Aaron Ross
Aaron Ross has been writing and recording music in the Sierra foothills of Northern California for more than twenty years. His songs fuse elements of classic American folk, blues, and rock-n-roll with an appetite for eclecticism and a dose of absurdist glee to create a sound that is at once spectrally familiar and relentlessly innovative, both rooted in tradition and bracingly original. From the plaintive acoustic reveries of his beloved first release, The Hallelujah Side (2003), to the grunge-country syncretism of Shapeshifter (2007), the schizophrenic symphonies of Paranormal Attitude (2008), and even a series of experimental collaborations with Sacramento math-rock artists Hella, Ross’s songwriting transcends genre and defies expectations. Yet it is his lyrical genius that has truly set him apart. Channeling Bukowski and the Beats as much as old-time religion and the dreadful poetry of the Bible, Ross delights in summoning spirits and warbling esoteric, weaving together the sacred and the profane. He likes to mesmerize and he likes to disgust. In these wanton God-haunted verses, as another poet once put it, “the pure products of America go crazy.”
His oeuvre marked by an uncompromising commitment to artistic integrity, Ross has largely eschewed the spotlight. But a series of recent albums announce that he remains at the peak of his craft. In 2021, Ross joined forces with Nevada City-based Farrow & The Peach Leaves to record Swan Songs, Vol. 1, an anthology of new variations on old favorites set to the driving rhythms and adamant guitar of southern rock. Troubled Water, released earlier this year, is his tenth studio album. There is a rich vein of folk culture running through Gold Country, and Ross is both miner and metallurgist—an artist whose remarkable talents enable him not only to unearth the best of a deeply organic local tradition, but also to refine and form it into something more universal.
the song "catch a glimpse" by Aaron Ross and the peach leaves featured in the YETI tundra 2022 commercial "toughest summers"
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discography
Swan Songs vol 2. 2024
Dead Roses-2023
Noir -2023
Glory Days-2023
Troubled Water-2022
Pipe Dreams-2022
Swan songs vol 1.-2021
The pursuit of happiness-2021
love thy enemies-2017
bliss-2013
death is not a curse-2013
paranormal attitude-2009
shapeshifter-2007
beginner's blood-2006
the golden grave-2004
the hallelujah side-2003
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Shows
June 2nd 2024 white eagle saloon portland, OR with Mariee Siou
June 2nd 2024 white eagle saloon portland, OR with Mariee Siou
June 1st 2024 trout lake lodge Trout Lake , wa with Mariee Siou
May 31st 2024 @ juicebox centralia, wa with mariee Siou
May 30th 2024 @ freemont abbey seattle , wa with Mariee Siou
Dec 15th 2023 @ miners foundry nevada city ,ca with the Moore brothers
jan 19th 2023 @ sweetwater music hall marin,ca With Alela Diane
nov 10th 2022 @ nevada theatre nevada city,ca
oct 23rd 2022 @ permanent records roadhouse Los Angeles, ca
sept 17th 2022 @ startdust station Nevada city,ca
sept 9th 2022 @ the red barn sebastopol,ca
August 5th 2022 @ miners foundry Nevada city,ca
july 16th 2022 @ wildchild ranch Nevada city,ca
july 15th 2022 @ club car auburn,ca
june 25th 2022 @ green room placerville,ca
feb 27th 2022 @ clubteegee Los Angeles,ca