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Bess Rogers

Decisions Based on Information on I-tunes!

About Me


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"Music is a healer of ills, souls and broken hearts and occasionally a voice or artist can come around that completely throws a spanner in the works of the accepted status quo and brings the entire industry to their way of thinking.... Bess Rogers could well be the next on the list." www.subba-cultcha.com
"The music of Bess Rogers is a carnival of sound, filled with thought, information, adventure. It is clear that this Brooklyn resident has done her homework and clearly made the right decisions. Even though her debut album took two years to complete, you quickly get the feeling that is only the begin for Bess Rogers." - What To Wear During an Orange Alert
"Decisions Based on Information finds Brooklyn-based Rogers not only testing her vocal capacity from track to track, but also using every instrument you might find in a music conservatory....Decisions is a stunningly adventurous debut that unravels itself a little more upon each listening." - Alyssa Rashbaum, Rebel Spirit Music.com.com
"You want to hear more, even if you're not sure why. This is intimacy at its finest, where every listen is you own private show." pensatos.com
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/3/2004
Band Website: BessRogers.com
Influences:

Drawing Number One Productions Dan Romer produced my record and this is where he can be found. Please go here if you are interested in booking him for your next sweet sixteen or bar-mitzvah.

Once More with Feeling : a podcast featuring Andrew Futral (The Age of Rockets), Jenny Owen Youngs, and myself. God bless the internet.

The Age of Rockets : I'm in this band and we make synth/orchestral/pop music that will make your heart bleed a liquefied version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Ingrid Michaelson : I make lots of sound come out of a guitar with this maker of American popular music!.

Jenny Owen Youngs : You might also find me playing guitar with this swash-buckling sea-lady.

Partners in crime:
Allie Moss
Brian Quinn
Cara Beth Satalino
Chris Garneau
Chris Kuffner
The Entertainment Resistance
The Feverfew
Fireflies
The Folk Song Revival
Funny Energy
Gregory and The Hawk
Ingrid Michaelson
jenny o.
Jenny Owen Youngs
Jonny Cigar
Jungli
Kiss Kiss
The Mercenary Rhymes
Paper and Sand
The Please Dept
Polly Amorous
The Robot Explosion
Saul
Shira
The Woes

Sounds Like: I like music.

Andrew Bird
Arcade Fire
The Beach Boys
Belle and Sebastien
Bjork
David Bowie
Elliot Smith
Erik Satie
Fiona Apple
Jeff Buckly
Jeremy Enigk
John Brion
Kate Bush
Liz Phair
Lou Reed
Modest Mouse
Neil Young
Patti Smith
Randy Newman
R.E.M.
Robert Johnson
The Shins
Sufjan Stevens
Wilco
XTC
The Zombies

Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

2008 Summer tour blog

Hello there.      So this summer I'm going to be on the road with such jerks as The Age of Rockets, Ingrid Michaelson and Jenny Owen Youngs. In fact, it's looking like I'll be trav...
Posted by Bess Rogers on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:38:00 PST

Luna Lounge show CANCELED

Hey guys. Do to a permit issue with the NYC department of health, the Luna Lounge is temporarily closed and subsequently my show on May 6th is canceled. Contact the venue (www.lunalounge.com) if you b...
Posted by Bess Rogers on Mon, 05 May 2008 09:03:00 PST

Radio is not dead... yet.

Some very nice people at a bunch of radio stations around the country have been kind enough to add Decisions Based on Information into rotation. Woohoo! But too help ensure that my record STAYS in rot...
Posted by Bess Rogers on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:15:00 PST

New t-shirts and Rebel Spirit Music Review

Hello there. Well... after years and years of endless toil and blood and some sweat and many many lonely tears and a proportionate amount of tissues, my t-shirts are finally here! They were designed b...
Posted by Bess Rogers on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:51:00 PST

Conan OBrien!!!

If you can stay up past one in the morning on a Monday night...I will be playing the guitar with Ingrid Michaelson on CONAN!! AAAAHHHH!!!!National television baby. Holy crap. 12:30am on NBC.And like I...
Posted by Bess Rogers on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:29:00 PST

JOY tour dates and "fuck was i" video

Hey party people. As of 4 days ago and until November 17th I will be taking a brief hiatus from my own music to hit the road with my good friend Jenny Owen Youngs playing guitar in her band. Here are ...
Posted by Bess Rogers on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:42:00 PST

My new CD is here!

Hooray!I have to say... it's a surreal feeling holding this CD in my hand after all of that work. But luckily nothing went awry and everything is as it should be. It's compact... it's a disc.... it ma...
Posted by Bess Rogers on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:50:00 PST

feeling slightly guilty.

This is an apology but allow me to rant first. So I've been feeling pretty fed up with getting stupid promotional "please tell me what you think of my page" comments.... but what's worse is the "myspa...
Posted by Bess Rogers on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:27:00 PST

Good Times Mag

Good Times Magazine was kind enough to put me on their editors pick.That is sweet. And so is the website.www.goodtimesmag.comI hear they have quality music and film reviews.I also hear that everyone w...
Posted by Bess Rogers on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:31:00 PST

new songs!!

Finally.So... my new cd is ALMOST finished. It's been a long time coming and I am very excited. The finished product won't be available until the end of february or the beginning of march, so I've mad...
Posted by Bess Rogers on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:06:00 PST