Chris Schutz and the Tourists

Songwriter and lead singer Chris Schutz grew up haunting the blues dives and biker bars of Kansas City, MO. As a member of rock group K-Floor, he shared the stage with artists such as James Brown, Johhny Winter, John Mayall, and Bob Weir, toured extensively, worked with producer Shelley Yakkus (John Lennon, Tom Petty, Don Henley) and released several albums for the Treasure label. Schutz formed the Tourists in 2005 with a who's-who of Philly musicians- songwriter Steph Hayes (Good Problems, Slo-Mo, Stargazer Lily, Cory) Jay Davidson (Steve Winwood, Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt) Chris Maute (Gravy, Solid) Erik Johnson (Huffamoose, The Fractals) and Eric Hoyer.
"The Tourists are a vehicle for stories. I want to talk about the people that haunt the train stations and laudromats, the characters of my childhood years- of lives lived under the radar, under the rainbow. I also aim to tell my own story; of all the strange and absurdly beautiful folks I've met and things I've seen along the way; to use music as a mirror, a candle and a knife"
- Chris Schutz