Rob Montgomery & Nadine States and INCOGNITO
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Rob Montgomery & Nadine States and INCOGNITO

Vancouver, Canada | Established. Jan 01, 1997

Vancouver, Canada
Established on Jan, 1997
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"Incognito"

Incognito is a west coast outfit who seek to mine the blues rock vein. Their tunes range from bluesy rock and latin rhythms to the odd funky interlude. Good production and solid playing. - Blues Scene Quarterly


"Local"

Hot Blues Band Flogs Cold Brew. Montgomery's fiery fretwork heats up the dance floor. - The Georgia Straight


"Incognito"

Incognito is a west coast outfit who seek to mine the blues rock vein. Their tunes range from bluesy rock and latin rhythms to the odd funky interlude. Good production and solid playing. - Blues Scene Quarterly


"Red Hot and Smokin"

The great white north's top blues/rock band! - Nitemoves


"A Fan's Guide- Incognito"

It was a pleasure to hear their well crafted originals and lovingly covered blues standards, both played with joy and conviction. - Westcoast Blues Review


"Red Hot and Smokin"

The great white north's top blues/rock band! - Nitemoves


"Entertainment Review"

This blues band rocked Abbotsford. Incognito will be back in September and I'll be there. - The Times


"Blues painted in broad strokes."

Hard driving blues hounds give it every night. You'd be hard pressed to find a more popular blues-based band in British Columbia. - The Journal - Edmonton


"Entertainment Review"

This blues band rocked Abbotsford. Incognito will be back in September and I'll be there. - The Times


"Entertainment"

Incognito is a tight group whose members have a firm grasp of the various forms the blues can take. It was a set that rocked and shouted. - The Vancouver Sun


"Entertainment"

Incognito is a tight group whose members have a firm grasp of the various forms the blues can take. It was a set that rocked and shouted. - The Vancouver Sun


"On the Road in Alberta Nov 2007"

"Incognito unable to fly under Edmonton's radar"

Vancouver crew turns in one of the best sets of year

Peter North, Freelance
Published: Friday, November 02

Edmonton Journal

There are peaks and valleys in the lifespan of any band, and we're fortunate enough this week to see the members of Vancouver's Incognito at the absolute top of their collective game.
Making one of what is usually two annual pit stops in Edmonton, the blues-based group was firing bull's-eyes Tuesday night at Blues On Whyte and turning in what was one of the most polished, confident, tightly arranged and enjoyable sets the room has hosted in the past year.
While the band has undergone the occasional personnel change in what has been a long run, each shuffle has given the band a broader, more well-rounded attack, which is a valuable ace when playing up to three sets a night.
Lead and slide guitarist Rob Montgomery has been Incognito's pilot since day one, and the likable extrovert offstage remains the cool cat onstage, laying down lines that are as cleverly constructed as they are uncluttered and to the point.
With Oliver Conway having been at centre stage for a few years now, the lead vocalist, tunesmith, guitarist, harp player and generous frontman more often than not propels the band into a blend of material that should satisfy any well-rounded roots-rock fan.
On Tuesday straight-up, no-frills blues was showcased early on in a late-night set with an original titled Suitcase Full of the Blues that was actually written upstairs in the Commercial Hotel during Incognito's last stay.
"There's something about this place that is conducive to writing new tunes, and we came away with a couple the last time we were here," Conway said with a grin before launching into the song that was an image-laden trip through a bluesman's life on the road.
Conway's clean harp breaks bounce between tones that accent sweet melody lines to the turbulence and fire that is a prerequisite for tackling an Allman Brothers-inspired take of Sonny Boy Williamson's One Way Out.
Nods to Van Morrison, Bob Seger and Delbert McClinton curl their way into Incognito originals without making them too derivative, and the band consistently composes songs around interesting and alluring changes rather than stock blues progressions. Covers of Little Feat's Two Trains, which put the Incognito rhythm section of Darrell Mayes (drums) and Bob Popwich (bass) into overdrive, and John Hiatt's Feels Like Rain were both spirited and soulful showstoppers.
Other tunes that brought a number of late-night Oilers fans out of their funk following a loss to Detroit were an original written by Mayes called The First One's Always Free that was built around a slinky groove, and a hardcore blues gem from the legendary Freddy King.
Incognito play three sets tonight and Saturday evening, and kick off the Saturday afternoon jam at Blues On Whyte at 3 p.m. Saturday
- Edmonton Journal


"On the Road in Alberta Nov 2007"

"Incognito unable to fly under Edmonton's radar"

