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The Dream Syndicate

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Part of the Paisley Underground scene that grew out of Los Angeles in the early 1980s, The Dream Syndicate sought to revamp the sound of '60s West Coast psychedelic garage bands with the ragged, spiky energy of punk rock. Led by front man Steve Wynn, they were at first deemed too noisy and ferocious for the progressive, hippy crowd, but too sprawling and spaced-out for the punk nihilists. Yet they gradually became important figures thanks to the albums 'The Days of Wine and Roses', 'Medicine Show' and 'Ghost Stories'. Often described as a mix between the Velvet Underground and Creedence Clearwater Revival, they were always an explosive live force and, alongside the likes of REM, helped to lay the foundations of the US alternative movement that would later become huge in the '90s. They split in 1989, with Wynn turning solo and drummer Dennis Duck joining improvisational group Los Angeles Free Music Society, but reformed in 2012 for several live shows and they released new studio album 'How Did I Get Here?' in 2017, backed by a major tour, on which Steve Wynn was joined by Duck on drums), Mark Walton on bass and Jason Victor on guitar, also featuring Kendra Smith, Chris Cacavas and Linda Pitmon.

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