Before closing out 2025, I want to say thanks again to the San Francisco Public Library for selecting “Howling at the Moons of Saturn” for the Bay Beats collection. It’s an honor to be included with so many amazing local artists.
Thanks to the fine folks at the Another Hole in the Head film festival for showing “Bird on a Wire” on Day 1 of the festival at the Balboa Theatre in San Francisco.
The art and the music all worked great on the big screen. Thanks to everyone involved in bringing this short film to life.
I’m beyond honored and extremely grateful to announce that “Howling at the Moons of Saturn,” my spoken-word album featuring an amazing lineup of musicians, has been added to the San Francisco Public Library Bay Beats collection.
A few words about my album
It’s sometimes playful
It’s sometimes groovy
It’s sometimes surreal
It’s sometimes like a movie
It’s sometimes light
It’s sometimes metaphysical
It’s sometimes interstellar
It sometimes gets political
Sometimes my words rhyme
Sometimes they don’t
Sometimes they flow like a river
Sometimes I wonder if they missed the boat
Sometimes my words come from my heart
Sometimes they spring from my head
Sometimes I spit them out at breakfast
Sometimes they arrive when I’m sleeping in bed
So, here’s a note of thanks
To everyone who played a part
In transforming my concept
Into a library-bound work of art
I’d also like to thank
All the dedicated librarians
And everyone on the SFPL staff
Especially the Bay Beats custodians
What a wondrous institution our library is
A place where knowledge thrives
And diverse music lives
Play on
With Deadheads flocking to the Bay Area for the 60th anniversary celebration concerts in Golden Gate Park, I marked the occasion by crossing the bridge to San Leandro for a return to the annual Cleveland St. Block Party. I didn’t pull any Dead songs out of my hat, but instead played a short set of mostly original numbers.
For the record, the last time I played on Cleveland St. was in 2006, with StationWagon.
Set list: Rock-n-Roll Oasis, That’s Alright (Best Is Yet to Come), You Never Know, Eating in My Car Again, Angel from Montgomery, Gimme a Silver Dollar, Sunflower Sunday, Alcatraz, Magnolia, E Is for Elephant, Speak Your Mind.
Here are the opening lines from Today Artists 7/1/25 review of my live album at Tiny Telephone.
In an era where studio perfection often outweighs raw emotion, Greg Roensch leans into vulnerability with his newly released album Rock-n-Roll Oasis: Live at Tiny Telephone. The project, recorded live with an intimate studio audience, brings together storytelling, spontaneity, and live musical energy in a way that feels personal and resonant.
Listen to the album on Bandcamp, Spotify, or wherever you get your music online.
Here’s some audience banter from a recent gig with Jules Leyhe at Moon Landing in Oakland, CA. After the banter, we launch into the first-ever public performance of “You Think You Got Something to Say.”
Written by Greg Roensch
Acoustic Guitar & Vocals: Greg Roensch
Electric Guitar: Jules Leyhe
Audio Engineer: Danielle Goldsmith
Recorded on May 16, 2025
Huge thanks to the Diwa Filipino Film Festival for selecting “How Much Filipino” for their show on May 31 – June 1 in Seattle. Check out their website for more info.
About the festival: Diwa Filipino Film Festival of Seattle is a community-centered film festival made in cooperation with the annual Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival, celebrating the Filipino spirit wherever it resides, by exhibiting films from the Philippine islands and beyond.
Thanks a ton to Jules Leyhe for hosting and playing awesome guitar (as always) at our super-cozy duo show at his new studio in Oakland, California. We played new songs, old songs, love songs, doom and gloom songs, and more. As one attendee commented afterwards, “it was wonderful… the most fun I’ve had in years!”
Huge thanks also to Danielle Goldsmith for capturing the show with her mobile recording gear.
Set List: Front Row Seat*, Rock-n-Roll Oasis, Doomscrolling in Paradise, You Think U Got Something to Say*, Magnolia (J. J. Cale), Gimme a Silver Dollar*, You Never Know, Eating in My Car Again, Sunflower Sunday*, Bird on a Wire*, I Heard the News, Come On Over, Celluloid Dream, Angel from Montgomery (John Prine), Life Goes On*
*Played live for the first time.
After an exclusive run on Bandcamp, “Rock-n-Roll Oasis: Live at Tiny Telephone” is alive and kicking on all online platforms. Spotify. Apple Music / iTunes. Tidal. The World. Check it out.
On the heels of our successful Live Album (one reviewer calls it “a stripped-back masterclass in storytelling”), I’m pleased to announce that I’m performing another show with virtuoso guitarist Jules Leyhe.
Venue: intimate venue in Oakland (near the Grand Lake Theatre)
When: May 16 (8pm)
Tickets: $40