Vancouver crew turns in one of the best sets of year

Peter North, Freelance
Published: Friday, November 02

Edmonton Journal

There are peaks and valleys in the lifespan of any band, and we're fortunate enough this week to see the members of Vancouver's Incognito at the absolute top of their collective game.
Making one of what is usually two annual pit stops in Edmonton, the blues-based group was firing bull's-eyes Tuesday night at Blues On Whyte and turning in what was one of the most polished, confident, tightly arranged and enjoyable sets the room has hosted in the past year.
While the band has undergone the occasional personnel change in what has been a long run, each shuffle has given the band a broader, more well-rounded attack, which is a valuable ace when playing up to three sets a night.
Lead and slide guitarist Rob Montgomery has been Incognito's pilot since day one, and the likable extrovert offstage remains the cool cat onstage, laying down lines that are as cleverly constructed as they are uncluttered and to the point.
With Oliver Conway having been at centre stage for a few years now, the lead vocalist, tunesmith, guitarist, harp player and generous frontman more often than not propels the band into a blend of material that should satisfy any well-rounded roots-rock fan.
On Tuesday straight-up, no-frills blues was showcased early on in a late-night set with an original titled Suitcase Full of the Blues that was actually written upstairs in the Commercial Hotel during Incognito's last stay.
"There's something about this place that is conducive to writing new tunes, and we came away with a couple the last time we were here," Conway said with a grin before launching into the song that was an image-laden trip through a bluesman's life on the road.
Conway's clean harp breaks bounce between tones that accent sweet melody lines to the turbulence and fire that is a prerequisite for tackling an Allman Brothers-inspired take of Sonny Boy Williamson's One Way Out.
Nods to Van Morrison, Bob Seger and Delbert McClinton curl their way into Incognito originals without making them too derivative, and the band consistently composes songs around interesting and alluring changes rather than stock blues progressions. Covers of Little Feat's Two Trains, which put the Incognito rhythm section of Darrell Mayes (drums) and Bob Popwich (bass) into overdrive, and John Hiatt's Feels Like Rain were both spirited and soulful showstoppers.
Other tunes that brought a number of late-night Oilers fans out of their funk following a loss to Detroit were an original written by Mayes called The First One's Always Free that was built around a slinky groove, and a hardcore blues gem from the legendary Freddy King.
Incognito play three sets tonight and Saturday evening, and kick off the Saturday afternoon jam at Blues On Whyte at 3 p.m. Saturday
- Edmonton Journal


Discography

Discography

Sept 2007 Incognito releases "The Long Way", an all original CD.

2002-Live at the Yale-Storman Normans 10th Anniversary [Aero Music]-legendary DJ assembles a stellar cast in aid of Street Youth Resources. Incognito leads off with Thats What Love Will Do.

2001-Four [Aero Music Co.] Incognitos current outing. Features great new songs from the band and a few tasty covers. Singles Getaway, Waterfall.

1999-West Coast Blues Party Incognito joined Powder Blues, Jim Byrnes, Kenny Wayne, Hurricane and the Twisters, on this compilation of the best of Vancouvers Blues.-in aid of CKNW orphans fund

1999-Bitter Sweet[Turtle Records]-Incognitos first mainly original outing. Featured singles Pull That Love, Thats the Way Love Goes

1998 Live Blues on Whyte-Live Compilation of the best of the bands from Edmontons premier blues bar.

1995 Blues Alive [Independent]-a red hot representation of the bands hard driving blues, recorded live at the Yale Hotel, Vancouver. Featured single Blue Angel

1992 Incognito[Independent] Combined classic Blues with originals from the bands writing team, and garnered considerable west coast radio play for singles Train Coming Hot Blues and Cold Beer.

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Bio

Rob Montgomery has been a major player in the Vancouver Music Scene for many years, and has just released his 2nd Solo Album: Rob Montgomery and Friends "Guitar Stories: featuring 12 original songs, and line-up of very special guests: Alita Dupray, Amanda Dean, Nadine States, Darcy Hepner, Ken Emerson, Steve Werbicki and more. The Album consists of original material that Rob wrote in a way he pays tribute to all of his guitar influences, and styles that have followed him through a long successful music career. Rob has also played a big part in Vancouver as a Musical Director for INCOGNITO, LADIES SING the BLUES, SWEET HOME CHICAGO, NO QUARTER, BLUES in the CITY Concert Series, The Yale Hotel, and many more. This Album brings together a lot of these musicians, with Rob Montgomery's "Guitar Stories" concept and visits a Celebration of Music with some of the finest talent on the planet. 2017 has started off with this great new project, and we hope you enjoy it!

INCOGNITO continues to be one of Vancouver's Premiere Rock'n Soul Party featuring some of this city's top session pro's, and are huge hit in the corporate market in Vancouver. Featuring Nadine Staes, Rob Montgomery, Steve Werbicki, Dave Barton and Darrell Mayes 



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