Crying Time

Jill Rogers and Crying Time play straight-up honky- tonk, 1970’s cross-over country, and elegiac originals. They’ve been packing dance floors, clubs, bars, and listening rooms for a decade in Northern California’s lively country scene. With a beautiful 70’s-era voice, Jill Rogers connects with audiences through her original songs, which are often about love at the edge of dissolution, or a look back at what might have been. Backing her up, Crying Time is a musicians’ band, with a deep bench of accomplished players known for the variety and dynamism they bring to their interpretations of the classics and Jill’s beautiful, sad songs.

"Country singing from Oakland standouts. Real musicians, not just stompers. Jill Rogers is an amazing singer. Just plain beautiful." - KALX Radio
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Jill Rogers delivers convincing, full-throated, but not faux-hillbilly, lead vocals...a great spin on the no- nonsense country of Bakersfield and pre-pop Nashville —in a tradition that includes Jimmie Rivers, Asleep at the Wheel, and others. Crying Time begs for a dance floor to accommodate your happy feet and a beer to catch your tears.
- Derk Richardson (Oakland Magazine/ KPFA)