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New Music Release Concert: Russ Rosen Band, Ezra Kwizera

Sun. April 22nd 2012 Backstage Lounge Vancouver BC $8

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New Music Release Concert: Russ Rosen Band, Ezra Kwizera

Russ Rosen, a veteran singer-songwriter who is no stranger to music venues of li...
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Sun. April 22nd 2012 + Add to Calendar Backstage Lounge (No Minors)
7:30pm - 12:30am  Doors at: 7:00pm $8.00

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Russ Rosen Band
Ezra Kwizera

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Russ Rosen, a veteran singer-songwriter who is no stranger to music venues of literally every sort - from African stadiums, to Canadian eastcoast pubs, to Olympic stages, Parisien cafés, to North American festivals and concerts. Over the last 27 years he has played in nations as far-flung as Greece, France, Rwanda, southeast Asia, Israel, Germany, the US and in every corner of Canada. His is music with mission whether it is to bring hope to the survivors of the Rwandan genocide, or to inspire a crowd of young people, or to sing peace over the warring landscape of the Middle East, or to erupt celebration on the streets of his own city for hundreds of thousands of onlookers. 

Russ’s soulful music is a unique sort - at one moment drawing an audience to a compelling story of history or faith, in the next stirring a crowd into a partying frenzy. His seasoned song-crafting is an eclectic force that seems to rise spontaneously from his native soil extracting flavours like fellow Canadian artists Feist, Arcade Fire, Stan Rogers, Joni Mitchell and Bruce Cockburn and adding a fiery vocal performance akin to Americans Dave Matthews or Bruce Springsteen. His passionate lyrics and driving rhythms make for a fascinating musical odyssey - melodies and narrative journeying through a broad landscape that most audiences are inexplicably drawn to. 

Russ’s newest recording “Waiting for Abraham” a more acoustic take on his music than his previous “Oil” album, still has some of the same folky-celtic-rock energy now spiced with the idiosyncratic keyboard innovations of Brett Zeigler.

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Backstage Lounge
1585 Johnston Street

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New Music Release Concert: Russ Rosen Band, Ezra Kwizera @ Backstage Lounge Apr 22 2012 - Dec 26th @ Backstage Lounge

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