Alex Rossi & the Root City Band

Minneapolis, Twin Cities metro

Minneapolis blues, soul and funk band led by singer-guitarist Alex Rossi since 1998.

Alex Rossi formed and fronted Root City in Minneapolis in 1998 as a blues trio that grew into a full band with a horn section and beatboxer Heatbox. The band plays blues, soul and funk for dancing crowds and held a long-running Wednesday residency at Gluek's in Minneapolis. Alex Rossi played The Fitzgerald Theater in March 2026, and Alex Rossi & the Root City Band was part of the 2026 Marketfest lineup in White Bear Lake.