Chris Bathgate
When I moved up to East Lansing and started doing some research on the local music scene one of the names that kept coming up was Chris Bathgate, a folkie from Ann Arbor. I downloaded his 2006 album Throatsleep and was thoroughly impressed. He has a new album out called A Cork Tale Wake, but I haven’t heard that yet. “Creek, Cure, Dawn” is a dark electric folk number that’s somewhere between Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Iron & Wine. “I Know How You Are Going to Die Tonight” is also dark (obviously), but has something of a cabaret feel with jaunty piano, horns, banjo & violin.
He’s going to be playing two shows in my area soon.
Today (!) he is playing MSU’s U-Fest at main lounge of the MSU student union. Also playing are Jon Rajewski, A Story Told, and Tyler James, but I don’t know anything about them.
He’s also playing a house show on Tuesday the 28th. The lineup is Chris Bathgate, Frontier Ruckus, That’s Him! That’s the Guy!, Drunken Barn Dance, Ryan Jock. The location is 528 Cherry St. in Lansing.
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Chris Bathgate - Creek, Cure, Dawn
Chris Bathgate - I Know How You Are Going to Die Tonight
Brandon said,
August 24, 2007 @ 4:03 pm
I don’t know Ryan Jock but I can attest all those other acts on the 28th are top-notch, with a special mention to Frontier Ruckus, who are as jaw-droppingly good as Bathgate. See them all at house shows while you still can…
Ed said,
August 24, 2007 @ 4:30 pm
You’re weren’t kidding. They are very good.
Susan Fawcett said,
August 27, 2007 @ 12:38 pm
Throatsleep is a great album… If you wish to purchase it, you can do so here:
http://foxonahill.com/store/