‘Tis The Season☟
This holiday season give someone an album that might change their life and remember to support small indie labels and record shops. Vinyl copies of You Become The Mountain are fresh off the press and starting to make their way to shops and (shortly thereafter) directly to you. I am immensely grateful for the continued interest in this album/my music and to each of you who follow along with this newsletter. I just approved test pressings for my second LP and cannot wait to share new sounds with you early next year. Jeff Rosso forever.
PNW Tour☟
Recently announced my first run of shows for 2023. Will be tearin’ through the PNW with bay area buds Credit Electric (who just released one of my favorite albums of the year). Very hyped to play Doug Fir, Stash Records, and Sunset Tavern for the first time and to get back to Olympia where I will probably spend too much many at Rainy Day Records. Tickets for Portland and Seattle on sale now. Advance tickets highly recommended/appreciated. Artwork by Sophie Sachar.
December DJ Sets☟
Excited to close out the year with a handful of DJ sets. Here’s where to find me spinning righteous jams in December. Artwork by Dan Wilson.
12.1 (Portland) Lollipop Shoppe 8-12pm
12.3 (Trout Lake, WA) Trout Lake Hall 7-930pm
12.18 (Portland) Mad Hanna 4-730pm
12.29 (Portland) Donnie Vegas 9pm-1am
A Conversation w/ Marisa Anderson☟
I consider myself very lucky to live in the same city as Marisa Anderson, one of my all time favorite guitarists. Back in October Marisa and I caught up over a cold beer here in Portland. Was an inspiring conversation and one that really got me thinking. Some topics covered included committing to improvisation, freeing your mind with kinetic energy, where collaboration can take you, and the economics of touring. Read our full conversation here + be sure to spend some time with her latest album Still, Here.
Acid Memories Guest Mix // NTS Radio☟
Put together an hour of rural rippers and mellow groovers for the latest episode of Acid Memories on NTS Radio. Big thanks to Franck for the invite. Listen back w/ full tracklist here. Also available on Mixcloud (where you might find a bonus honky-tonk-heavy mix) from earlier this month.
Headcleaner Nov ‘23☟
Now presenting: Headcleaner (Nov ‘23 edition). Your subscriber only monthly playlist. Listen here.
Reading, Watching & Listening To☟
Reading
Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto
Los Angeles Stories - Ry Cooder
Journey of Awakening - Ram Dass
Neil Young Embraces Imperfection - Amanda Petrusich (New Yorker)
Watching
New Riders of the Purple Sage - 10/15/77
Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)
Reboot (Hulu)
Listening To
Robert Lester Folsom - Sunshine Only Sometimes
Misha Panfilov - Plan X (Original Theater Soundtrack)
Fling II - self-titled
Reimagining Country w/ Jamal Khadar - The Tangled Global History of the Steel Guitar (NTS Radio)
Branko Mataja - Over Fields & Mountains
Bailey’s Nervous Kats - The Nervous Kats
Daniel Villarreal - Panama 77