The Press Democrat

How do bands make the Rose Parade? After tears turn to joy, come pizza sales, sponsorships and march-a-thons

A look behind the scenes of those incredible marching bands coming to the 2026 Rose Parade. How much does it cost them? What ...
Stereogum

Rose City Band – “Hello Sunshine” (Relatively Clean Rivers Cover, Feat. Sanae Yamada)

Ripley Johnson, known for his time in psych-rock groups like Wooden Shjips and Moon Duo, now leads the beautifully mellow Rose City Band. They released a new album called Sol Y Sombra in January, and ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

The Rose Parade marching band from Japan is donating thousands for wildfire relief

There are so many amazing stories” of bands who help others get to the Rose Parade in Pasadena, or in the case of Mino Jiyu ...
Jambands

Watch: Maggie Rose Taps Mike Gordon for Bee Gees and Allman Brothers Band Covers at Nectar’s

On Wednesday evening, Sept. 11, Maggie Rose took her current No One Gets Out Alive tour, the namesake for her 2024 album, to a particular Burlington, Vt. haunt known for its early Phish history. While ...
loudwire

Why Slash’s Hair Is Straight on the Cover of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Appetite for Destruction’

The cross depicted on the album's cover was originally designed by an artist named Billy White Jr. (who died in July of 2023), for a tattoo for Axl Rose. White Jr. told Culture Creature in 2016 that ...