Progressive Folk / Rock Singer-Songwriter / Guitar Player that has performed all over Chicago and other parts of the country.
AJ's latest album is "Manifestations". The singles "If Not Today", "Waves", "Cameron", "Tear it Apart" and "Disengage" have been featured on Q101, ChirpRadio, Relix Magazine, Reverbnation, Abbey Road Studios' webfeed, and many other media outlets. Check out his live video for "Wait" for his latest offering!
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AJ Rosales is not trying to prove anything. His appealingly layered guitar playing and honest lyrics are just the pure expression of a unique musical vision, not some calculated product.
Rosales is already an acknowledged force in the rock/folk scene. His intelligent songwriting, which draws as much from pop as from jazz, classical, rock, jam, and folk, has been the basis for five well-received albums. Fueled by critical praise and airplay on hundreds of radio stations, Rosales has reached out to fans nationwide on these releases. He describes his style as "rock music run through an avant garde folk filter," but it's easy to hear a vast array of other, subtler influences underscoring his take on folk and rock. His guitar work conjures ghosts of the blues and invokes modern masters of high technical ability.
But being a "guitar pyrotechnician" is not what he's about, and being the next pop idol is also not at the top of his list. He's all about recording his lush, rootsy music, brilliant and humble. And there is no doubt he has all the talent to back it up.
Set List
- Original music
- REM
- Pink Floyd
- Keane
- Radiohead
- The Who
- David Bowie
- Neil Young
