Clay Rose

Clay Rose
Rose in 2019
Background information
GenresFolk, rockabilly
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Websitegasolinelollipops.com

Clay Rose (born in Lafayette, Colorado, United States) is an American visual artist, singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist. Rose attended high school in Tennessee and moved to Colorado at the age of 22.[1]

Rose is the front-man for Gasoline Lollipops. Rose and Gasoline Lollipops were featured in the Westword Music Showcase in 2017.[2] Gasoline Lollipops have played at Colorado venues, including Red Rocks, Bluebird Theater,[3] Aggie Theater (Fort Collins, CO),[4] and Fox Theater.[5]

Rose also writes and plays under his alter ego, Governor Mortimer Leech,[6] front-man of The Widow's Bane. The Widow's Bane was voted "Best Secret Identity Band (2016)".[7]

Discography

Gasoline Lollipops

  • Dawn (May 2, 2013)
  • Death (October 31, 2014)[8]
  • "Resurrection" (February 14, 2017)[9][10]
  • "Soul Mine" (December 26, 2017)[11][12]
  • "All The Misery Money Can Buy" (September 11, 2020)[13][14]
  • "Nightmares" (October 14, 2022)[15]

The Widow's Bane

  • The Widow's Bane (2009)
  • Don't be Afraid; It's Only Death (June 6, 2013)

Clay Rose

  • Smoke and Steam (July 7, 2005)
  • Suck on This! EP (March 17, 2006)

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Andy (December 13, 2017). "Gasoline Lollipops' Clay Rose Barely Survived Himself". Westword.
  2. ^ Harris, Kyle (March 23, 2019). "Celebrating 25 Years of the Westword Music Showcase: Gasoline Lollipops". Westword.
  3. ^ Chancellor, Cara (May 4, 2018). "Show You Should Know – Gasoline Lollipops to Headline Bluebird in "Bucket List" Show".
  4. ^ "Gasoline Lollipops w/ Tallgrass, The Alcapones – Tickets – Aggie Theatre – Fort Collins, CO – April 12th, 2019". Aggie Theatre. April 12, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Gasoline Lollipops to play The Fox Theatre on New Years Eve". Grateful Web.
  6. ^ Forman, Bill. "Gasoline Lollipops' Clay Rose comes to terms with his undead doppelganger". Colorado Springs Independent.
  7. ^ Murphy, Tom (July 18, 2016). "The Ten Best Secret-Identity Bands in Denver – 2016 Edition". Westword.
  8. ^ Wallace, Jay (October 4, 2016). "Album Review: Gasoline Lollipops – Death - BandWagon Magazine".
  9. ^ https://marqueemag.com/2017/11/gasoline-lollipops-resurrection-colorado-albums-of-the-year/
  10. ^ Wallace, Jay (February 2, 2017). "Album Review: Gasoline Lollipops– Resurrection - BandWagon Magazine".
  11. ^ Frahm, Jonathan (October 20, 2017). "Gasoline Lollipops - "Soul Mine" (audio) (premiere) » PopMatters". PopMatters.
  12. ^ A Side of Rockers, A Side of Ballads (Boulder Weekly)
  13. ^ Gasoline Lollipops Skewer Trump On All The Misery Money Can Buy (Denver Westword, 2020)
  14. ^ Grunenberg, Kira (July 7, 2020). "Gasoline Lollipops Get Fired Up Talking About "All The Misery Money Can Buy"".
  15. ^ "Shake off the demons with Clay Rose: Gasoline Lollipops drop haunting 'Nightmares' Friday". October 13, 2022.

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