Welcome to the official Canasta store, where CDs and t-shirts can be purchased directly from the band. Below you will find a list of available items, info on ordering, payment and shipping, and finally a list of local and online music retailers who carry our music. Thanks for shopping!
We Were Set Up - $10
This is Canasta’s first full-length album and included among the thirteen tracks
are live favorites such as “Microphone Song”, “Shadowcat”, ”An
Apology” and “Sympathetic Vibrations”, new songs like “Firenze”,
“Impostors”, and “Heads Hurt Better”, plus re-recorded versions of the
classics “Slow Down Chicago” and “Just a Star” (which features guest
vocals by Edith Frost). To preview it, use the music player in the sidebar or visit our audio page.
NEW DESIGN - $13
The Canasta t-shirt is finally back! Available now in two classic color schemes: Salmon on Burgundy for the ladies and Blue on Asphalt for the gents. Please note: these are American Apparel brand shirts, so the sizes run a bit small.
Available colors and sizes:
Women’s Salmon on Burgundy - XL
Men’s Blue on Asphalt - S, M
Find the Time - SOLD OUT
This is Canasta’s debut EP, which features four original tracks plus a unique arrangement
of Kraftwerk's “The Model”. Now available as a FREE on-line album. Please visit our audio page to download the tracks.
FREEZE-TAG: A Compilation Benefiting Chicago’s Rainbow House
- $10
As the name implies, the proceeds from the sales of this compilation are used to help Chicago's
Rainbow House, a non-profit, domestic violence
prevention organization. The winter/holiday-themed collection includes the first track Canasta
ever recorded: a haunting waltz entitled “Rescue by Christmas” (mp3
excerpt). It also features music by Office, Midstates, The North Atlantic, Eric
Ziegenhagen, La Makita Soma and fourteen other talented artists.
Logo/Piano T-Shirt
Canasta's first t-shirt! It’s came in three exciting color combos and was boldly emblazoned with our logo and an old-timey parlor piano. We’re all out right now, but we have new shirts avaiable above.
Available colors and sizes:
Brown on Creme - SOLD OUT
Navy on Baby Blue - SOLD OUT
Black on Heather - SOLD OUT
To order any of the above items, please send a list of what you’d like (including quantities, sizes and colors, if applicable), along with your shipping address and contact info, to .
Pricing for shipping within the U.S. is as follows:
Shipping for any single item is $2.
For each additional item after that, shipping is just $1 per item.
We will also gladly ship overseas; just send us an e-mail to the above address and
we’ll be happy to give you a pricing quote.
You can then pay one of two ways:
- Make a check, money order or cashier’s check payable
to Canasta and send it to the following address:
Canasta
3343 N. Hoyne Ave. Apt. #1
Chicago, IL 60618
- Or, if you’d prefer, you may pay using our PayPal address: orders@canastamusic.com.
Either way, we’ll ship your merchandise as soon as we receive payment.
You can also find our CDs for sale at the following locations:
- B-Side Records - 436 State St. (Madison, WI)
- Dr. Wax - 1615 Sherman Ave. (Evanston, IL)
- The Exclusive Company - 5026 S. 74th St. (Greenfield, WI)
- Groovin’ High - 1047 W Belmont Ave. (Chicago, IL)
- Hard Boiled Records & Video - 2008 W. Roscoe St. (Chicago, IL)
- Laurie’s Planet of Sound - 4639 N. Lincoln Ave. (Chicago, IL)
- Reckless Records - 3157 N. Broadway Ave. (Chicago, IL)
- Reckless Records - 1532 N. Milwaukee Ave. (Chicago, IL)
- Record Emporium - 3346 N. Paulina (Chicago, IL)
- Val’s Halla Records - 239 W. Harrison St. (Oak Park, IL)
And in cyberspace at:

