Here's a recent CLIP of The River Child, from a show in Chicago a month ago.
Me (vox/guitar)
Sam Wade (rhodes)
Jimmy Britton (drums)
Peace,
Ross
Showing posts with label The River Child. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The River Child. Show all posts
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Don't Forget
I just played a benefit show to raise money for Haiti. It's been almost 2 years since I traveled to Haiti, but I felt as if I was back in the heat with this nonsensical heat wave we're having in St. Louis - solidarity folks.
So, keeping in step with the benefit idea, don't forget that every cent I make from The River Child, goes to building freshwater wells in the developing world.
Go here and name your price...get a sweet album and help provide fresh drinking water to those in need!
Peace,
Ross
Thursday, July 8, 2010
studio.studio.studio.
These past few months I've been in the studio producing a couple great artists. One project is 99% complete, and with a trip to Ardent Records in Memphis later this month to master the record, I'll wrap that project up. The other is about 70% complete. And now I'm itching to record my own stuff that's been brewing up since I released The River Child, back in 2008.
The plan (as of today) is to release a Ross Christopher E.P. sometime before Christmas, and to release an album with my sister (Lacy Adair - her album is incredible - CHECK IT OUT!) sometime late Fall. Both projects will be totally unique in their own right(s).I'm mostly pumped because both are in the pre-production stages, and they span totally different genres - progressive/indie/rock to electronic/folk...yeah buddy, we went there.
I'll keep everyone posted as things progress. In the meantime, you can download The River Child HERE!
Peace,Ross
Monday, February 1, 2010
Download THE RIVER CHILD and help build a freshwater well!!!
Hey everyone,
Happy February! I'm stoked to announce that as of today you can DOWNLOAD 'THE RIVER CHILD' for FREE...
All you have to do is click the widget below and it's yours!
Of course, if you decide to pay, ALL money goes to build a freshwater well!
Happy listening & help spread the word!!!
Happy February! I'm stoked to announce that as of today you can DOWNLOAD 'THE RIVER CHILD' for FREE...
All you have to do is click the widget below and it's yours!
Of course, if you decide to pay, ALL money goes to build a freshwater well!
Happy listening & help spread the word!!!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas...
And yes...this post is a selfish plug.
But I promise you WILL BE PLEASED with these CDs. If you order today, you can have them in time for Christmas - and what a perfect stocking stuffer these will make :-)
Simply click on the album title to purchase - YOU CAN ALSO BUY THESE ON APPLE ITUNES...
BUY ROSS CHRISTOPHER TUNES ON APPLE iTUNES...!!!
Have a great week and do yourself a favor by purchasing one (or both) of these exciting albums in time for Christmas!
...RECENT PRESS...
PERFORMING SONGWRITER MAGAZINE (JAN/FEB 2009) - ALBUM REVIEW
Ross Christopher’s The River Child is a minimalist epic, lyrically and musically compact. Self-penned, recorded, engineered and produced, it’s a pure DIY effort. Hailed for his electric violin prowess in live performance, Christopher is subdued, even when he trades extended guitar and violin solos—with himself—on “Blinded My Eyes (Wasting),” which borrows Dylan’s oft-quoted “Watchtower” minor progression.
At turns vocally suggestive of Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk sans the trademark snarl, Christopher sings with a quiet intensity. Faith is a consistent thread as he reworks “Amazing Grace” with an altered melody line and later sings, “Release Him, let Him go” in “Barabbas,” appropriating both the Biblical prisoner’s persona and crowd’s words speaking of (and to) Christ prior to the crucifixion. —GMG
Ok, this is big. Not big as in its going to sell 10 gazillion copies (probably not), but big as in artistically and musically unique, unusual and satisfying. Ross Christopher is not a name I'd heard before (nor likely have you); but this might just be one of the more eclectically exciting albums to grace the market in 2008.
