Zach Phillips has been in the Kansas City music scene for 25 years, first with the Gadjits and later the Architects. As Lone Stranger he plays everything himself, a loped-out mix of ska, dub, reggae and hip hop.

Along the way he has recorded with Tim Armstrong of Rancid and Gilby Clarke of Guns N’ Roses, signed deals with Epitaph and RCA, and toured North America with the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Rancid, the Skatalites, the Slackers and Reel Big Fish. His album Introducing… The Lone Stranger came out in February 2025.