discovered throughout my travels is you find what you're looking for. If I come in peace and if I don't let things upset me it creates a calming effect for the people around me. The opposite works as well. If I'm agitated and hostile... well, people respond right back at me just like that.... It's true with my wife and family. It's true with the sound technician, the bartender, the cashier, the stranger on the street...
I couldn't even count how many times I've ran into a stranger who was having a bad day that later thanked me for forcing them to enjoy their evening. Whether it was through relentless encouragement from the microphone on stage, a corny joke, a 'hey you alright?', or even just a smile. Good vibes are always felt. They might fight them off in the moment, but eventually... Kindness is contagious, kindness is undeniable... kindness makes you forget about life for a while... :)
Happy Sunday and happy holidays.
With Love,
Kris Lager
2020 Christmas Ornaments Have SOLD OUT!!
Thank you friends :)
12.11.2020: Patreon Song Of The Week Posted:
"Tomorrow I'll Fly"
For those of you who don't know I am releasing a song every Friday afternoon on my Patreon page. Head over and take a listen. This week the song is 'Tomorrow I'll Fly'.
Here's the post that I wrote to go with the song:
Hey Friends,
I hope everyone had a good week. I'm doing well over here in south Omaha.... I'm spending a lot of time with the kiddos and playing a lot of music. The days are just flying by and I can't believe Christmas is almost here... It's crazy how fast it all goes.
I hope to be able to update 'The Patreon' page more in the future. I've been putting in a lot of time ironing out all of the wrinkles for our live streams (which are Mondays, Wednesdays, and the occasional Saturday on KLB's Facebook page). It's like learning a new language with the software and the hardware. Thank god for Youtube tutorials... The last stream was the easiest we've done yet so hopefully I'm getting the hang of it and things are smoothing out.
I'm looking forward to doing more 'Licks Of The Day' as well as a 'Behind The Music' video series' where I talk about what inspired some of my songs and where I was at personally when they came out. If you want me to feature a specific song or have any requests shoot me a message and I'll produce those songs first! I'm here for you... and of course I drop the videos on Patreon before anywhere else; so you get them first! Thanks for the love friends!
The Song Of The Week: 'Tomorrow I'll Fly'
This is a very special song for me for many reasons. It has stuck with me for about 14 years now. I started to write this in the 'green room/ backstage basement' at 'The Beachland Ballroom' in Cleveland Ohio sometime in 2007.
We were on one of our first extensive tours with Indigenous and I really felt like I was flying for the first time. After years of playing over 70 towns in and Nebraska alone we were branching out and it felt good. (Most people don't even know there are 70 towns in Nebraska) The only reason we know this is because in our old band house we had a map of Nebraska and every time we came home we put a pin in the map. When we moved out we had over 70 pins on that damn thing.
That night in particular in Cleveland was memorable for a few reasons: First of all The Beachland Ballroom is awesome and the room was fun to play; and also we have some great Cleveland friends we caught up with; and ALSO because I saw (a pretty much unknown band at the time) Deer Tick Play a show in the side room. They had a very small but attentive audience and they killed it. I was very impressed with the front man and singer, John J. McCauley
So, on top of all of that I also met and heard Patrick Sweany for the first time that as well that night. He opened up the show and I thought his style and songs were on point. A great mixture of Delta blues, folksy, groovy guitar driven Rock n Roll. After the show I told him you remind me of a little bit of The Black Keys and he said 'That's funny because Dan's a good friend of mine. We've played in bands together around Ohio and he actually just produced my new record." Then he gave me his Dan Auerbach produced CD 'Every Hour Is A Dollar Gone' and I fell in love with it. I wore that album out... To this day it is still one of my favorite records. I should go back and listen to it... It's been a while.
Fast forward to 2013 and my good friend and former bassist Brandon Miller took it upon himself to fly Patrick Sweany to my wedding in Eureka Springs, Arkansas where he played his song 'Frozen Lake' as my wife and I's first dance. I'll forever be grateful to Brandon for that wonderful memory. Love ya Brandon!
There's also a few other memories tied to this song. We did a video for it in 2009. Our friend Willie Dagmar shot, edited, and produced the video. It's on our Youtube channel check it out... It's probably Electric Stomps first released recording. (Electric Stomp is Jeremiah Weir on drums and me on guitar) We did the two piece thing after we left Indigenous in 2009. Mostly out of necessity due to the fact that it was just us left in the band during that period and times were lean...
