Watch
The Hive
The official music video — the quickest way to hear what a room feels like when Aden Paul plays.
Official music video · 2022
More on YouTube →
Bookings
Two Ways to Book
Format I
Full Band
Bars · Festivals · Music Clubs
Aden Paul with The Rotten Cores — a whiskey-drenched, rollicking, sing-along affair. Roots rock 'n roll injected with punk energy, driven by fiddle, pedal steel, and a pulsating kick drum.
Book the bandFormat II
Solo & Duo
Listening Rooms · Breweries · Folk Festivals · Opening Slots
The same finely-crafted songs, tempered for intimate spaces. Story-driven Southern Gothic ballads and anthems, delivered with a rich baritone and a commanding, pin-drop-quiet presence.
Book solo or duoAbout
The Troubadour
Aden Paul is a punkabilly bootleg bar troubadour — over ten years of high-energy original roots rock 'n roll from New Orleans. Dark, finely-crafted songs delivered with a rich baritone and a band firing on eight cylinders.
His masterfully crafted ballads and anthems tell authentic, bittersweet tales of broken promises and drunken debauchery — and engaging the audience, raucous room or listening room, is the whole point.
10+ years · New Orleans, Louisiana Full band or solo & duo — your room, your call 4 records · new LP in progress Tours Texas → Florida → East Coast
"Aden Paul leaves audiences with face-splitting grins—stomping their feet, patting their thighs, and shouting along to songs that become more familiar with each visit." The Albany Herald
"(Aden's) mix of rockabilly, country and folk can hit you right where you live." Offbeat Magazine
Listen
The Records
- 2012Sweet Fellowship in Shame · The Rotten Cores
- 2015Sunset Limited · The Rotten Cores
- 2017Bad Seeds and Precious Stones · Solo debut
- 2018The Ballad of Mr. New Orleans · Solo single
- 2022The Hive · feat. Dr. Sick & Frank Stewart
- SoonNew album · stripped-down, Unplugged-style — in progress
Collaborators include Dr. Sick (Squirrel Nut Zippers) and Frank Stewart
Shows
Upcoming Dates
- Sat, Aug 15 Checkpoint Charlie's — New Orleans, LA Full band
- Sat, Aug 29 Verret's Lounge — New Orleans, LA Solo / duo
- Sat, Sep 12 Blue Moon Saloon — Lafayette, LA Full band
Book
Book Aden
Tell us about your room and your date — you'll hear back directly from Aden, usually within a day or two.
Prefer email? Write to adenpaulmusic@gmail.com
- Based in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Routing Texas → Florida → East Coast
- Formats Full band · Solo & duo
In a band? Aden builds tour nights with local acts — ask about a tour swap.