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About Me

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A friend made the video, we made the song, take a look..

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...AND CHECK OUT SXSW VIDEO ON

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...KAISERCARTEL APPEARING AT MONOLITH FESTIVAL SPETEMBER 13th

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...KAISERCARTEL APPEARING AT MONOLITH FESTIVAL SPETEMBER 13th

The dynamic duo of Courtney Kaiser and Benjamin Cartel, KaiserCartel formed when the two Brooklyn based musicians joined forces to tour the country the summer of 2004. They have been touring nationally to a growing audience ever since as well as opened up for national touring acts in NYC such as Joe Pernice, Martha Wainwright, and Morris Tepper of Captain Beefheart."Eclectic, infectious music" are the words Benjamin uses to describe their low-tech, song driven style. "We want people to feel like a fly on the wall in our living room." says Courtney.KaiserCartel's earthy blend of folk-rock and pop will make you laugh, cry, sing along, and want to hold hands with the stranger next to you. Warm up by the fire with KaiserCartel

My Interests

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Member Since: 7/31/2005
Band Website: kaisercartel.com
Band Members: Courtney Kaiser (vocals, guitar, xylophone, keys) Benjamin Cartel (vocals, guitar, drums, xylophone)
Influences: T-Rex, My Bloody Valentine, Evan Dando, The Replacements, Bjork, Sinead O'Connor, Stina Nordenstam, Lisa Germano, oh the list goes on...even more these are the bands we always love
Record Label: Bluhammock
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"Okay" on in Paste Magazine!

One more great thing....our song "Okay" is .. Magazine's compilation this month which you get when you purchase the magazine. It is issue 42 and on track 13. This is totally awesome. We had no idea a...
Posted by KaiserCartel on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:07:00 PST

So many things to blog about!

So much to blog about! First off, our cd release show is set for Manhattan at Joe's Pub on June 10th at 7pm. You will want to buy tickets in advance and reserve a table for yourselves as well. We wi...
Posted by KaiserCartel on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:06:00 PST

Peeps, colds, and puddle jumping - The First 4 Days in the Northwest

PORTLAND, OR - The Towne LoungeOur first show of the tour was at lil’ joint in Portland called the Town Lounge. We played with our tour partner Rachel Robinson and a soloist from New Zealand cal...
Posted by KaiserCartel on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:57:00 PST

West Coast Tour Diary: DAY 1

We spent much of our day driving down from Seattle to Portland. I think we passed Mt St. Helens on the way. The Mountain had snow on the top of it, and was very cool to see. We were glad that the snow...
Posted by KaiserCartel on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:41:00 PST

SXSW

We had a great time at SXSW. It was a bit of a whirlwind. We took the early flight out of NYC at 5:40am...yes musicians up at that hour is a crime! But it was actually nice because there was no one ...
Posted by KaiserCartel on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:41:00 PST

Summer 2007 -The Breakthru Tour - USA

July 7, 2007 7:30 PM Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, CAWe played a packed house, but audience was incredibly quiet in spite of it. Does Hotel Cafe hires professional shhh-ers? Do they pay people to 'shhh'...
Posted by KaiserCartel on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:18:00 PST

Minneapolis is March

Our first day in Minneapolis was a whirlwind of activity. We had practice with a guest electric guitarist, a sound-check at Varsity Theater, a coffee break, an early, all-ages show, then off to an app...
Posted by KaiserCartel on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:50:00 PST

Journey to the center of the USA.

Courtney and I started driving out of Brooklyn at 5:30pm on Wednesday March 29th. After a 2 hour long traffic jam, we were out of the NY/ NJ area. We drove, and, drove, and drove until we hit the outs...
Posted by KaiserCartel on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:49:00 PST

People have been asking about my Sicily trip...

My friend Yuka Honda and new friend Petra Haden started working on a new project together and were asked to perform in Catania, Sicily. I have worked with Yuka a few times and really love all the musi...
Posted by KaiserCartel on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:44:00 PST

I never thought I would feel so free...

KaiserCartel Performance DiaryTWO SUMMER SHOWS FROM 2006 - The Good and The Bad.08/10/2006 10:00 PM - Upper Room There was a hush in the room. As we played we held the audience's attention from start...
Posted by KaiserCartel on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:23:00 PST