“Ice cool femme-fatale fronts tux'n'shades art-rock band with twangin' 50's sensibilities that snarls n' means business" - Steve Ison

Rose Lyon is an original, four-piece band of experienced musicians founded in 2023 in Sacramento, CA. The singer, Rose, was the front person of SF's "Bettie Black" and lead songwriter for several Bay Area bands in the early 2000's. She has played in projects with Ralph Spight, Sean Griffin, Larry Dekker and Eric Din, and has released three original albums - "Glow", "Mega", and "Bettie Black". Her most recent release is the scintillating four song EP entitled "Alien Sex Flowers". She garnered positive reviews from a successful national radio campaign through Planetary in 2005.

In 2023 she teamed up with well regarded local drummer Elizabeth Maes (Rock Boy, My Contention and ¡Me Vale!), who has a solid history of her own - working for decades in bands in Seattle and Sacramento.

Zsue Olson (bass) and Dire Deparra (lead guitar) joined in Spring 2025.

Dire's symphonic guitar playing immediately launched the sound of the band into a new, atmospheric dimension that is raw and complex. With the solid and practiced playing of Elizabeth and Zsue as the rhythm section, they are a unique band that brings new texture to the California music scene. The songs themselves are a mix of post-punk and goth influences, creating an electrifying experience that is attracting new audiences to their live performances.

They are currently playing live in the Sacramento area, and writing new music for a forthcoming album to be released in late 2026.