Rose's Pawn Shop - Free Concert

Rose’s Pawn Shop infuses their critically-acclaimed, high-energy Americana with passion, precision and poetry— forged in the sprawl of their hometown Los Angeles, interwoven with the strains and stories of life on the road. Their songs feature the folk-rock and bluegrass sounds of banjo, acoustic guitar, and fiddle, super-charged with electric guitar, thumping bass lines and driving percussion. This arsenal of sound is all held together by front-man Paul Givant’s songwriting which makes folk archetypes new and brings personal experiences to life with lyrics that are incisive, exuberant, whip-smart and heart-breaking.

A devoted fanbase and critical praise has followed the evolution of the band from their first release, the rootsy, bluegrass-heavy to the break-neck rock of to 2014’s soulful (produced by Ted Hutt after his success with Old Crow Medicine Show and the Dropkick Murphys).

With each release RPS delivers exuberant live shows, headlining venues across the US, UK, and Ireland, supporting some of their musical heroes— Lucinda Williams, Railroad Earth and Reckless Kelly among many others— and playing some of the country’s most acclaimed festivals including BottleRock Napa, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Wakarusa, Riot Fest Chicago, and FloydFest.