Rose's Pawn Shop
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Rose's Pawn Shop is an Americana
, bluegrass
, rock
, rockabilly
and country
band from Los Angeles
, California
. Their debut album The Arsonist was released in May 2006. The band tours extensively several times each year throughout the United States.
Their second album Dancing On The Gallows was released on June 8th, 2010
Former Members:
They have also recorded and performed with: "Soda"- Banjo, Guitars and Vocals, Jimmy Stelling of The Hackensaw Boys
, Wayne Hancock
, Junior Brown
, Flogging Molly
, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
, The Scotch Greens, Jack White
and The Raconteurs
, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Ghostland Observatory
, Blues Traveler
, DeVotchka
, Old Crow Medicine Show
, Levon Helm
, Blue Rodeo
, Conor Oberst and the Mystic River Band, Railroad Earth
, The Sadies
, and The Duhks
, and many others.
In August 2011 the band signed with Paradigm Talent Agency
for touring representation.
Rose's Pawn Shop currently tours extensively throughout North America and Canada.
Independent Music World Series. They were also selected as Amoeba Records homegrown artist of the month for June 2006. Following these awards Rose's Pawn Shop embarked on a three month cross-country tour.
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|valign="top"|Album:
|valign="top"|The Arsonist
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|valign="top"|Label:
|valign="top"|Self-released
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|valign="top"|Released:
|valign="top"|May 23, 2006
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|valign="top" colspan="2"|
{|
|-
|Track listing:
|-
|valign="top"|1. The Arsonist
2. Funeral Pyre
3. Deep Red Clay
4. One-Man Show
5. Lone Rider
6. Long Way to Fall
7. Reckoning
8. My Old Valentine
9. Down the Line
10. Blood Running River
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|-
|valign="top"|Album:
|valign="top"|Dancing On The Gallows
|-
|valign="top"|Label:
|valign="top"|Self-released
|-
|valign="top"|Released:
|valign="top"|June 8th, 2010
|-
|valign="top" colspan="2"|
{|
|-
|Track listing:
|-
|valign="top"|1. Dancing On The Gallows
2. Danger Behind The Wheel
3. The Well
4. Pine Box
5. Ball Of Flames
6. Patiently
7. The Bed In Which You Lie
8. Straw Man
9. Strangers
10. One Last Glass Of Whiskey
11. The Garden
12. Debt Collector
|}
|}
Americana (music)
Americana is an amalgam of roots musics formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the American musical ethos; specifically those sounds that are merged from folk, country, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and other external influential styles...
, bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
and country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
band from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Their debut album The Arsonist was released in May 2006. The band tours extensively several times each year throughout the United States.
Their second album Dancing On The Gallows was released on June 8th, 2010
Formation
Formed in August 2005, Rose's Pawn Shop is a five-piece band consisting of:- Paul Givant - Lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
& BanjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... - Tim Weed - FiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
& Vocals - John Kraus - BanjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, Mandolin, Electric Guitar & Vocals - Stephen Andrews - Upright Bass
- Christian Hogan - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Former Members:
- Sebastian St. John - FiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, AccordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, BouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
, Greek Lyra & Vocals - Bill Clark - Banjo, Pedal Steel, Guitar & Vocals
- Derek Asuan-O'Brien - Upright & Gut Bucket BassesBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
- Derek Swenson - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
& Vocals - Dave Weinstein - Original Drummer, left the band to pursue a modelingModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
career - Ulf Geist - Drums
They have also recorded and performed with: "Soda"- Banjo, Guitars and Vocals, Jimmy Stelling of The Hackensaw Boys
The Hackensaw Boys
The Hackensaw Boys are an Americana band from Charlottesville, Virginia inspired by punk, bluegrass, and old-time music. They formed as a quartet consisting of Tom Peloso, David Sickmen, Rob Bullington, and Robbie St. Ours in the fall of 1999...
, Wayne Hancock
Wayne Hancock
Wayne "The Train" Hancock is a country musician.Hancock began writing songs at the age of 12, and at 18 won a talent contest called the "Wrangler County Showdown." Immediately after the contest, he was shipped to recruit training and served four years with the United States Marine Corps. In 1994...
, Junior Brown
Junior Brown
Jamieson "Junior" Brown is an American country guitarist and singer. He has released nine studio albums in his career, and has charted twice on the Billboard country singles charts. Brown's signature instrument is the "guit-steel" double neck guitar, a hybrid of electric guitar and lap steel...
, Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish-descendant band from Los Angeles, California, that is currently signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.-Early years:...
, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
The Legendary Shack Shakers are an American punk blues band. They are inspired by punk, Delta blues, rockabilly, Texas polka, gothic rock, and other traditional Southern music genres, formed in Paducah, Kentucky in the mid-1990s...
, The Scotch Greens, Jack White
Jack White (musician)
Jack White , often credited as Jack White III, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and occasional actor...
and The Raconteurs
The Raconteurs
The Raconteurs is an American rock band that was formed in Detroit, Michigan, featuring four members known for other musical projects: Jack White , Brendan Benson , Jack Lawrence , and Patrick Keeler .-Formation:The...
, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Ghostland Observatory
Ghostland Observatory
Ghostland Observatory is an American music duo based in Austin, Texas. Their music has been described as a combination of electro, rock and funk by Allmusic, and "electro-dance soul rock" by Gothamist....
, Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is a rock band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock...
, DeVotchka
DeVotchKa
DeVotchKa is a four-piece multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble. They take their name from the Russian word devochka , meaning "girl"...
, Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show is an old-time string band based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their music has been called bluegrass, Americana, and alt-country, in addition to old-time. Along with original songs, the band performs many pre-World War II blues and folk songs...
, Levon Helm
Levon Helm
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm , is an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band....
, Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo is a Canadian pop and country rock band, which was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have been signed with Warner Music Group since their debut album Outskirts in March 1987...
, Conor Oberst and the Mystic River Band, Railroad Earth
Railroad Earth
Railroad Earth is a roots and Americana-based newgrass band from Stillwater, New Jersey. Their name was borrowed from the Jack Kerouac short story "October in the Railroad Earth," to which the band also has a song by the same name...
, The Sadies
The Sadies
The Sadies are a Canadian indie rock and alternative country band from Toronto, Ontario.-Background:The band consists of Dallas Good , Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky...
, and The Duhks
The Duhks
The Duhks is a band from Winnipeg, Canada.The members play a blend of Canadian soul, gospel, North American folk, Brazilian samba, old time country string band, zydeco, and Irish dance music. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, their music draws heavily on all of the North American musical traditions,...
, and many others.
In August 2011 the band signed with Paradigm Talent Agency
Paradigm Talent Agency
Paradigm is a full service entertainment agency based in Beverly Hills, with offices in New York, Monterey and Nashville, and is considered be one of the "Big Five" US talent agencies...
for touring representation.
Rose's Pawn Shop currently tours extensively throughout North America and Canada.
Awards
In 2006 Rose's Pawn Shop was awarded the 2006 Best Band in the West title in the Billboard Magazine/Disc MakersDisc Makers
Disc Makers is primarily a CD and DVD manufacturer that caters to independent musicians, filmmakers, and small businesses. Disc Makers competes with many established CD and DVD replicators in North America including , , , , , and ....
Independent Music World Series. They were also selected as Amoeba Records homegrown artist of the month for June 2006. Following these awards Rose's Pawn Shop embarked on a three month cross-country tour.
Discography
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|valign="top"|Album:
|valign="top"|The Arsonist
|-
|valign="top"|Label:
|valign="top"|Self-released
|-
|valign="top"|Released:
|valign="top"|May 23, 2006
|-
|valign="top" colspan="2"|
{|
|-
|Track listing:
|-
|valign="top"|1. The Arsonist
2. Funeral Pyre
3. Deep Red Clay
4. One-Man Show
5. Lone Rider
6. Long Way to Fall
7. Reckoning
8. My Old Valentine
9. Down the Line
10. Blood Running River
{|
|-
|valign="top"|Album:
|valign="top"|Dancing On The Gallows
|-
|valign="top"|Label:
|valign="top"|Self-released
|-
|valign="top"|Released:
|valign="top"|June 8th, 2010
|-
|valign="top" colspan="2"|
{|
|-
|Track listing:
|-
|valign="top"|1. Dancing On The Gallows
2. Danger Behind The Wheel
3. The Well
4. Pine Box
5. Ball Of Flames
6. Patiently
7. The Bed In Which You Lie
8. Straw Man
9. Strangers
10. One Last Glass Of Whiskey
11. The Garden
12. Debt Collector
|}
|}