Join Ears of Maize on Monday, February 24th at 4pm for a conversation with Ripley Johnson, bandleader of Rose City Band, in run-up to their March 6th show at The Chapel in SF.
Ripley and the band, (Rose City Band) have just released their latest record entitled Sol Y Sombra (Thrill Jockey Records, 2025). In this interview, Ripley discusses the origins of this album’s namesake from past travels to Seville, Spain and expands on embracing the balance of shadows / darkness in music along with the concept of leaning into sonic seasonality.
Ripley also speaks to his own history growing up with radio, and his current listening & contributions to his own NTS radio show these days. Through his contributions across other projects (Wooden Shjips and Moon Duo) and having lived on the East Coast, Santa Cruz, SF, and Portland, for which the Rose City Band is aptly named, the two also discuss the idea of “sense of place” and its embedded geocaching in the music making process.
All this and more is not to be missed… Join us, won’t you?!
