Josh Rouse to Perform with Special Guest at Bomhard Theater, 6/12

It may have been 15+ years - from roots in rural Nebraska, through time in Nashville, TN, and to a new home in cosmopolitan Spain - but it seems that the song spirits have been constant companions for Josh Rouse, who has over a dozen albums to his name.

His latest, The Happiness Waltz, again proves that he stands apart from the crowd, producing yet another set of delicate, intelligent, nuanced pop songs, all destined to become fast favorites. An album of twelve radiant new tunes, from the upbeat "This Movie's Way Too Long" to the jangle-fest that is "Simple Pleasures", a cohesive whole that should please fans both old and new.

Rouse has been lauded for his special talents - creating songs that have captured the hearts and minds of critics and fans around the world, whether it is The New York Times talking about his "pop-folk introspection", Filter lauding the "wide-eyed 'thank you, ma'am' songs that could have grated in their earnest angle if they weren't so damn wonderfully executed" or Uncut proclaiming him "a talent to outrank Ryan Adams or Conor Oberst."

Tickets are $20. Call The Kentucky Center Box Office at 584-7777, toll free at (800) 775-7777, or visit www.kentuckycenter.org. Kentucky Center Member tickets can be purchased by calling the Member Hotline; MembersFirst ($100-499 donors), call (502) 562-0144, and CenterCircle Members ($500+) call (502) 562-0195. Please call (502) 562-0111 (V), or email access@kentuckycenter.org for information about the range of accessibility services we offer to enhance your performance experience.