Rose City Band - Garden Party

Released 21st April 2023

On Garden Party, Rose City Bands country psychedelic rock evokes the wide open spaces of the American west and free spirits who call it home.

Led by acclaimed guitarist and vocalist Ripley Johnson, Rose City Band are some of the best players in contemporary rock: pedal steel guitarist Barry Walker, keyboardist Paul Hasenberg, bassist Dewey Mahood (aka Plankton Wat), drummer Dustin Dybvig, and featuring Sanae Yamada on synthesizer.

Garden Party is both a celebration of summer and all it brings: friends gathering at backyard BBQs, cold beers on a hot porch, 12-foot sunflowers, and an exaltation of the value and respite of a moment of calm; the pleasures of time in the garden to appreciate the beauty of a contorted carrot, or a morning on a stoop watching a hummingbird.

Freedom, contentment, and joy were the sources for the songs; they certainly bring the listener right there. From the soaring guitar solos