Slowdown Virginia was formed in Omaha in 1993 by Kasher with Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen, and Casey Caniglia after the dissolution of a previous band called The March Hares.

The bands released two albums, described as full of emotion and distortion,[5][6] before disbanding in 1998 as Kasher moved to Portland, Oregon, after getting married.

Studios in Omaha, using the stock room of the USA Baby store where Kasher worked as the band's practice space.

[7][9] Cursive added cellist Gretta Cohn for the next several releases and the band, and Kasher's writing, found critical success with 2003's The Ugly Organ,[10] a "gale force" of "personal indigence.

[13] Novena on a Nocturn touched on the same themes of Domestica, mainly ones of divorce and loss, and was noted in reviews for Kashers intense focus on his lyrics and personal storytelling.

As with Novena, the album was noted for its focus on melodies and lyrics, with Dan Ocean of Punk News describing the sound as "a slower paced Cursive with some electronica and an abundance of hooks.

[13] Kasher recruited Ryan Fox, Roger Lewis, and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney and released Album of the Year in 2004.

This time Kasher approached the Good Life with recording the album as a band, with all members contributing to the process of writing the songs.

His first solo album, The Game of Monogamy, was released to mixed reviews[18] on October 5, 2010, on Saddle Creek Records.

[19][20] Chris Parker from Alternative Press called the album "overture to middle age and the declining allure of the bars and hook-ups scene.

[29] In 2017, a feature film No Resolution — written and directed by Kasher starring Maura Kidwell and Layne Manzer — was released.