I'll tell you the whole story someday... In the meantime I'm gonna keep on flying.
Hope you enjoy 'The Song of The Week'
Your Friend,
Kris Lager
Scooby & Kris' first Saturday Night Live Stream!
Join us Dec. 12th & 19th at 7pm Central Standard Time.
Patreon Song of The Week Posted!
Join now and hear a new track every Friday!
You can only hear it if you're a member.
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New Patreon Page is launched:
New song every Friday and Videos only released on the page.
Join NOW!! :)
www.patreon.com/krislager
A Giving Thanks Song:
What would I do without you!
This is one of the first songs I wrote for my wife about 10 years ago and it has stuck around ever since. I play it on the acoustic quite a bit... Andy Frasco, Shawn Eckels and I recorded a rendition on Andy Frasco & The UN's Half A Man recording and I think I'll put it out on an acoustic CD soon.
I love this little catching number and it reminds me of that young love that we once had and it keeps me thankful... :)
Happy Thanksgiving,
Kris Lager
Kris' Solo Live Stream from 11/23/2020
Kris' Solo Live Stream from 11/16/2020
A Fireside chat with Scooby Sha Bo Bo
from our upcoming show 'The Conduit'.
Pandemic Plans!!
'The Conduit'
The answer I have found is 'The Conduit'.
Someday, my dream is to open up a version of The Conduit to a live audience and have a public space for it, but for now it is our creative space where you can find us getting 'Plugged In & Turned On'. We'll be streaming live from our new creative space on most Monday and Wednesday nights.
During November we'll be doing live performances where we interact with our live stream audience between songs, take requests, and just play whatever may come to mind.
In December we will launch the official show called 'The Conduit'. It'll be a mix between live performances and pre-produced segments that will range from comedy skits, to interviews with fellow creatives, to wherever our creative muses may lead us. No rules, just having fun and being creative.
We hope to be able to entertain our friends while giving ourselves a creative outlet during these very interesting times.
Another idea for this concept is to shine a light on the midwestern artistic community. I want the whole experience to feel very Omaha & Midwestern centric. I want to bring in my friends and showcase their talents. I am very excited for this fun new chapter.
So, until I can see you again on the road. I'll see ya on the web...
Much Love and keep on celebrating life,
Kris Lager
First Full Band Live Stream from 'The Conduit'
First Solo Stream from 'The Conduit'
Wiley Hastings Guitar Co. interview w/ Kris:
Kris Lager Interview from tensixtysix on Vimeo.
A wonderful call for peace by:
Kris Lager Band featuring Adryon De Leon from Orgone on vocals:
Kris Rockin' all of the instruments:
2020 Mountain TOUR VIDEO:
Unreleased Track Recorded at Fervent Ameba Studios!
'Plugged In and Turned On' from KLB's 2019 Release: Spectrum
Kris Live (Solo Show- At The Jewell- Jan. 15th, 2020)
KLB Live in NYC at Paste Studios:
Kris Lager Band's - Love Songs & Life Lines CD
A signed copy of KLB's "Love Songs & Life Lines" CD mixed by Grammy Award Winner, Jim Gaines.
The recording is an emotional statement from an artist better known for jamming, looking at the bright side, and promoting a "celebrate life" mantra. Lager tackles challenges such as touring while being married with children, and dealing with the death
of his father, turning his emotions into memorable musical statements. "Love Songs & Life Lines" also taps into Lager's Americana side as he channels his love for people and music and explores topics such as purpose and mortality. The album was mixed by legendary producer Jim Gaines, known for his work with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, Steve Miller,
Van Morrison and others.
On Sale
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Kris Lager Signature 'Celebrate Life' Guitar Pick
The same guitar picks Kris uses. Check them out for yourself!
Live at The Bourbon Theatre CD
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Platte River Runaway CD
On Sale
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Swagadocious CD
KLB's new CD! SPECTRUM
Please show KLB some love and order our new CD! SPECTRUM.
The new release entitled Spectrum runs the gamut of styles and emotions. It's a mix of Funk, and feel good jams, Emotional statements, bluesy grooves, and heart tugging slow burners. Exactly what you've come to expect from your favorite band of jammin' hippies.
Recorded at world famous Catamount Recording in Cedar Falls, IA. Mixed by legendary producer, Jim Gaines. This is another much needed compact disc for your collection.