Saturday, April 26th 7pm
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA!
Join Poi Rogers in celebrating the upcoming release of their debut album and witness the harmoniously humorous handsomeness of Mood Indigo!
Mood Indigo took Los Angeles by storm when they formed in the 1980s, playing the city’s most sophisticated nightspots, entertaining at Hollywood stars’ parties and appearing in the movies. The group’s enthusiastic following basked in the cosmic chemistry of three distinct characters: master of bass and time David Jackson, whimsical virtuoso John Reynolds, and bandleader and crooner Casey MacGill.
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Co-sponsored by Fiddling Cricket
Somewhere in-between the tropical lounges of 1930s Los Angeles and the honky tonk beer joints of rural 1950s California, you'll find Poi Rogers. Hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, the duo performs original and vintage American roots music, Hawaiian steel guitar and country & western swing.
Poi Rogers features Gerard Egan doubling on acoustic guitar and his 1954 Fender triple neck steel guitar with Carolyn Sills on standup bass, their timeless harmonies anchoring the show. The two won a 2024 Ameripolitan Award in Austin, TX, with their other group, The Carolyn Sills Combo, and are both inductees into the Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame. Their debut album, Twilight Blues, is due out in June of 2025.
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Gerard and Carolyn’s five piece band, The Carolyn Sills Combo, won the 2024 Ameripolitan Award for WESTERN SWING GROUP! They were honored to accept the award at the legendary Moody Theater in Austin, TX. Visit www.carolynsills.com for more details!
Carolyn wins The Academy of Western Artists’ Western Swing Female Award… a big thanks to all who voted!
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"Bassist Carolyn Sills and her guitarist husband, Gerard Egan - Santa Cruz's Les Paul and Mary Ford - crank out good stories, catchy love songs and creative chord progressions that will take listeners back to vibes of the post-World-War-II era. Carolyn is the real deal of throwback country music.” - Good Times Magazine
“Sills' songs, written and produced with Gerard Egan, are an homage to jukebox Americana—tasty twang reminiscent of Merle Travis and Patsy Cline." - Monterey County NOW
“… last week I spent Thursday night at The Side Door watching the duet Poi Rogers from Santa Cruz. This talented couple provided a sundown infused with their rare mix of cowboy campfire rhythms and blazing tiki bar tenderness. The audience absolutely loved it.” - Scott Thomas Anderson, Sacramento News & Review
“After a long day working on the ranch, I like to kick back with a cold one in the hammock and Poi Rogers on the hi-fi.” -Lucas McCain
