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Nathan Rogers with Dale Brown:
Nathan Rogers with Dale Brown
Saturday October 22nd, 8:00pm ...
8:00pm
$10
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Nathan Rogers with Dale Brown
Saturday October 22nd, 8:00pm Tickets $10
He’s the son of the late, great Stan Rogers and he sounds like his old man and his uncle, Garnet. He likes to sing story songs and rugged ballads, just as his dad did and his uncle does. But make no mistake; Nathan Rogers is his own man. At 25, the Winnipeg-based singer/songwriter has faced enough in his life to be able to approach both his music and his songwriting with tenacity that comes from within. The genetic traits help, certainly, but this new album, True Stories, is all Nathan — a rollicking yet earnest outing that encompasses keening arrangements, quiet reflection and angry anti-consumer rants all at once. If anything, some fans will be drawn to this music by the family connection. They’ll stay because of songs such as Hibbing, a wistful ode to Bob Dylan’s hometown; The Ballad of William and John Gibson, a fiddle-propelled reel about alien abduction in the Prairies; or the visceral power of Kill Your TV, an angry observational anthem for Nathan’s generation (which is that of the G7 Welcoming Committee and of riots in Quebec City). As Rogers grows and develops as a writer and performer, he will move men and women to tears with his sound and his conviction. That will be a true story, too
The Dancing Bean Café 9752 Willow St. Chemainus
Vancouver Island’s Most Intimate Live Music Venue
Licensed Bistro 246.5050
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