The Casket Lottery is a three-piece indie rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The band started in 1997 after Nathan Ellis spent time on the road with Coalesce. He and Stacy Hilt struck up an instant friendship and love for music beyond the hardcore and metal roots of Coalesce. After leaving Coalesce in the fall of 1997, Ellis assumed bass duties, filling the hole left by Stacy’s departure. A chance meeting at a local benefit show reunited Nathan and Stacy once again, at which time he presented Stacy with the basement tracks that would end up on the Diver cassette and Dot,Dot. They found a perfect complement to their musical background in a then 15 year old drumming phenom Nathan (Jr.) Richardson.
The band has toured across the United States numerous times (with Reflector, Small Brown Bike, Rocky Votolato, Proudentall, and Limbeck among others), and has released a healthy number of records. The band is currently (as of mid-2006) on hiatus, as singer Nathan Ellis works on a record and plays shows with his new bands Jackie Carol and Able Baker Fox, and drummer Nathan «Junior» Richardson joined Appleseed Cast, completing several tours as well as recording on their album «Peregrine.» He has subsequently quit The Appleseed Cast. Both Nathans are members of the reformed Coalesce. The band recently re-united as special guest at Coalesce show in their hometown.
Members
Nathan Ellis (Guitar, Vocals)
Stacy Hilt (Bass, Vocals)
Nathan Richardson (Drums)
Brent Windler (Guitar, Vocals)
Nick Siegal (Keys, vocals)
EPs and split records
The Diver:Cassette Demo – 1998
Dot Dot Dash Something Or Other Dot EP – 1999 on Status Records
The Casket Lottery/Reflector Split – 1999 on Undecided Records
The Casket Lottery/Waxwing Split – 2000 on Second Nature Recordings
Lost at Sea 7» – 2000 on Status Records
Blessed/Cursed EP – 2000 on Second Nature Recordings
The Casket Lottery/Small Brown Bike Split – 2002 on Second Nature Recordings
The Casket Lottery/Hot Water Music Split – 2002 on Second Nature Recordings
Smoke and Mirrors EP – 2003 on Second Nature Recordings
Full Albums
Choose Bronze – 1999 on Second Nature Recordings
Moving Mountains – 2000 on Second Nature Recordings
Survival Is For Cowards – 2002 on Second Nature Recordings
Possiblies and Maybes – 2003 on Second Nature Recordings
