Podcast: Josh English joins Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge -

Buffalo Music: Grosh drummer keeps his schedule packed

(Images above: images in center and on right are copyright Greg Hennessey)

On December 17, 2025, the Flamingo Lounge welcomed the prolific Josh English for an in-depth conversation about his life behind the kit. Josh shared insights into his primary work with the high-energy group Grosh, as well as the various other musical projects that keep his schedule packed.

The episode explores his versatile drumming style and what it’s like juggling multiple creative identities within the music scene.

Featured Tracks

To wrap up the episode, we’ve included two tracks that showcase Josh’s impeccable timing and groove:

The Nursery – “Everybody’s Famous”
Zak Ward and the Million Dollar Question – “Hoodwinked”

Note: Josh provides the percussion for both of these featured recordings, highlighting his range across different genres.

Josh English, is one of the most in demand drummers in Buffalo. Josh is the co-founder and drummer of the gender-bending powerhouse band from Buffalo, Grosh. He is renowned for his high-energy, hard-hitting playing, as well as his versatility. Josh plays with many of Buffalo’s top tier musicians, including Stress Dolls, Grace Stumberg, Sara Elizabeth and many more. In addition, he plays with award winning Toronto band The Nursery, and is an on-call studio drummer for GCR Audio, Buffalo’s premiere recording studio.

Josh has shared the stage with many national acts, including Larkin Poe, Gary Numan, Hollerado, Goo Goo Dolls, and many more. His hard hitting, driving feel will make sure you’re on your feet when you see him perform.

Crawl – Stress Dolls

Vocals, guitar: Chelsea O’Donnell
Drums: Josh English
Bass: TJ Luckman
Lead guitar: Jordan Smith
Violin: Sally Schaefer

Recorded, mixed, and produced by Marc Hunt

Co-produced by Chelsea O’Donnell

Greg Hennessey’s “In the Flamingo Lounge with Rockabilly Greg” podcast is must listen content for fans of Western New York music. Hennessey just started his sixth season of podcasts, and he’s got over 100 episodes in his archives at https://rockabillygreg.com.

New episodes are available at 9 a.m. EST each Saturday at RockabillyGreg.com. Each posting includes a link to the podcast, website, and social media links, images, and other interesting tidbits about the week’s guest(s).

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