The Last Known Whereabouts

The Last Known Whereabouts are a bluegrass band out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founding members Aaron Hagenson (guitar, vocals) and Jake Stroup (mandolin, vocals) met in 2002 while students at St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges, in Northfield, MN, when both were asked to join the same fledgling cover band. The band, Pigs in a Pen, underwent several lineup changes in the next four years as members graduated or moved away, and Aaron Cross (fiddle) and Carl Haskins (bass), also recruited from Carleton and St. Olaf, joined to replace the missing members.

Founding members Aaron Hagenson (guitar, vocals) and Jake Stroup (mandolin, vocals) met in 2002 while students at St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges, in Northfield, MN, when both were asked to join the same fledgling cover band. The band, Pigs in a Pen, underwent several lineup changes in the next four years as members graduated or moved away, and Aaron Cross (fiddle) and Carl Haskins (bass), also recruited from Carleton and St. Olaf, joined to replace the missing members.

With the current lineup in place, the band's focus gradually moved away from covers and toward original pieces. The band adopted the name The Last Known Whereabouts in 2006 to reflect their new sound. In the style of contemporary americana bands, The Last Known Whereabouts play bluegrass that draws on rock n roll, indie, and old country. They play regularly in the Twin Cities area, and though they play mostly original material, are known for closing with one of several unusual novelty covers. The Last Known Whereabouts distributed a self-titled demo in 2006, and released a full-length album, Reaching Out for History, in January 2008.

Show and album information is available on the band's myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/lkwhereabouts.