Ross Christopher's The River Child soars at times like Radiohead, rages like Spirit Of The West and has a bare emotional component similar to Ben Folds' recordings. The River Child opens with Two, sounding like something Jay Semko might have dreamed. The River Child has an airy brilliance to it that is disturbing and wonderful all at once. Blinded My Eyes (Wasting) delivers an ethereal rock sound that skates the chasm between Radiohead and late Pink Floyd. Be sure to check out Little White Anger, which seethes in its own discordance.
Other highlights include Whispering Lilies, Amazing Grace and Perfect Sound. Ross Christopher marches to the beat of his own drummer, not managing to sound exactly like anyone in particular while giving definite nods along the way.
The River Child is the sort of album that folks may look back on in several years as a watershed moment, but I have a feeling it may not get the attention it deserves because it is eclectic and brilliant and just too good to be recognized for what it is.
This is a Wildy's World Certified Desert Island Disc without doubt. Whatever else you check out musically in 2008, make sure Ross Christopher is on the list. You'll thank me. You'll see.
Rating: 5 Stars (Out of 5)
Wildy's World PUBLICATIONS
But I promise you WILL BE PLEASED with these CDs. If you order today, you can have them in time for Christmas - and what a perfect stocking stuffer these will make :-)
Simply click on the album title to purchase - YOU CAN ALSO BUY THESE ON APPLE ITUNES...
BUY ROSS CHRISTOPHER TUNES ON APPLE iTUNES...!!!
Have a great week and do yourself a favor by purchasing one (or both) of these exciting albums in time for Christmas!
...RECENT PRESS...
PERFORMING SONGWRITER MAGAZINE (JAN/FEB 2009) - ALBUM REVIEW
Ross Christopher’s The River Child is a minimalist epic, lyrically and musically compact. Self-penned, recorded, engineered and produced, it’s a pure DIY effort. Hailed for his electric violin prowess in live performance, Christopher is subdued, even when he trades extended guitar and violin solos—with himself—on “Blinded My Eyes (Wasting),” which borrows Dylan’s oft-quoted “Watchtower” minor progression.
At turns vocally suggestive of Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk sans the trademark snarl, Christopher sings with a quiet intensity. Faith is a consistent thread as he reworks “Amazing Grace” with an altered melody line and later sings, “Release Him, let Him go” in “Barabbas,” appropriating both the Biblical prisoner’s persona and crowd’s words speaking of (and to) Christ prior to the crucifixion. —GMG
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Wildy's World Publications - The River Child (REVIEW) 2008
Ok, this is big. Not big as in its going to sell 10 gazillion copies (probably not), but big as in artistically and musically unique, unusual and satisfying. Ross Christopher is not a name I'd heard before (nor likely have you); but this might just be one of the more eclectically exciting albums to grace the market in 2008.
Ross Christopher's The River Child soars at times like Radiohead, rages like Spirit Of The West and has a bare emotional component similar to Ben Folds' recordings. The River Child opens with Two, sounding like something Jay Semko might have dreamed. The River Child has an airy brilliance to it that is disturbing and wonderful all at once. Blinded My Eyes (Wasting) delivers an ethereal rock sound that skates the chasm between Radiohead and late Pink Floyd. Be sure to check out Little White Anger, which seethes in its own discordance.
Other highlights include Whispering Lilies, Amazing Grace and Perfect Sound. Ross Christopher marches to the beat of his own drummer, not managing to sound exactly like anyone in particular while giving definite nods along the way.
The River Child is the sort of album that folks may look back on in several years as a watershed moment, but I have a feeling it may not get the attention it deserves because it is eclectic and brilliant and just too good to be recognized for what it is.
This is a Wildy's World Certified Desert Island Disc without doubt. Whatever else you check out musically in 2008, make sure Ross Christopher is on the list. You'll thank me. You'll see.
Rating: 5 Stars (Out of 5)
Wildy's World PUBLICATIONS
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