Singer/songwriter Lucas Rogerson and his trio (featuring Caleb DeGroot and Drew Moore) will be performing two intimate and exclusive concerts in September to promote his newest album Kaleidoscope.
Released on July 1, through Mapletone Records, Kaleidoscope is a collection of songs penned by the artist in a completely new way.
“Kaleidoscope was written and recorded in a very different way from anything I’ve done up to this point.” says Rogerson. “Caleb, Drew and I would get together in my studio for a couple of hours each week, I would have nothing prepared, except for maybe a guitar riff or something, and we would just come up with the song on the spot.
“If it felt good, we cut it. It was very much a ‘feeling’ thing of musicians getting together and capturing a spark. After that I would write the lyrics and build from there.”
Rogerson, who has been performing and touring since an early age and is co-founder of the popular Settlers Creek Band, has reached national recognition through the CBC with several of his songs from his Streetlights album, released in 2013.
Kaleidoscope takes things in a slightly different direction with a more pop/rock and blues influence. Songs like Who Do You Think You Are hint at a Jimi Hendrix vibe, while the slow blues of Just You and I and Someday reach back to early Ray Charles, says Rogerson.
“I’ve always loved pop music and blues! I just haven’t really had the vehicle to display it. Now I do.”
Rogerson and his trio will be performing at the Norgan Theatre in Palmerston Sept. 7, 519-343-3640. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to support the Norgan Theatre; and
Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for those 16 and under and can be purchased online at lucasrogerson.com, at either theatre box office or by calling the Mapletone box office at 519-993-8353.
