LOST AND FOUND is a band (albeit a small band of just two people) that has been travelling around the world and performing their original music since they were in high school (or skipping it) together. They started out travelling by bicycles (riding 8,500 miles around the USA one year) and playing wherever they were welcomed. Often, they were welcomed at churches, camps, colleges and schools. And so, these are the kinds of places they still perform.
Their music is a blend of punk and folk: it is the people's music. It's organic, energetic, creative, simple, catchy and unique. Their lyrics are friendly, insightful, encouraging, hopeful and questioning. Their work is informed by their faith--but it would be incorrect, even unfair, to label them a "Christian Band." That is, this label, which some have tried to attach to LOST AND FOUND, is far too limiting and it conjures up certain images--both positive and negative--among the uninformed, those who might be inclined to jump to conclusions before they get to know LOST AND FOUND.
Really, LOST AND FOUND is just friendly and interactive in the shows--all are welcome and included. Yes, many of their songs are informed by faith, and people of faith find their songs expressive; but here is something that surpirses those who have heard that LOST AND FOUND is a "Christian Band:" those who are not part of any particular faith community also find the songs of LOST AND FOUND expressive, genuine, meanigful, hopeful and sometimes funny.
They are one of the most uniqe bands touring today in any genre of music. In 2000, they were awarded a Grand Prize in the John Lennon International Song Writing contest for their song, "Lions." They perform about 150 days a year while steadfastly avoiding the musical-industrial complex and the industry in general. They guard their independence and view it as a good thing not to be encumbered by a major record label. So, you won't hear them on the radio or find their CDs at Wal-Mart or Target. But you can find them on iTunes, or, even better, at a local auditorium in a town near you soon. Come and see them in concert and then consider how you would describe them.
