from San Marcos Local News on newstreamz.com

When denoting unknown territories on a map, ancient cartographers often wrote “Here Are Lions,” or “Here There Be Dragons. ” It’s familiar territory for the Randy Rogers Band, whose country rock stylings are grittier and more honest than those with which “industry insiders” who chart success were comfortable. The band continues to astound.

It’s been ten years since the band cut and released “Live at the Cheatham Street Warehouse,” and its star has continued to steadily rise ever since.  The band now is poised on the upcoming release of a new album, “Burning the Day,” which promises to be every bit as successful as its last project, which was the one of the most downloaded country albums on iTunes.

The band will be at its old stomping grounds, the Cheatham Street Warehouse, with Wade Bowen Monday night for the “Hold My Beer and Watch This” tour.

The band has been showered with accolades since its first days at the Cheatham Street.

USA Today praised the band’s “grit, swagger and heart.” Rolling Stone named the the Randy Rogers Band, along with U2 and the Rolling Stones, as one of the 10 must-see artists in the summer of 2007.  The band was on the bill this year with Kris Kristofferson, Leon Russel and David Allan Coe at Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic in Bee Cave.

There’s more. The Randy Rogers Band has been on the Tonight Show and the Late Show with David Letterman. Playboy Magazine named the band’s self-titled album as the best country album of the year. The band has shared the stage with Dierks Bentley, Gary Allan, the Eagles and, of course, Willie Nelson.

There is no question that the Randy Rogers Band is going places, and has been places most country bands will never see.

The question is “Why?” and the answer will come as no surprise to San Marcos, which houses several of the best incubating venues for Texas talent in the forms of Triple Crown, the Gray Horse Saloon and Kent Finlay’s Cheatham Street Warehouse.

“Kent is the only reason the Randy Rogers Band is here today,” said Rogers. “ Without the doors of Cheatham Street being opened for me, I wouldn’t have had a shot.”

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