Happily caught the whole opening set from Dream Ride. Two keyboard/guitarists, an unusually tall drummer, and an eye-catching singer frontman were part of the Mystic Braves posse. Dreamy, Dream Ride had an infectious, trippy, vibe. The singer had an awesome Yosemite Sam hat, sparkly medallions and jewelry, and a70s pimp suit that looked like it came off the rack of Huggy Bear (from Rockford Files fame). His stage swagger looked like he was paying attention in the Jagger 101 class. The drummer, who was spindly and 6'7" had this huge mop of hair that was a cross between dreads and a fro. I laughed when the singer referred to him as Palm Tree, which is exactly what he looked like. Some good pop psychedelic originals and covered Crimson and Clover and Fleetwood Mac's Dreams.
California's Mystic Braves continued the surf,garage,jangle pop of Dream Ride. Bass, two guitars, and drummer sounded like The Seeds or Psychotic Reaction. Original tunes sounded like they were right out of the excellent Nuggets compilations curated by Lenny Kaye. Songs meandered, having some pop beginning and end with trippy, distorto sequences sandwiched. Chatted with bassist Tony and singer Julian after the show. They were having a mini east coast run, back to Cali then off to Europe for a while.
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