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About Me

Josh Rose wishes he knew exactly where his music comes from. Growing up in the sparsely populated U.P., it would be hard for him to draw any specific conclusion. When you spend your formative years with little access to any musical events, with modest surroundings, and with the only radio station in town hawking hair bands to the end of time, it might have been tough to grow as a writer and musician.But since he decided about a year ago to put his mind to all this singer songwriter stuff and move to Grand Rapids, Josh has realized that his songs speak to the person who feels that there still are things left to say in music, that a new song is an awesome use of space, and that the singer songwriter did not die with Jim Croce.So where do his songs come from? From the ordinary things in life which make extraordinary statements. From the three largest Great Lakes, which were all within a forty minute from where he grew up. From the immigrant bred into the genes of all of us. From the moments that we wish we could take a second to enjoy. From science, literature, sports, and history. From the pastoral landscape of Michigan that dominates the horizon. From the billboard that blocks the view of that landscape. From government, religion, and all those other taboo subjects. From a west meets east philosophy. And the list goes on. But whether his songs are plucked from the air like lightning bugs held in an old Mason jar or whether his songs are polished like the ancient stones in the Flat River, the point is the songs are what they are, moments of passing beauty in the air between us.

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Member Since: 11/4/2005
Band Website: josh-rose.com
Band Members: Just me doing the folk star thing. Once in a while my friend Oz plays drums and my good buddy Colonel may play some bass, but usually I'm solofied.
Influences: The Music Dudes: R.E.M., The Smiths, Sting, Bruce Cockburn, Ani DiFranco, Ryan Adams, Patty Griffin, Patti Larkin, Yo La Tengo, Roxy Music, Everything But the Girl, Peter Mulvey, Radiohead - early stuff, Wilco, Tim Easton, Counting Crows, Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Lemonheads, Jim Croce, Glen Phillips, Jeff Buckley, Phish, Dave Matthews, Miles, John Coltrane, Van Morrison, Death Cab For Cutie, Neil Diamond (is that a bad thing?), The Byrds, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, The Police, Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, and Pearl Jam.Spectacular Michigan Writers You've Probably Never Heard: Ralston Bowles, Michael Crittenden, Drew Nelson, and Jan Krist.The Writer Dudes: Pablo Neruda, Jim Harrison, Billy Collins, Walt Whitman, William Faulkner, Ayn Rand, William Least Heat Moon, Alan Watts, Studs Terkel, Chinua Achebe, and others.All Around Dudes: Martin Luther King, Jr., Ghandi, Ken Jennings from Jeopardy, and my Dad (RIP).
Sounds Like: Honey tinged folk filled with stories of heartbreak, hope, numbness, wonder, and love.
Record Label: flat river music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

CHECK ABOVE - NEW SONG TO DOWNLOAD!!!!

This new old one is about a road trip up north, the feeling you get when you go above the bridge, the power of a full moon, the smell of clean clean air, the longing for the place in which you grew up...
Posted by Josh Rose on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:43:00 PST

DOWNLOAD A NEW SONG BY ROSEY

Check out this rough demo I made. This song is centered around the idea that all sorts of entities out there are trying to figure us out and get into our business. Please, Please, Please enjoy. Mor...
Posted by Josh Rose on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:01:00 PST

My Winter Reading List....

May I have a few suggestions? Anybody read anything good lately??
Posted by Josh Rose on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:36:00 PST

Hit up itunes for songs from the record.

www.itunes.com advanced search: josh rose Thanks, All proceeds go to financing the next album. J
Posted by Josh Rose on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:31:00 PST

My summer reading list...

I finally read Grapes of Wrath - awesome, awesome, awesome. And of course, like any classic, it is extremely relevant today. The rich get richer ad nauseum, the rich make all the rule...
Posted by Josh Rose on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:29:00 PST

Soundoff...Check in and tell me...

What you are listening to right now. I recently got into this guy named Steve Reynolds and he is the whoop. Every track is spectacular on "Exile".
Posted by Josh Rose on Mon, 22 May 2006 05:42:00 PST

Photos by Brad Ziegler - sweet, huh?

He's from the Detroit area and is the man.
Posted by Josh Rose on Mon, 22 May 2006 05:40:00 PST

Buy Firework Letdown!!! www.cdbaby.com/cd/joshrose

Check out my CD Baby page for some reviews and if you want to purchase Firwork Letdown. Hell, you can visit it and just put down a new review if you want: www.cdbaby.com/cd/joshrose Thanks Guys...
Posted by Josh Rose on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:05:00 PST

Da new album

Any thoughts about Firework Letdown...
Posted by Josh Rose on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 05:41:00 PST