Whitney Rose Teams Up with The Next Waltz for Exclusive Live Webcast
Tune in for a live performance of the new album “We Still Go To Rodeos” from front to back, airing Sunday November 15th
AUSTIN, Texas — Rewind to February 7, 2020, the date Rolling Stone announced the release of We Still Go to Rodeos, the fifth studio recording from Whitney Rose. None of us could have envisioned the chaotic events that the future held.
The new album, released on April 24, 2020 during the height of pandemic uncertainty was set to take Rose to new plateaus. She was scheduled to perform the Palomino Stage at Stagecoach Music Festival alongside the likes of Billy Ray Cyrus and Lil Nas X. The next major event scheduled was a performance on the main stage of SXSW at Auditorium Shores in her hometown of Austin, Texas sharing the 15,000-person crowd with Margo Price and the Band of Heathens.
Of course, these events were cancelled, along with a headlining circuit of European festivals and months of touring in more than 12 countries.
We Still Go to Rodeos, despite its unintentionally ironic title, went on to receive critical acclaim from sources like American Songwriter, Rolling Stone, No Depression, Saving Country Music, and Billboard. Paste Magazine named it one of the best albums of 2020. (It was produced by Paul Kolderie, whose resume includes projects by Radiohead, The Pixies, Hole, Uncle Tupelo, and many others.)
Now, after almost seven months since its release, Rose is set to perform the songs from We Still Go to Rodeos live and for the first time, virtually.
During the Live Stream Craze of 2020, she held off: it never seemed like the right time to jump in and perform the new songs for the first time in a space overwhelmed with technical difficulties, suspect video quality and audio that’d make Phil Spector turn in his jail bunk.
“I really just had to wait until I was proud of the production to introduce these songs to the world in a live setting,” says the artist. “Normally I’d have played close to 100 shows by now all over North America and Europe. I sure do hope I can get back on the road in 2021 — we have a lot planned — but only time will tell if those plans come to fruition. In the meantime, I hope my fans enjoy what we’ve worked hard to present.”
She’ll be teaming up with The Next Waltz and Bruce Robison to record a live session at The Bunker studio in Lockhart, Texas. Her seven-piece band will feature Lisa Pankratz, Brad Fordham, Dave LeRoy Biller, Rich Brotherton, Trevor Nealon, and Bruce Robison, with wardrobe provided in part by Tecovas fine bootmakers. The music will be recorded using time-tested yet criminally underutilized technologies like live instruments, amplifiers, and microphones, along with vintage 1950s-era reverb plate and real tape, and mixed live to two tracks using “no digital shenanigans.”
WHEN: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2020 | 4pm CST
WHERE TO WATCH: whitneyrose.veeps.com
GET THE NEW ALBUM: ffm.to/wrrodeos
ACCOLADES:
Her new record takes her efforts to a completely new level as she beautifully succeeds in creating a new collection of songs that will live on as one of her absolute best. — No Depression
Rose has a distinctive independence that shines through no matter what role she assigns herself. We Still Go to Rodeos stands out as among the best of contemporary albums. — Pop Matters
Everything about this Whitney Rose set feels more confident, self-assured and assertive than even her impressive earlier releases… Her finest overall album; one that should raise her visibility as one of the most talented rootsy singer / songwriters, of any gender, on the crowded Americana scene. — American Songwriter
Rose may tend to nod at the past but she’s not a revivalist, she blends these familiar sounds in slyly idiosyncratic, personal ways that give We Still Go to Rodeos a handsome, modern feel that’s distinct from other retro-minded Americana records, her previous albums included. — AllMusic
When looking to assemble a draft class of strong and talented country music women to return some balance to the genre, you better not let your gaze shoot over the head of Canadian-born, and Austin-forged singer/songwriter Whitney Rose. — Saving Country Music
This new batch of songs has a genre-defying edginess and definitive style, propelled by Rose’s passionate vocals. — The Boot
What hasn’t changed with Rose’s expanding musical genres — countrypolitan, Americana, country-rock — is the songwriting at the heart of her work. — CBC Music
Whitney Rose has released one of the best Americana albums of the year so far, full of brilliant songs, real heart and personality to boot. — Highway Queens
Her voice and phrasing may have you reminiscing of classic singers like Bobbie Gentry and Dusty Springfield. That’s mixed with a swagger, self-confidence, and a willingness to rock out. True to her word, she’s doing it her way. — Glide Magazine
