Canasta | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | Baroque pop |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Broken Middle C, RWIM Chicago, Minty Fresh |
| Members | Matt Priest Elizabeth Lindau Jeremy Beckford Ryan Tracy Josh Lava Sam Koentopp |
| Past members | Brendan Byrnes John Cunningham Ben Imdieke David Jensen Sarah Kneebone Jeff Leverernz Angie Ma Kyle Mann Megan O'Connor Brian Palmieri Colin Sheaff Joshua Schnable Ian Wilson |
| Website | http://canastamusic.com/ |
Canasta is a Chicago, Illinois-based chamber pop sextet. Their most recent full-length album, The Fakeout, the Tease and the Breather, was released in May 2010 on the label RWIM Chicago. Prior releases include one EP, Find the Time, one full-length CD, We Were Set Up, and one remix album, We Were Mixed Up. Their song, "Slow Down Chicago", was used in the trailer for the film Diminished Capacity.