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"California based viola player, Anni Rossi, delivered a spectacular opening set before doubling as a member of Carla Bozulich's band."
THE WIRE, September 2006

"Experimental viola player Anni Rossi has caused an underground buzz since arriving here in August."
TIMEOUT CHICAGO

SCANDIA - Folktale Records
On the Evening of my Birthday I was wandering the streets of Denton, TX when I passed by Hailey's Club off the square. I was debating going in, not wanting to pay a cover (because I am a miser), when the most remarkable new sound in music I have heard in ages was ascending from the structure. Equal parts Joanna newsome and coco rosie, and a touch of epilepsy. Rossi produces a sound so startling I was forced to stoop to beggar status, pleading with the door-woman to allow me to enter without paying cover with the intent of buying Rossi's CD and giving it a good honest listen in the privacy of my own home. On the purchased album, Scandia, Rossi sings, taps (with tap shoes, of course) is keyboardist and masters the viola (NOT the violin,) her primary instrument of choice. her voice is sweet yet smart, tempestuous at times. I cannot recommend this album enough. The greener listener may need to take some time to accumulate full appreciation of this work, but I assure you, it is absolutely worth the effort you may or may not need to grow accustomed to it. And to think, had I not been wandering that night, I may never have come across this rare find. Happy birthday to me.
Megan Foreman, ART PROSTITUTE MAGAZINE

"You might just weep at the music of Anni Rossi. Her songs are about Minnesota tundra and emotional trauma, and she plays the viola like she's battling the minotaur. It's so wonderful and tragic you just might grow an extra set of legs and expire ingloriously."
ONLY MAGAZINE