Kalai’s members grew up together. The bassist was influenced by his mom's love of music. Kalai started performing at the local bar Beach. The group used to sell their tapes out of their truck on campus.

The newest album from Kalai is the band's first album in five years. The group has just finished their newest project, and they are thinking of what is next to come.

submitted their single to B90.5 and a DJ took a liking to it. Now the group is a huge draw wherever they go.

Kalai knew that they had a real chance to become a headlining national act in 1999, after the band's first fan club was started by Liz Baca. The fan club started out small with just a handful of members, generally localized to the area around Oklahoma City, but the creation the group’s website by Debra Casas, along with the first real national marketing campaign, saw the membership to grow into the thousands.

The group has always had a good time in Washington, D.C. so they make sure to play there every year, even if they are not promoting anything. will play the old favorites and the new popular songs while tour. The band’s tour schedule and concert information is outlined on TheSeats.com, along with the latest Kalai tickets and seating charts available.