Dirty Linen magazine says of Rogers: “He is a master musical storyteller, often dealing in songs of the heart. His characters exude striking familiarity, revealing enormous inner strength or wrapped within their own delusions, nearly always interacting and sympathetic. Through them Rogers digs an emotional well and invites the listener in for a long, refreshing drink.” The Boston Globe hails Rogers as “a charismatic performer and singer.” His music, certainly, is literate, passionate, sensitive, and purposeful. His songs have a way of enveloping you — songs about real people who are not obvious heroes, celebrating the small victories that every person can achieve. “Night Drive,” the title song of his latest album, is one of the most stellar performances ever put on vinyl, plastic, magnetic tape or any other recording medium.
Rogers has been the featured performer on many television and radio programs, including Mountain Stage and All Things Considered. He has been a headliner at such venues as Wolf Trap and Lincoln Center, sharing the stage with performers of renown. Yet (you know we’re gonna say this) there’s no better place to hear him than an intimate coffeehouse on Mugford Street.