Thanks for the review Bull Slayers.
“I ended up thinking this is a strong album with a handful of tracks that are easy to revisit. It’s the kind of record that settles in over time, and if you give it that space, it has a way of sticking around.”
Thanks to RagMag for some very cool words. Here’s an excerpt.
“There’s a certain kind of place that only really exists in memory, where the lights are dim, the conversations blur together, and the jukebox feels like it knows you better than your friends do. When I think about Down at the Polystereophonic Dive Bar, I picture one of those rooms, the kind I used to drift into without much of a plan and leave with something I didn’t expect. Greg Roensch builds his album around that same idea, not just as a setting, but as a mood that holds everything together.”
Check out the full review here.
Thanks to Pitch Perfect for the first review of “Down at the Polystereophonic Dive Bar.”
“I appreciated how much attention is given to storytelling. The lyrics carry a sense of place and perspective that gives the album its identity. It doesn’t chase a single sound or try to narrow its scope. It lets the variety speak for itself, and that openness makes it easy to return to and catch different details each time.”
Full review is here.
“Down at the Polystereophonic Dive Bar” encourages listeners to slow down and engage with the album’s full emotional and tonal range, moving fluidly between reflection, humor, and seriousness. Although I didn’t set out to make a concept album, the songs reveal a strong sense of unity when heard in sequence. This cohesion led me to imagine the album being played in a favorite dive bar, one that values an interesting range of music and attentive listening.
The album is available now on Bandcamp, Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual platforms.
Huge thanks to all the musicians and everyone else who helped bring this project to life.
Super-huge thanks to the fine folks at the Phoenix Film Festival for selecting “Eating in My Car Again” for their festival in Scottsdale (April 9 – 19, 2026).
Featuring Keith Larson as “The Driver,” this video was created by Nico Sotomayor. Many thanks to Keith and Nico and everyone else who played a role in making this fun music video.
“Eating in My Car Again” is a featured tune on my new album “Down at the Polystereophonic Dive Bar,” coming out on March 24, 2026.
Hey, it’s Super Bowl Sunday. Seems like a good day to reveal my album cover. “Down at the Polystereophonic Dive Bar” is coming in March.
And now back to Bad Bunny.
New album coming in March… just waiting for the right wave.
Many thanks to all the talented folks who played on the record.
Photo: Richard Osborn
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.
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.
