Czars of Leisure is the recording and musical project fronted by Greg Roth, a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist producing “thrift store rock”, which mixes the secondhand stylings of 70s power pop, 80s new wave, 90s college/slacker alternative, and 00s indie/garage rock. A former rock journalist, his treats his setlists like mixtapes and has been described as “the quirkiness of Elvis Costello, the storytelling of Tom Waits and the alt-country styling of Wilco.” (Indie Music Stop)
Born in Bethlehem PA, now based in Alexandria VA, he has released two albums of original music, a soundtrack, a holiday single, and performed in 25 states and 6 countries, including such rock clubs as the State Theater (VA), DC9 (DC), Rock and Roll Hotel (DC), 8×10 (Baltimore), Khyber Pass (Philadelphia), Cafe 111 (New York City), Smith’s Olde Bar (Atlanta), McGonigle’s (Houston), Turf Club (Minneapolis), Cafe 111 (New York City), plus the occasional corporate event and professional conference.
In December 2025, he released the holiday single “Online Xmas / “All the Other Holidays”. The next full Czars of Leisure album, Make Yourself Comfortable, will be released in May 2026.
He is the co-creator and host of The What-Have-You series, a mix of full band open mic and Jon Brion at Largo.