(Bothering) A history of the west with Ripley Johnson of Wooden Shjips

Wooden Shjips released West in 2011 as a San Francisco band. On November 12th, they'll release Back to Land as a band of the West. Ripley Johnson, guitarist, singer and songwriter, moved to Portland last year with wife Sanae Yamada after a couple years on the move as Moon Duo. Drummer Omar Ahsanuddin followed after a stint in LA while Dusty Jermier and Nash Whalen continue to brave the boutique jungles of San Francisco. And yet with the band seemingly displaced, Back to Land, Wooden Shjip...

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