POI ROGERS MADE A RECORD!
The debut album, ‘Twilight Blues,’ is out now
Gerard and Carolyn were on tour all summer in support of their new album, big thanks to everyone who came out across the West to hear it live. Catch them around California this fall, including at Strawberry Music Festival and opening for Southern Culture on the Skids; see dates and venues below.
‘Twilight Blues’ received an Album of the Year nomination from the International Western Music Association!
‘Twilight Blues’ jumped from #170 to #11 on the Alt Country Specialty Charts the week of 6/4/25.. and then to #2 the week of 6/25/25:
Hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, the duo performs original and vintage American roots music, with Gerard Egan doubling on acoustic guitar and triple neck steel and Carolyn Sills on standup bass, their timeless harmonies anchoring the show.
Carolyn and Gerard won the 2018 and 2024 Ameripolitan Award for Western Swing Group (as ‘The Carolyn Sills Combo’). Carolyn was named the Academy of Western Artists' Western Swing Female Vocalist of 2020 and her clever lyrics have been published in the 'Lyrics as Poetry' chronicles. They performed at the 2024 Monterey Jazz Festival and are both Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame inductees.
What began as a fun way for the couple to explore the vintage musical styles they love turned into an in-demand touring act. Poi Rogers’s debut album, Twilight Blues, is a collection of songs that are both cinematic snapshots from Gerard and Carolyn’s life together and witty odes to their antiquated passions.
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2025 Past Shows
Oct 12th - The Ivy Room, Albany CAOct 11th - The California Theater, Santa Rosa CASept 10th - Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz CAAug 31st - Plumas Americana Festival, Quincy CAAug 30th - Moody’s Bistro, Truckee CAAug 29th - Moody’s Bistro, Truckee CAAug 28th - Moody’s Bistro, Truckee CAAug 24th - Retzlaff Vineyards, Livermore CAAug 23rd - The Pearl, Locke CAAug 22nd - Speakeasy, South Lake TahoeAug 21st - Red Dog, Virginia City NVAug 19th - Apres Pendry, Park City UTAug 16th - Delicious Orchards, Hotchkiss COAug 15th - Music on The Green, Telluride COAug 14th - Creede Musical Arts Collective, Creede COAug 13th - Creede Musical Arts Collective, Creede COAug 11th - Museum Club, Flagstaff AZAug 9th - PCH Club, Long Beach, CAAug 8th - Sassafras Saloon, Los AngelesAug 7th - Club Car Bar, Atascadero CAAug 6th - Links Club, Carmel CAAug 2nd - El Vaquero Winery, Corralitos CAJuly 19th - Fernwood Resort, Big Sur CAJuly 18th - San Gregorio General Store, San Gregorio CAJune 27th - The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz CAJune 20th - Starling Bar, Sonoma CAJune 19th - Drytown Social Club, Drytown CAJune 18th - Peppermill Casino, Reno NVJune 17th - Peppermill Casino, Reno NVJune 16th - Peppermill Casino, Reno NVJune 15th - Peppermill Casino, Reno NVJune 14th - The Barn, Gilroy CAJune 13th - Live Oak Music Festival, San Luis Obispo CAJune 12th - Lost Chord Guitars, Solvang CAJune 11th - Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol CAJune 8th - House concert, Sacramento CAJune 7th - House concert, Woodside CAJune 5th - Star Hotel, Elko NVJune 3rd - Blu Pig, Moab UTMay 31st - Globe Hall, Denver COMay 30th - Lulu’s Downtown, Colorado Springs COMay 29th - Washington’s, Fort Collins COMay 28th - The Great Untamed, Laramie WY, 7:30pmApril 26th - Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz CA March 26th - Peppermill Casino, Reno NVMarch 25th - Peppermill Casino, Reno NVMarch 24th - Peppermill Casino, Reno NVMarch 23rd - Peppermill Casino, Reno NV
PRESS/AWARDS:
2024 and 2018 Ameripolitan Award Winners, Western Swing Group (for The Carolyn Sills Combo)
2024 Academy of Western Artists’ Western Swing Album of the Year (The Carolyn Sills Combo)
2023 Ameripolitan Award Nominee, Western Swing Female (also nominated 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
2021 Academy of Western Artists’ Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year
2019 Inductees to The Sacremento Western Swing Hall of Fame
Carolyn wins The Academy of Western Artists’ Western Swing Female Award… a big thanks to all who voted
PRESS
“… last week I spent Thursday night at The Side Door watching the duet Poi Rogers from Santa Cruz. This talented couple provided a sundown infused with their rare mix of cowboy campfire rhythms and blazing tiki bar tenderness. The audience absolutely loved it.” - Scott Thomas Anderson, Sacramento News & Review
“Poi Rogers comes with a built in pedigree. Multi-award winners with the Carolyn Sills Combo, Inducted into the Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame and possessing a thorough knowledge and love of the many styles of music reflected in this eight track collection, they set a standard for others to strive for.” - Ritchie Ritchison for Country Music News International Magazine
“Twilight Blues sits at the edge of the Western Swing world — less barroom, more beachfront. A little surf, a little prairie, a little salt in the air. It’s shaping up to be a mood record. A California mood, even if it doesn’t call itself that. For fans of vintage Americana, steel guitar, or modern storytelling with classic bones, this release is one to keep an eye on… - Meghan ‘Mae’ McCoy, Western Swing Society
“The punningly named duo channel 50s honky tonks and the tropical lounges of 1930s Los Angeles with both self-penned and vintage Americana, playfulness being the keynote… a real joy, happy trails indeed.” - Mike Davies, folking.com UK (read full review here)
“Poi Rogers’ Twilight Blues jabs (“Don’t Steal My Covers”) and jukes (the title track) with effortless elegance.” - Alt Country Specialty Chart (read the full interview here)
“Sills' songs, written and produced with Gerard Egan, are an homage to jukebox Americana—tasty twang reminiscent of Merle Travis and Patsy Cline." - Monterey County NOW
"Bassist Carolyn Sills and her guitarist husband, Gerard Egan - Santa Cruz's Les Paul and Mary Ford - crank out good stories, catchy love songs and creative chord progressions that will take listeners back to vibes of the post-World-War-II era. Carolyn is the real deal of throwback country music.” - Good Times Magazine
“After a long day working on the ranch, I like to kick back with a cold one in the hammock and Poi Rogers on the hi-fi.” -Lucas McCain
Gerard and Carolyn’s other project, The Carolyn Sills Combo, won the 2024 Ameripolitan Award for Western Swing Group at the legendary Moody Theater in Austin, TX. Visit www.carolynsills.com for more details
