Monday night shows can be a gamble for touring bands. Which isn’t to say they aren’t worth attending.
So Winnipeg pop/ folk duo Roger Roger, featuring twin siblings Madeleine and Lucas Rogers, stopped by the Slice for an intimate Monday night show, Feb. 1. Fortunately they had a sold out show to look forward to in Calgary the next day.
They played a bea
utiful set of prettily plucked acoustic guitar and catchy pop vocal hooks. Much of their short, but sweet set came from their new CD “ Fairweather,” including the set closing highlight “13 Crows,” one of several thought provoking songs about the power of imagination.
Madeleine told stories about writing songs about exes she followed all over the country and joked about how much her brother loved to play her songs about “mens.”
In addition to adding subtle vocal harmonies he also added well placed guitar solos to his sister’s songs. He sang lead on couple of his own as well, as his sister returned the favour.
It wasn’t all an evening about exes though as they played some hard hitting character stories including “Mad Trapper” about a trapper they heard tell of in Manitoba cottage country who mysteriously lost an arm. So they sang about one of the legends related to that.
