Garcia Peoples, Chris Forsyth, and Ryley Walker 12/28/19

My show attendance has waned a little in 2019, but this evening should count as three. Epic triple bill of guitar psychedelic jamminess from some of the top minds of this genre. Initially taken aback by the complete inverse of the stated lineup, the reason became clear as the show evolved. New Jersey hippes Garcia Peoples took the stage first. Two guitars, muscular bass, drums, and a Mr. Rogers sweatered dude on keys. Rhythm guitar and bass player took some vocals, but it was the mop top pyrotechnics of lead guitarist that seared the cortex. Imagine a cross between Jerry Garcia and Buckethead ( if you don't know Buckethead, please YouTube y'all some) with a smattering of Steve Howe. This guy had a built in trip-o-meter that was set to 11. GP's set was almost over before they played anything remotely recognizable from their excellent recent slab One Step Behind, a record that boasts the sax and flute playing of the lead guitarists dad who is credited on some Miles and Stanley Clark outings.
Chris Forsyth, from Philly, is an experimental guitarist with ties to Television's Richard Lloyd. His downtown cred is bolstered by affiliations with Loren Connors and Derek Bailey. He is usually backed by a unit he calls the Solar Motel Band, on this evening he used the capable services of GP. Forsyth also has an excellent 2019 release All Time Present, from which he played a fantastic rendition of Mystic Mountain, a fitting spotifyable slice of this evening's offering.
Next up was solo Ryley Walker who sarcastically quipped " it should be easy following those two raging bands". The evolution of Ryley is striking, from the early Brit folk meanderings of Primrose Green to the recent Thurston Moorey items on Deafman Glance, his output showcases his restless spirit. Kind of an asshole ( a quality that I admire in an artist), Ryley enjoys interacting with the crowd verbally with one exchange commenting on CT's moniker of the Nutmeg State, and it's infamous resident Vince Mc Mahon. The music on this evening was electric guitar noodling, he claimed he got some toys for Christmas. He did play The Roundabout from his excellent 2016 release and welcomed the entire crew onstage for a drone-psych finale.