Steve Lamos

Steve Lamos started playing drums in 1994 at the age of 21, having spent much of his youth studying classical violin and jazz trumpet.

In 1996, he became a founding member and drummer of the indie-emo band American Football. American Football has been described as among the most influential emo bands of all time by Rolling Stone, Spin, New Music Express, The Guardian, Alternative Press, Pitchfork, and many others.  Their 1999 debut record, usually referenced as LP1, is especially beloved by fans, but their subsequent albums, LP2 (2016) and LP3 (2019), have also garnered critical acclaim.

Since 2014, Lamos has played shows with American Football all around the world: UK highlights during the last decade include the Reading and Leeds festivals, the Arctangent Festival, 2000 Trees, the Outbreak Festival, and a recent sold-out run across the UK celebrating the 25th anniversary of LP1.

Lamos' drumming is deeply influenced by various musicians, including Miles Davis, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams, Gillian Welch, Bill Frisell, k.d. lang, Tortoise, Danny Brown & JPEG Mafia, and many others. In addition to his work in American Football, Lamos has performed as a solo loop-based artist and with US pop artist Vidushi Goyal (AKA Mr. Knobs).

Lamos is also an Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he teaches writing courses and researches issues related to writing instruction and composing across genres. He has begun writing extensively about drumming rhythms and resonances across several academic publications, including College Composition and Communication, the CEA Critic, and Composition Studies.