The Life and Times is an American indie rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States, active since forming in 2002.
[2] Since August 2005, The Life and Times has played over 200 shows in support of their debut full-length release Suburban Hymns (DeSoto) on US tours In June 2006, they headlined a two-week tour of Spain in support of an eponymous split CD/10", both of which with urgent post-rockers from Barcelona, Nueva Vulcano (ex-Aina).
In October 2006 they headlined a successful Japanese tour in support of The Magician for Stiff Slack Records (Mercury Program, 31 Knots, Shiner, Mates of State), and then a US/Canadian excursion in November and December 2006.
Late summer 2007 the band began recording a new full-length in their own studio and in March 2008 they mixed it with Jason Livermore at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO.
It was announced on November 2, 2008, that the band had signed to the Portland, OR based label Arena Rock Recording Company,[3] with whom the band released their new studio album entitled Tragic Boogie.