Chrissie Olstad
Voice, Guitar, Hair
Chrissie is a passionate performer who truly enjoys entertaining people with a playful energy. Her expressions are animated, vocals versatile, and hair flaming red! She's soulful, bad ass, intense, fun loving and obviously glad to be here for the party!!
Before The Gingers, Chrissie has been part of original, recording and cover projects as vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and sometimes drummer including Illicit, Who’s Ginger!?, Gena’s Bouquet (self released CD Petal Faster) Red Pop, The Bluzers, HAG. Currently, Chrissie is also performs with Foo La La & Chrissie & Doug Duo.
When Chrissie is not on stage, she’s managing band business, training dogs & bouncing around various creative projects.
Debbie Cielen
Lead & Slide Guitar, Vocals, Antics
Debbie has performed in original and cover projects laying down rhythm and lead for many genres including punk, rock, funk, industrial, pop and blues. Experienced on both acoustic and electric, she has a penchant for punk or anything where she get's to play slide.
She's recorded and released product on every medium from vinyl to digital. Band history includes Bitch, The End, Illicit, Uncle Bob and the Bluzers, the Barbie Army, Who's Ginger!?, Gena's Bouquet, and RASH (Delinquent Records). In 2008, she and Chrissie formed HAG - now The Gingers. Currently she also performs with Foo La La.
Debbie is also known for her jokes and antics, best not discussed publicly.
Kerri Jane
Bass, Vocals, Phat-Bottom Girl
Kerri is an ultra-cool, free-spirited, butt-kicking wild woman. She captivates the audience with her absolute dynamism, roaring thunder, and bad-ass boots. Her smile is as contagious as her energy is endless.
Some of Kerri's past projects include: Hot Heels, Lyla Stone, The Fabulous Janes, and Libido Funk Circus. She currently also performs with Gone Country.
Kerri keeps us all anxiously awaiting her next rockin' fashion runway surprise.
Emi Fukuda
Keys, Guitar, Vocals, Flute, Jeopardy
Emi began playing the flute and guitar at an early age, then drawn to the bass years later became a committed player. Her bass prowess has earned her participation with multiple Chicago projects of past and present, including Little Red and the Hoods, Kites, The Ready Freddies, Letters to Lillian, Diva Kai. It was in the band Skirt Steak where she picked up a synth to help fill out the sound.
Emi became a huge fan of The Gingers after meeting them at a gig. She learned they wanted to add a keys / guitar player, and promptly added keys to her rig and learned their set. She currently also performs with Foo La La.
Emi shines with her versatility and ability to provide the grooviest cohesion possible.... and she'll beat you at Jeopardy!
Liz Ele
Drums, Vocals
Liz formed her first band at age 10, with epic dreams of rock and roll glory. Her first instrument was guitar, but it wasn't long before she fell in love with the drums and convinced her parents to buy her first kit.
Liz is usually playing with multiple music projects concurrently, late nights and flashy lights are her natural habitat. She's best known around town for her drumming with Chicago bands Skirt Steak, The Ready Freddies, Foo La La and Arsenal Road, but she also takes the stage once in a while to provide gutsy lead vocals for local math punk band The Sentinels.
Liz has been a fan of The Gingers for years. While she's the newest member in the band she's no noob, as her nerdy guild mates will tell you in between raiding online dungeons.