Name: Songwriter Club Presents Josh Rouse with/ Host, Shawn Kyle
Start: 2026-06-06T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-06T22:00:00-04:00
Location: The Jack Kerouac House

Songwriter Club at the Jack Kerouac House is a series bringing national and international touring artists, as well as musician outreach to the historic home of Jack Kerouac, in St.Petersburg Florida. There are very limited seating and capacity for this songwriter listening room series, as the artists perform in Kerouac's living room with the audience seated in the living room, and additional seating stretching out into the enclosed patio. Please join us for a night of songs, and stories in this historic atmosphere.Josh Rouse“Like a baseball player who quietly hits 30 home runs every year or a golfer who regularly finishes in the Top Ten, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/josh-rouse-mn0000279315">Josh Rouse</a>'s continued streak of excellence is easy to ignore and maybe even downplay a little” -- Tim Sendra, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Allmusic.com">Allmusic.com</a>You don’t have to work hard to enjoy Rouse’s music. His songs present themselves to you with an open heart, an innate intelligence and an absolute lack of pretension. They are clear-eyed, empathetic and penetrating. Without pandering, they seek to satisfy both your ear and your understanding. The verses draw you in with telling detail, both musical and thematic, and the choruses lift and deliver. They resolve without seeming overly tidy or pat.Josh Rouse was born in Nebraska, and following an itinerant upbringing he eventually landed in Nashville where he recorded his debut Dressed Like Nebraska (1998). &nbsp;The album’s acclaim led to tours with Aimee Mann, Mark Etzel and the late Vic Chestnut. The followup- Home (2000)—yielded the song “Directions” which Cameron Crowe used in his film Vanilla Sky.“Every time I’ve made a record, I’ve tried to make it different from the last one,” says Rouse. “I always became fascinated by a different style of music. But at the end of the day, no matter how eclectic I try to make it, it’s my voice and melodic sensibility that tie things together.”For his breakthrough album, 1972 (2003), which happens to be the year he was born, Rouse decided to cheer up a bit. Noting that he’d earned a reputation for melancholy, he says, with a laugh, “I figured this is my career, I might as well try to enjoy it.” While the Seventies are often identified with singer-songwriters, Rouse was primarily attracted to the warmer sound of albums back then, as well as the more communal feel of the soul music of that time.&nbsp; The follow up, &nbsp;Nashville (2005) continued the hot streak and expanded his audience furtherHis latest, Going Places came together over the last two years when Josh Rouse found himself unable to tour and hunkered down with his family in Spain. Together with his Spanish band, he began workshopping new songs in a small local venue owned by a friend, resulting in ten road-ready tracks with a looser, more relaxed vibe..&nbsp;Special Guest To Be AnnouncedYour Host, Shawn KyleHost of Songwriter Club, Shawn Kyle is a multiple Best of the Bay Award Winner and 14X SXSW Austin official showcasing artist; involved with both the Americana revival of the early 2000's and also the Psychedelic Rock and Garage revival of the 2010's. Kyle is currently working on an EP of new songs co written with Grammy Award winner Jim Lauderdale.A cash bar by donation will be open before and in between the performances.Proceeds from the show support the touring artist, as well as the Kerouac House nonprofit.VenueThe Jack Kerouac House5169 10th Ave NSt.Petersburg, 33710Doors6:00 PM