batteryboy

batteryboy combines social awareness and personal revelation to create "music to deal with everything else." Founded by Cobey Rouse in 2011, the group includes multi-instrumentalist Eric Carranza, cellist Emily Dantuma, bassist Ray Ringer and violinist Shannon Frid-Rubin. Their lush sound of strings and Carranza's Eno-esque atmosphere give Rouse's emotionally charged lyrics a fitting place to come to hit home.

batteryboy has been described by 89.3 The Current's Andrea Swensson as “...reminiscent of Cloud Cult’s acoustic work and neo-folkies like Bon Iver.” Americana UK’s 7/10 album review of batteryboy’s debut up for air says batteryboy “remind me of The National, particularly the passion the members of both bands put in when delivering their performances.”

​“Rouse pours his heart into batteryboy’s eloquent lyrics; they come straight from the soul.” —Becca Martin, Rift Magazine

“The melody of the sad songs, even without the lyrics, opens your heart. The reserved upbeat tempo of the joyous songs makes you smile wistfully...it’s just beautiful, grown up music.” —Ann Treacy, TC Daily Planet

"The sound is comfortably grounded by heart-over-head vocals graced in sweet harmonies anchored in pulsating percussion. Lofty and sincere lyrical lines slide over the sweetly sad string slips that will keep them in you inner ear for the next year and more." —Mid West Music Fest

Past Shows


Oct
26
th
2018
7th St Entry
Oct
26
th
2018
7th St Entry

Reuben and the Dark

with Kazyak and batteryboy
Sep
20
th
2017
7th St Entry
Sep
20
th
2017
7th St Entry

Mighty Oaks

with batteryboy
May
20
th
2015
Turf Club
May
20
th
2015
Turf Club

DKO and TODD CLOUSER’S A LOVE ELECTRIC

with batteryboy and Dosh
Aug
25
th
2014
7th St Entry
Aug
25
th
2014
7th St Entry

She Keeps Bees

with batteryboy and CÉLOSIA
Apr
30
th
2014
7th St Entry
Apr
30
th
2014
7th St Entry
Jan
3
rd
2014
Turf Club
Jan
3
rd
2014
Turf Club

And The Professors

with batteryboy and Har-di-Har
Sep
27
th
2013
7th St Entry
Sep
27
th
2013
7th St Entry

Ewert and The Two Dragons

with Trapper Schoepp and batteryboy

More Shows

Mar
16
th
7th St Entry

Ray Bull

Feb
16
th
Fine Line

Dua Saleh

with Sam Austins
Jan
10
th
First Avenue

G. Love & Special Sauce

Feb
9
th
The Fitzgerald Theater

A Black History Month Celebration
The Sound of Gospel