by J. Edward Keyes The blackness at the center of the songs of Chelle Rose was less spiritual, more existential. Rose possesses one of the best voices in country music, a wiseass drawl perfect for kissing off bad boyfriends and extolling the virtues of a good stiff drink. That voice was central to her set on Wednesday; stripped [...]
eMUSIC: Even Satan knows better than to f*** with Chelle Rose. That’s the truism she lays out in the center of the slow-moseying, creepy-as-hell “Leona Barrett,” seething, “I don’t know who I trouble more: The mean ol’ devil or the good ol’ Lord.” Need further proof? It’s all over the brooding, beautiful Ghost of Browder [...]
Chelle Rose Official SXSW Showcase: MARCH 13 - The Blackheart, 86 Rainey St – 8PM WED. Hosted by Lonestar Music Magazine Other SXSW Appearances: MARCH 13 - The Dogwood, 715 West 6th Street – 11:35 WED. (Free) Hosted by Guitartown/Conqueroo Block Party In Conjunction w/ M Music and Musicians & AllMusic MARCH 13- John Lennon Songwriting Bus Session (TBA) [...]
Chelle Rose - Ghost of Browder Holler (Lil’ Damsel) “So this kicks nine kinds of ass, and you oughta get up on it. Chelle Rose is an “Appalachian rock’n’roll” queen from Eastern Tennessee with a scythe-like twang that evokes Lucinda Williams but not “Lucinda Williams”; the title track was written to appease the vengeful ghost of her deceased ex-boyfriend (success), the [...]
Jim Allen Let’s face it, spending the whole summer hopping up and down to dubstep like a jackrabbit raised in Skrillex’s back yard is bound to get old at some point. Right? If you’re planning to get through the season in style, you’ll want to have some earthy Americana on your side to see you [...]
Pick of the week: The Mavericks’ Born to Be Blue. One of country music’s best live bands of the ’90s returns, and its members haven’t lost a step, if reports from recent Stagecoach and Nashville shows are to be believed. THE PLAYLIST 10 intriguing tracks found during the week’s listening: Pontoon, Little Big Town As with Boondocks, the quartet [...]
New Music: By JON PARELES CHELLE ROSE “Ghost of Browder Holler” (Lil’ Damsel) “I don’t know who I trouble more / The mean old Devil or the good old Lord,” Chelle Rose sings on her second album, “Ghost of Browder Holler,” and she’s bragging more than worrying. It’s an album filled with rasp, drawl, twang and [...]
-Hal Horowitz Songwriter Magazine – View article> “I need something like morphine, only better,” growls Chelle Rose on her sophomore release. That something is you which indicates how badass country swamp rocker Chelle Rose is. Run Lucinda Williams’ backwoods drawl through Miranda Lambert’s my fist-your face attitude and you’ve got the no-nonsense Rose. It helps [...]
– Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Damn Quails, Chelle Rose
Caney Fork Tennessee spinnin’ on Freight Train Boogie…..