Artist description Hank Williams meets Biz Markie at a Tom Waits concert and they go out for shots with Elvis Costello, some kid hits 'em for a cigarette and they tell him to get lost. That's me.

Music Style Folk-Rock

Musical Influences Tom Waits, Soul Coughing, Ben Folds Five, Shawn Colvin

Similar Artists Shawn Mullins, Peter Mulvey, Violent Femmes, Fred Eaglesmith, Barenaked ladies, Moxy Fruvous

Artist History One year old, our first show was opening for Moxy Fruvous at a sold-out 1200 seat theatre. We've been on the fast track since then, our first record "Selected Works of Friction" came out on Permanent Records last November.

Group Members Butch Ross -Vocals, Acoustic Guitar; Dave Gregorio -Violin, Backing Vocals; Terry Conrad -Upright Bass, Backing Vocals; Brenden Dougherty -Drums, Vocals

Instruments Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Upright Bass, Fiddle, Drums

Albums Selected Works of Fricton -on Permanent Records

Press Reviews "Butch Ross is but one in a long line of latter day storytelling songwriters--one that includes everyone from Steve Wynn to James McMurtry. The songs on his just-released "Selected Workd of Friction" are hand-worn, affiable, and warm. Fleshed out by an all acoustic sound of violin, upright bass and drums that recalls nothing so much as the late great [legendary philly band] Low Road, Ross spins his yarns in a tone that is conversational and occasionally wistful--and literate in a way that explains that CD's cover image: a lonely, forgotten, old typewriter. -Joey Sweeney Philadelphia Weekly."...at Fergie's, local urban folkie Butch Ross fronts a fiddle-upright bass-and-percussion band and contends with a Saturday night lager crowd. Despite a lousy sound mix, Ross' energetic performance wins the crowd over with songs such as "You Look Fine in That Dress" -Tom Moon, Philadelphia Inquirer."it's a happy Nick Drake with a stumbling Bronx backbeat, an upright bass and fiddle...literary Hick-Hop." A.D. Amorosi -Philadelphia City Paper.

Location Philadelphia, PA - USA

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