Rose's Pawn Shop (California Americana)

A band renowned for the power of performances to raise room temperatures, Rose's Pawn Shop, described as the hottest roots music show to come out of Los Angeles, has just announced a UK summer tour.They've been turning America on for two decades with their infectious brand of go-get-'em energy, Rolling Stone labelled "a blast of 21st century pickin'-party music."Already set in place as one of the main visiting attractions for this year's Maverick Festival, they've now confirmed a string of UK dates as well, with a total of five albums in their pocket spanning a broad palette of influences that blend bluegrass and trad fiddle with rock 'n' roll, roots of country and a healthy shake of modern fizz and crackle.The most recent release. American Seams, is, explains the band's Paul Givant, "a bit of a throwback to our earlier work.""We're getting back into the roots of folk, bluegrass, and country, without forgetting our rock influences. It's a fusion of the different places we've been, and it sounds like our live shows," he says.The album has been described as "a snapshot of a band firing on all cylinders, whittled into sharp shape by their own touring schedule.""Our music is a patchwork of American styles," says Givant. "We have country, rock, bluegrass, and folk - all sorts of American musical
influences, and they all go into the Rose's Pawn Shop sound."