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There will be many shows this fall promoting AN OAK TREE LATE IN WINTER. I have a few dates left to book for the fall. If you’re interested in booking me, email joshrosenthalmusic@gmail.com. I’m available for house shows, churches, auditoriums, clubs…almost anywhere.

August 15
Northridge Fellowship Church
Twin Falls, Idaho
7pm – Free

August 22
Capital Church
Salt Lake City, Utah
7pm – Free

August 27
House Show
Austin, Texas

August 29
Revolution Church
San Antonio, Texas
9am – Free

September 3
Redeemer Church
Lubbock, Texas
7pm – Free

September 19
Harbor Christian Center
Gig Harbor, Washington
9am – Free

September 22
Concordia University
Portland, Oregon
9pm – Free

September 26
Christ Church
Hillsboro, Oregon
7pm – Free

October 20
First Baptist Church
Moab, Utah
7pm – Free

October 22
TBA
Colorado Springs, CO
TBA

Here’s what people have been saying about An Oak Tree Late in Winter:

Josh Rosenthal is not only one of the most talented songwriters I know, but also one of the most honest.  He does so much more than tell stories behind his songs.  He tells the story behind the stories: redemption.” Josh Wilson - Sparrow Records Artist

Along with The Inner Voice of Love by Henri Nouwen, this is probably one of the most transparent books I have ever read.  Tears filled my eyes as I read feelings that so closely related to mine.  Finally!  Someone else gets it! Amy SondovaBackseat Writer

Josh has a relaxed style that makes you feel less like you are reading a book and more like you are enjoying coffee with an old and intimate friend. Josh has no reservation…his reader and letting you see not just his actions but he also allows the reader to have insight into his thought process while making these decisions. Josh does not set himself up to be the hero of his story, very often he is the antagonist raging against the mercies that are given to him by God. – Jeff Howard – pastor OutOnThePorch.blogspot.com

From comparing himself to other artists who are more “successful” than him to arguing with people who don’t fully grasp why he writes the songs he does, I’m right on board. Aaron Hale artist

…its about the concept, the passion, the songs, the concerts and the excellence with which all of these elements have been executed. The last couple of years of Rosenthal’s life have culminated in this one masterful piece of art. Zak White – pastor ZakWhite.com

surely oak tree proves josh’s status as an independent, as any artist with an agent would be forbidden from speaking so candidly and honestly about their own failures and viewpoints, especially in the petri dish of the american christian church. Chad Whitehead - pastor BeaDearandCalltheParamedics.com

I didn’t know you were such a sissy in jr high. Glad I didn’t know you then, I would have beat you. Nick

It’s your turn.  Get your copy at JoshRosenthal.bigcartel.com – use the promo code FACEBOOK at check out to get 10% off.

I won’t open my eyes today
I don’t care to see the same old place
Brought up on the streets and sounds
Of the West Texas winds and her tales, but now

I’m dying to leave this town
O God I gotta get out
I’m drowning
In this city I’ve grow to hate

Just past the city limit sign, I’m free
But it’s just like prison bars holding me
I won’t sit and wait no more
I’ve been wasting my life and life is too short

People keep telling me
That I should up and leave
That’s what I’m trying to do
Never seemed to follow through
But every road I drive
Leads me back here so I will have to keep on, keep on

O God I gotta get out
I’m drowning in this city I’m dying
To leave this town
O God I gotta get out
I gotta get out
I gotta get out

Leave
Written by Josh Rosenthal and Josh Wilson

Every time I come back to these Texas plains
It seems my problems always come with me
So I try to get back to the mountains as fast I could go
But somehow it always hurts to leave

Maybe it’s not where I am that hurts so bad
Maybe it’s not my geography
Maybe it’s the things I haven’t said to those I love
Maybe that’s why it hurts to leave

Why is it so hard for me to reconcile
Don’t they say the truth will set you free
Well all the lies I tell myself just chain me to my past
Making it so hard for me to leave

Every sad song, every long road
Has no end in sight
Until my love songs
For all my loved ones
Finally come out right

Gotta say these things so heavy on my mind
And let go of my past so I can breath
It won’t be easy and it won’t be fast
But I’ll get these things right off my chest
And for the first time
It won’t hurt to leave

In 2007, I released an Renaissance with Gotta Get Out on it.  In detail, I explained where that song came from in my book, An Oak Tree Late in Winter.  Here’s a documentary-type video about it -

Amy, Please would you drive me home
I know I’m gonna need a ride
When I hear what I think I’ll hear
I know I’ll need to clear my mind

Tonight, my world was stolen away
Falling asleep will be worst than yesterday

Amy, please

Amy, please just drive away
Never mind what happened inside
I’m holding on the best I know how
Even though part of me died

Tonight, my world was stolen away

Amy, please

How did this drive home become the first step to moving on
Now I’m a stranger in my home
And now I’m afraid to come to terms with what I lost when my world stopped

Amy, please

As some of you know, the book is not a random occurrence.  Last year I released the Villages Suite – 4 Album in 4 Months.  An Oak Tree Late in Winter is a continuation of the Villages concept.

Here’s a reminder of where it all started:

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