SOTE intros 5/19/24: Rose and Lockwood

 

Josh Rose has been a teacher, and coach, in Lowell for 21 years. He has raised a family and lived a life, still very much in progress. But he has an outlet for his deepest hopes and fears: music. These songs are crafted, not manufactured, like rows of canning jars in your grandma's basement. Or even better, like an oak table that serves a purpose beyond the beauty of its grain and finish.  Even his album titles hint at thoughtful construction: Firework Letdown, Slow Bloom, Old Laminate, and his latest, Foreverland.  Josh has a lot to tell you if you lend him an ear.

 

Max Lockwood is a thoughtful songwriter, but he also still believes in rock and roll, and doesn’t see any problem with pursuing both those muses.  Max has a plaintive voice reminiscent of Tom Petty, which has led to him leading the premier tribute band to the man, the Insiders.  His songs have a restless drive and a generous open spirit of sound, drawing from the deep American tradition while not being hidebound to it. When you look into the light, you can be blinded, but you can also be dazzled:  sing along when you can.