Music: Rose’s Pawn Shop

American roots music from Southern California

Rose’s Pawn Shop are a 5-piece band with acoustic, folkie Americana roots and a rock n’ roll vibe.

For two decades, they have evolved their version of modern-day American roots music. It’s an anthemic sound that’s taken the group from their hometown of Los Angeles — where frontman Paul Givant formed the band as a bluegrass-inspired act, making room for punky tempos and fiddle solos — to venues across the country, where their sound grew to encompass the sweep of rock & roll, the sonics of folk music, and the storytelling of country.