Rosa-Late To The Party
Rosali delights at The Rockwell on Friday, 11 April 2025.
Verity Den opens the doublestack bill.
Loved this show so much I forgot to write it up. Better late than never.
Ace the Quiz, Win the Tix
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Hump Nights
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Ace the Quiz, Win the Tix 〰️ Hump Nights 〰️
Hump Nights
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Ace the Quiz, Win the Tix
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Hump Nights 〰️ Ace the Quiz, Win the Tix 〰️
Verity Den
Verity Den
Rosali rolled through The Rockwell on April 11. The four-piece rock ’n’ roll outfit shades off into the hazy lanes of country and psych at will. But it’s the otherworldly voice of fronter Rosali Middleman that keeps the music on an even keel.
The current tour takes the band to all points north, east, west and south as part of the big promotional push for her latest album, Bite Down. She’s been quietly putting out indie rock gems for years (shout out to No Medium and Trouble Anyway) on smaller imprints. The new album was released on the major indie label Merge Records, and could signal a well-deserved level up for the artist if all goes well.
And how’s it going? So says the Bandcamp landing page for “Bite Down”: “*** THIS LP IS TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK & BEING RE-PRESSED. GRAB A COPY ON TOUR IF YOU’RE ABLE, OR PRE-ORDER HERE AND WE’LL SHIP WHEN READY! ***”
It’s going pretty well, I’d say. Is the all-caps really necessary, though?
Middleman has a knack for surrounding herself with top-shelf musicians who know how to sit back and showcase her voice. On the recent album, she’s loosened the reins a bit to let the rest of the band speak their truth. And it might be making all the difference.
Case in point: The live version of “Hills On Fire” featured an electric guitar part by James Schroeder that was so singular and distinctive that the lead singer called the song a “duet.” At its conclusion, even the bassist David Nance fell into applause from the stage.
Rosali
Rosali
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Rosali delights at The Rockwell.