Captain Klas

DESERT ROCK & GOTH COUNTRY

Originally from Stockholm Sweden, Klas Åhman first moved to New Mexico in 2005 and has since then continuously toured Europe and USA with his twin brother as Secret Circus. Klas gained his “Captain” title as a nickname from bands and musicians he toured with and produced audio and video for. Post-COVID Captain Klas has bought a small ranch in the hills of La Luz NM to park his tour bus on and live with his family between tours.

In 2019 “Captain Klas” started featuring as “Captain Klas & Family” after Klas found his wife Audrey’s old mandolin in their storage unit. That’s when Klas first found out Audrey grew up in a family band, and really knew how to play her mandolin, AND the guitar, AND she sings like an angel… For some reason she had been shy to share this information in the couple of years they’d been together. After very little pressure, Audrey agreed to join the new family band as the couple’s main career.

It doesn’t matter in what constellation you see Captain Klas, the show is sure to be eclectic and genuine. Captain Klas often combines traditional styles and genres, creating new bastard genres like; Western Goth, Doom Jazz, Gangster Folk, Pagan Country, etc, and engages the audience with an ever changing bombastic live show full of compelling story telling and in-the-moment jams. Captain Klas is widely known for his thought provoking lyrical content, unique finger picking technique, big live sound, dark and ambiguous humor, and Rock-star looks.