Emily Rose Epstein is an American drummer. She is best known for her collaborations with the garage rock musicians Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin. She was a former member of Segall's live band, and a former member of Cronin's.[1] She met Segall at the University of San Francisco.[2]

Emily Rose Epstein
Emily Rose Epstein (second from right) with the Ty Segall band and Marc Riley in 2014
Emily Rose Epstein (second from right) with the Ty Segall band and Marc Riley in 2014
Background information
GenresGarage rock, psychedelic rock, garage punk, noise rock, lo-fi, glam rock
InstrumentDrums
LabelsDrag City

Before becoming a drummer - she was influenced to be a writer like her grandfather - Emily went to college to become a journalist. Her grandfather influenced her with art journalism and with poetry as well.[2] Emily started playing the drums at a young age. When she was 13, she played drums for a UCLA band. While she was on tour with Segall, she would continue college and continued in journalism and editing.[2]

Emily Rose took a break from touring in 2015 to take her country band more seriously. In 2017 she reformed the band as the Blue Rose Rounders, now called Emily Rose & the Rounders.

She continues to tour with Emily Rose & the Rounders and has been a part of the touring and recording incarnation of Pink Mountaintops.

Discography

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with Ty Segall Band

References

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  1. ^ "Ty Segall's Badass Barefoot Drummer Emily Rose on Treasure Island Music Festival, Touring and more". 12 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Living to Create: Talking Music and Writing With Drummer Emily Rose Epstein". Longreads. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2019-02-26.