Josiah Flores

Part-time poet turned melodic storyteller, Chicano singer/songwriter Josiah Flores puts music to the parts of life most tend to hide from. From the foothills of south San Jose to the foggy avenues of San Francisco, he calls the Bay Area his home. Influenced by the likes of Stoney Edwards, Freddy Fender, Willie Dunn, and Waylon Jennings, if one were to sit in a dimly-lit corner of their local watering hole, hunched over a beer, they would find Josiah’s songs sitting down next to them. His debut album Awful Feeling in 2019 as a limited edition cassette, garnering a following in the SF Bay Area for his poetic folk and country songs. He and his band have played throughout California and have become a local favorite in the burgeoning indie country folk scene in the Bay. Doin’ Fine, Flores’ second full length album, comes out May 30, 2025 on Speakeasy Studios SF. Produced, recorded, and mixed by San Francisco’s own Alicia Vanden Heuvel (The Aislers Set), the album sits well in the folk/ country/ outlaw/ honky tonk sonic landscapes, but thoroughly rooted in life in the west. The songs explore themes of individuality, ownership, departures, family history, personal change, and redemption through folk country songs from a Chicano perspective that range from intensely raw to joyfully playful to full on honky tonk. The album ushers you in calmly, jangles you around a bit, sits you down to think, and ultimately leaves you feeling like you want to ride the rollercoaster again.