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A Cast of Thousands is a quartet from "History's Hometown", Auburn, New York. For better or worse their songs are about contemporary life on the margins. They are loyal to their geographic, social, and political realities and create collagist portraits and landscapes that elevate everyday life. Their songs have been described as "barnstormers", "simple stabs at precious pop", with a "rough-n-ready sonic immediacy."  They've released four albums - "A Cast of Thousands", "Aqua Fur", "Alone in the Crowd" and most recently a live album entitled "Sub Rosa". Jack Rabid from The Big Takeover described their Alone in the Crowd" release "as organic and free of fatteners as a Portlandia free-range chicken, 'Alone' is good and plenty."

Teenager hails from Auburn, NY, the city of tattoo parlors and drug stores. The five-member band performs original rock music with tinges of punk, psychedelic and alt-country. Teenager formed in 1998 for one short-lived summer month when the band hosted a weekly open mic night at a local bar. It was a period marked by intense creativity and a sense of purpose. In January 2007, the band reformed with three of its original members and songwriters—lead guitarist Donny Alger, rhythm guitarist Teddy Curry, and bassist Taylor Price. They were joined by Beth Beer on drums and Theresa Walsh on keyboards, accordion and concertina. Members of the band also play in A Cast of Thousands and Honky Tonk Hindooz.

American Singer-Songwriter, Amanda Rogers, hails from upstate NY where the rustbelt of industry past meets idyllic landscapes. The collision between these two worlds, one of metal and concrete and the other of mud and verdure, was the precise place her sound was forged. A pragmatic daydreaming teenager in the late-nineties, her earliest recordings illustrates this contradiction perfectly as she musically and aesthetically merged classical and punk. Those early albums, released through Brooklyn-based punk/hardcore label Immigrant Sun Records, were often labeled as "lo-fi bedroom ambience" and "chamber-pop”. Her music evolved as she expanded on her musical experiences while touring with indie-rock and hardcore bands, joining a pop-rock outfit, and later touring as part of a grunge-folk-pop duo. Now with 13 solo albums, and 2 SAMMY awards for “Best Singer-Songwriter” (2018/2020), her sound vacillates between "gritty blues and folk pop" and is described as being” “intimate, intense, and expressive.” Her live performances are described as "raw and emotional", "haunting", "quirky and delicate as well as powerfully moving.” 

"An accomplished and versatile songwriter and pianist, timid when she takes the stage, her first fragile notes transform into clear soul-resonating melodies".

"Regardless of whether you encounter her live in concert or listen to her recorded songs, Amanda Rogers just may restore your faith in Singer-Songwriters."

"Quiet and somber melodies with introspective lyrics and ethereal instrumentals create an exciting dynamic that Rogers excels at. One can see why she brings audiences to a still awareness and complete hush, as she dazzles the listeners who give her their full attention." 

Amanda has garnered comparisons to contemporaries such as Tom Waits, Heather Nova, Tori Amos, Carole King, Glen Hansard, Joanna Newsome, Suzanna Vega, Kate Bush, Counting Crows, Elton John, Beatles, Fiona Apple, Feist, Damian Rice, and Elliott Smith.

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Amanda is a Yamaha Performing Artist




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