Indigenous
featuring Mato Nanji
plus BobbyT & the Magic Voyagers

Genre: Rock / Native American Rock / Blues Rock

Guitar virtuoso/singer/songwriter Mato Nanji returns as Indigenous with his sophomore Vanguard release, Broken Lands, on August 19th. With Broken Lands, Mato Nanji (which means “Standing Bear” as translated from the Nakota dialect) articulates an intensely personal record that pays tribute to his Native American heritage. The twelve songs written by Mato and his wife, Leah hold special meaning with lyrics that speak straight from the heart. Leah Nanji also provides background vocals. The title, Broken Lands, is pulled from the lyrics of “Place I Know”, a song about the reality of life on the reservation.

Raised as a member of the Nakota Sioux Nation on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Mato first came to musical prominence when he formed Indigenous with his brother, sister and cousin. In 1998, they released their debut, Things We Do, which received wide, mass reception and included the Top 10 smash hit “Now That You’re Gone” and the Top 20 rock singles “Things We Do” and “Got To Tell You.” Indigenous continued their radio success with 2000’s Circle, which included the triumphs of “Little Time” and “Rest Of My Days.” After three successful albums, the siblings went their separate ways, and Mato forged ahead as the face of Indigenous releasing his Vanguard debut, Chasing The Sun. Chasing The Sun’s fiery blues prowess solidified Mato as one of blues-rock’s most exciting talents.

While his debut album focused purely on guitar ingenuity and Chasing The Sun made the natural evolution toward lyrical substance, Broken Lands displays the culmination of maturity both sonically and lyrically. This new recording marks an augmentation of the Blues into Roots, World and Americana territories, by incorporating native percussion, slide, lap steel and acoustic guitars, and through the creative partnership formed with producer/mixer Jamie Candiloro (Ryan Adams, Willie Nelson, REM).

Wednesday August 27
Doors: 7 PM
Showtime: 8:30 PM
Tickets: $14
Ages: 18+ to enter. VALID ID required