REVIEWS
“Kent Rose: Chicago country music royalty.” - Jon Langford of bands Waco Brothers and the Mekons
"Wow I really love All That American Night! I am totally impressed top to bottom - excellent songs, vibe, performances, and production. Although you are roots based, you really don't sound like anyone else. It all sounds so original." -Jason Ringenberg of Jason and The Scorchers and Farmer Jason Show
"So just plain right … tradition-founded rocking cast as a burstingly animated, vividly contemporary declaration, reminds much of the old / new synthesis so cleverly realized on Robert Gordon"s 1981 Are You Gonna Be the One? L.P. And, "Pretty World of Make-Believe" honors old-ways honky tonk; Chris's serpentine bass-string guitar line, and Kent's easy, knowing voice, guide toward a luxuriant, natural essence.” - D. C. Larsen reviewing All That American Night for No Depression: The Journal of Roots Music.
“You have an amazing voice: supremely talented!” - J. Todd Scott author The Far Empty, High White Sun and This Side of Night plus screenwriter and consultant “Lawmen - Bass Reeves”.
Rose's latest disc, All That American Night, is powerful and just plain terrific.” - David Royko, freelance music writer
"His heroes are the cowboy troubadours who headed into the sunset after their 1950/1960 heydays, with those influences giving the songs of Kent Rose on All That American Night a vintage sound. Kent calls himself The Voice That Remembers as he makes his way through the Country Rock’n’Roll of the Rock era. Artists like Buddy Holly (“If You Dig It”), Roy Orbison (“Pretty World of Make Believe”), Marty Robbins (“Workingman’s Hands”), Ricky Nelson (“When the Sadness”), and Hank Williams (“Tonight That Lover Ain’t Me”) can be heard on the tracks of All That American Night. - Danny McClosky, thealternateroot.com
View a video of “Workingman's Hands” created by a talented team of students at the former Chicago media school Tribeca Flashpoint Academy at the link below..
“People always ask me who does the theme for my radio show. It's the wonderful Kent Rose. He always holds a special place in my heart, not because of the song...but many years before that. Back in 2009 I started my own rockabilly station on Live365. One week after it started I got a nice email from Kent asking to send his music to my station. He was the first person to reach out to me and his support has been important to me since. He's one of the most talented singers out there and I'm proud to call him a friend!" - Celia Villagran, Texas Hellkitten DJ on Rockin 247 Radio
Kent is grateful for the many videographers and photographers that have captured his performances over the years. This includes surprises on YouTube such as the below linked version of “Texas Hellkitten” a Mr. Kurylowicz recorded at Reggie's Chicago. Colonel Buster is on guitar.
"This came up on the iPod shuffle this week. I thought it was something from a Norton Records R&B compilation or something. Tell Kent Rose he's got a hit on his hands." - James Porter, DJ Hoodoo Party WLUW 88.7, said of "Jungle Jaguar Pants".
“If you’re in that neck of the woods and have a hankering for some wistful country tunes, check out my man Kent.” - S.A. Cosby, national bestselling award-willing fiction author including All the Sinners Bleed and Razorblade Tears.
“Chicago honky tonker Kent Rose has teamed up with the rockabilly legend Chris Casello for his … release All That American Night. … Anything but boring is perhaps the best description of this … mix of honky tonk, traditional country, rockabilly, folk, and Americana, influenced by such greats as Hank Williams (Senior), Buddy Holly, Ernest Tubb, Roy Orbison, and Roger Miller. It will appeal especially to people looking for good music - away from Nashville glamour and beyond the standards of top forty lists. It is more than worth hearing." - Max W. Achatz, Country Jukebox Munich, Germany countryjukebox.de
“I get a lot of cds! But I will say... I only play stuff I like. And I LOVE your album!.” - T-Bone Mathley, from T-Bone's Prime Cuts/WICR-FM Indianapolis, more recently a podcaster and blogger at tbpcpodcast.com.