Ted Wulfers is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Born and raised in the Chicago-land area, he splits his time between Chicago and Los Angeles but calls the road his home. He is the leader of the Ted Wulfers Band and also performs solo acoustic. As a rootsy rocker, his combination of Heartland rock, Stadium pop, Stonesy swagger, California cool and Texas twang has earned him comparisons to Tom Petty, Wilco, The Foo Fighters, Chris Isaak, Dierks Bentley, Kid Rock, Kings of Leon, Lyle Lovett and The Wallflowers. His ability as a performer to connect with listeners keeps him busy for 50-200 shows a year.

With their songs of traintracks and setbacks, leaving and longing, the Lost Cartographers fit well into Chicago’s always vibrant alt.country and Americana scene. But check out one of their shows and you’ll discover a sound that lives in the margins of half a dozen genres, from the melancholy beauty of “Metronome” and “Killing Time in Nashville” to the hillbilly stomp of “Goodbye Ohio” (on which drummer Jason Haaheim plays a metal washtub), and from the retro folk-rock of “Walk On” to the the feedback-soaked psychedelia of “Golden Record.”