An Afternoon with Chris Bathgate

46 Division Avenue South,Grand Rapids MI 49503

16 April, 2023

Description

Chris Bathgate is an American singer/songwriter originally born in rural Iowa, raised in rural Illinois, and currently residing in Michigan. He began drawing attention as a solo artist in 2005 upon the release of his first album, Silence is for Suckers, after a slew of self-produced EPs / Singles and a stint in the short-lived (but much loved) group The Descent of the Holy Ghost Church. The Significance of Peaches (2021) is Chris' sixth full-length album. Sonically, The Significance of Peaches’ leans heavily on the structural support of parlor organ and Chris’s signature multi-tracked percussion — surprisingly sparse use of strings sheathed in the middle — his haunted vocals perched atop it all.