Fans of Drive by Truckers and Kings of Leon will gel with this blues/country/rock outfit out of Philadelphia, PA that has appeared on Good Morning America and was the winner of the YouTube Underground Contest for Best Live Video.
Though they are family now, Pawnshop Roses were four strangers who came together for the purpose of making good music and having a good time doing so.
Years ago, singer and primary songwriter Paul Keen discovered MTV and Oasis and began teaching himself how to play on his mother’s old acoustic guitar. With his new found passion and armed with a head full of songs he dove into the scene looking for right people to play his songs.
Fast-forward a few years later and Keen forms Pawnshop Roses with Kevin Bentley and Justin Monteleone whom he met through a “musicians wanted” ad. Both Kevin and Justin are versatile instrumentalists who function as guitar players, bass players and vocalists in the band. Percussionist/vocalist Rich Fogg is the most recent member to join and has added much to their sound with his harmonies and driving drums.
Despite a few line-up changes in the early years, the band is solidified and has become a well oiled live act, performing hundreds of shows a year. And with a sound that could have come from a jam session between Hank Williams, the Rolling stones and the Replacements, the band has built a fan base that craves it’s electric all-out rock shows as much as they appreciate the band’s stripped down unplugged sets that showcase the organic songwriting at the heart of their music...[continue reading].
Pawnshop Roses - "Here We Go"
Pawnshop Roses - "The Life We Lead"