Rosie Thomas

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  • Born: Seattle, WA
  • Years Active: 1990s, 2000s
  • Website: http://www.rosiethomas.com/
  • Recent Activity: 02.10.12 Rosie's conversation with @HuffingtonPost http://t.co/Goqodxlx

Biography Wikipedia

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Rosie Thomas is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Michigan. Through mutual friends she met Trey Many and began playing shows with Velour 100. They recorded one EP together and played a few short tours, where she met Damien Jurado and Pedro the Lion. She then moved to Seattle to briefly attend Cornish College before deciding to focus on a solo recording career. Thomas also performs as a stand-up comedian under the name Sheila Saputo.

Thomas' appearance on the song "Parking Lot", from Damien Jurado's album Ghost of David, brought her to the attention of famed record label Sub Pop who signed her in 2000. Her debut album When We Were Small was released on January 22, 2001. The album featured Eric Fisher (who Thomas met at Cornish College in Seattle) on guitar and keyboards and Andy Myers on drums. Fisher and Myers returned for 2003's follow-up Only with Laughter Can You Win.

Thomas released her third album, If Songs Could Be Held, in 2005. In March 2006, she was invited by Toronto indie rock label Paper Bag Records to exclusively contribute to their See You on the Moon! compilation with her song "Faith's Silver Elephant".

In April 2006, Pitchfork erroneously announced that Thomas and American musician Sufjan Stevens were having a baby together, but were forced to print a retraction. Denison Witmer and Thomas later admitted it was an April Fools' prank.

Thomas' album, These Friends of Mine, was released on December 12, 2006 through her own record label Sing-A-Long Records. She released a holiday album called A Very Rosie Christmas in November 2008 through her own record label. Thomas also acted in the 2009 film Calvin Marshall and was the subject of the 2009 documentary All the Way from Michigan Not Mars.

eMusic Features

Interview: Rosie Thomas

By Laura Leebove , Production Editor

"So much for love, I guess I've been wronged/ But it's all right, 'cause I'm movin' on," begins "Wedding Day," a song from Rosie Thomas's 2001 debut When We Were Small. She sings about packing up her car with cassette tapes and taking an adventure on her own. Heartbreak was also the root of 2006's These Friends of Mine, a collection of songs spontaneously recorded when Thomas escaped toNew York to spend time with her… more »

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Activity

  • 02.10.12 Rosie's conversation with @HuffingtonPost http://t.co/Goqodxlx
  • 02.08.12 Amazon pre order #withlove The more people that order, the lower the price can go. get your friends involved! #winwin http://t.co/VYuISpSW
  • 02.01.12 Check out the trailer for new Rosie Thomas record WITH LOVE http://t.co/Bq4NsSfc
  • 01.11.12 Check it out ya'll. New Rosie song from WITH LOVE. please enjoy http://t.co/gz1GIFdD
  • 01.10.12 These Friends of Mine fo FREE! While supplies last;) Already have it? Tell a friend of yours. Seems appropriate right? http://t.co/0VOu9pE0
  • 12.16.11 Rosie inspired cookies! RT - MI Mitten Gingerbread: On family tradition, moving to NY, & Rosie Thomas (@onerosiecheek) http://t.co/b2FfEaXu
  • 12.13.11 Win a pair of tickets to Rosie's SOLD OUT Christmas show @TheTripleDoor w/ @ivanandalyosha from @strangerpromo here http://t.co/Mv6460bS
  • 12.08.11 RT @kexp Seattle, don your red tights and go see some holiday shows, w/ @OneRosieCheek, MORE! http://t.co/CJPzzAoI
  • 12.06.11 New Rosie Thomas Christmas song for you: http://t.co/AMPIaoSN
  • 11.30.11 Excited to announce @ivanandalyosha will open the Dec 13th show @TheTripleDoor! Tix almost gone! Don't miss out! http://t.co/Ogz2mP3D
  • 11.22.11 Imagine the smell in the air, around Thanksgiving, when you live next door to a restaurant called "Jive Turkey." Trying to stay thankful. xo
  • 11.22.11 Rosie joins Aretha, Dylan, Dolly, Elvis and many more for Christmas at Starbucks @Onerosiecheek http://t.co/tUql7sFx via @Starbucks
  • 11.18.11 From Rosie Thomas With Love | NBC New York http://t.co/6phEI9I2 via @nbcnewyork #withlove
  • 11.18.11 psst NEW Rosie Thomas album WITH LOVE out Feb 14!!! pass it on. http://t.co/7U1G9GkZ #withlove
  • 11.10.11 Sheila Saputo finds some friends who aren't going anywhere, anytime soon. #OccupyWallStreet http://t.co/v3VgDD0s
  • 11.02.11 A Very Rosie Christmas LIVE @TheTripleDoor Dec 13th!!!! more info - http://t.co/7U1G9GkZ /// tickets here: http://t.co/Ooiwmjmm
  • 10.31.11 Happy Halloween! Just ran into Gandalf at Rite Aid, but it's cool, he let me pass.
  • 10.29.11 I mean seriously! Something tells me its gonna be a long New York winter! http://t.co/3YUfP2ZB
  • 10.29.11 I'm carving pumpkins right now..and it's snowing outside!
  • 10.28.11 Still need to figure out a Halloween costume? My friend Sheila has some ideas for you http://t.co/iAjpyATc