Artist description Rock pop and roll, loud or quiet, long or short

Music Style guitar-based, singer-songwriter

Musical Influences Bob Dylan, Neil Young, PJ Harvey, Syd Barrett, Ray Davies, Townes Van Zandt, Fred Neil

Similar Artists Bill Fox, Warn Defever, Jay Farrar, Simon Joyner

Artist History Singer-songwriter driven indie rock/folk/pop. Thomas Comerford started Kaspar Hauser as a 4-track recording project while living in Iowa City, IA in 1999. In August of that year, Tom moved to Chicago, released a collection of recordings on cdr, and began to play shows around town with newfound member, guitarist/engineer Kris Poulin and various drummers. The Tin Can Gong LP appeared in 2002, featuring garagey numbers alongside the spare acoustic ones. Kaspar, with a revamped lineup featuring Johnathan Crawford (Grey Ghost, Head of Femur), Kent Lambert (roommate) and Jon Durlam, has been playing out in Chicago at least once a month. New 7" on Roostercow records OUT NOW! Never-ending recording session in progress.

Group Members Thomas Comerford--guitars, vocals, harmonica, percussion, songwriting; Johnathan Crawford--drum kit, percussion; Jon Durlam--bass, guitars; Kent Lambert--keyboards, electronics; Contributors have included: Ben Armstrong--keyboards; Kris Malcolm Poulin--electric guitar, engineering; Sterling Ruby--drums, percussion; Paul Sargent--guitars; Michael Annus--drum kit, percussion; Steve Kiraly--drums; Mom--banjo.

Instruments guitars, drums, percussion, banjo, keyboards

Albums 4-Time Winner b/w Western 7" [$4 ppd]; The Tin Can Gong LP on CD[$10 postpaid]; Birds' Eyes b/w Glazed 7" [sold out]

Press Reviews "Down-home rock at its finest." --Joseph Kyle, Mundanesounds.com "Out-of-tune guitars, fanciful, evocative lyrics, and a heartfelt vocal delivery make this an interesting album--an album that takes you back to a time when music could be intentionally coarse and loose ... There's acoustic music, garage band vibe, and campfire improv, all combined to spiral away from the center and create a dreamy, yet forceful house of mirrors." --Dave Weil, KindaMuzik, www.kindamuzik.com (on The Tin Can Gong) "Spooky spare lo fi sensitive creep music that's easy to be enchanted by." --Roctober (on The Tin Can Gong)

Location Chicago, Illinois - USA

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