This co-billed tour will find the musicians alternating the headlining slot each night. Sweet's current guitarist, Jason Victor, joins his classic rhythm section of Ric Menck (drums) and Paul Chastain (bass); he'll also be filling the guitar position for The Dream Syndicate.
Sweet's latest effort is Tomorrow's Daughter. He is releasing deluxe, two-LP vinyl editions of his classic albums Girlfriend, Altered Beast/Son Of Altered Beast and 100% Fun, each with extensive new liner notes, available for pre-order now.
A special Black Friday Record Store Day LP, Wicked System of Things, is set for release on Nov. 23 (Record Store Day).
Sweet said, "This feels like a really good time for me, and I feel lucky and grateful to still be doing what I love to do.
"When I meet young people and they ask for advice about a career in music, I always say, 'Do music because it's what you love to do, and because you'd do it no matter what happens,'" he concluded. "I've tried to keep that attitude about it, because that's always worked for me. I just try to keep doing my thing and keep believing."
U.S. Tour dates:
10/16 - Portland @ Wonder Ballroom
10/17 - Seattle @ The Neptune
10/19 - San Francisco @ The Fillmore
10/20 - Sacramento @ Harlow's
10/21 - Los Angeles @ The Fonda
10/22 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up*
*Sweet only / East Coast dates TBA
In related news, Omnivore Recordings reissued a pair of mighty fine Wynn albums this past spring. His successful, critically-acclaimed 1990 solo debut Kerosene Man featured contributions by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos, D.J. Bonebrake of X, Howe Gelb of Giant Sand, Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde (an old friend that also appeared on the last two Dream Syndicate releases), among others.
Wynn recruited Joe Chiccarelli because he admired the producer's previous work with Stan Ridgway. Then, as the Los Angeles singer/guitarist explains in the new CD's liner notes, he sifted through some old songs that didn't fit with Dream Syndicate, like “Carolyn,” which dated back to 1983. The jangly delight of a single eventually got play on MTV.
Kerosene Man was the first time Wynn had the chance to utilize string arrangements and he reveled in using violins, cellos, not to mention vibes, baritone sax and more.
"We wanted to create a big sound, an orchestral feeling that would serve the song and my voice above everything," he writes. The lush, melancholic "Tears Won't Help" made the Billboard Modern Rock chart top 10.
From the rollicking title track - driven by Robert Lloyd's barrelhouse piano and Robert Mache's sly slide guitar work - and the compelling duet with Napolitano on "Conspiracy of the Heart" to the sinister "Something to Remember Me By" and the aforementioned singles, there are plenty of gems on the album. At the time of the original release, I wasn't familiar with Dream Syndicate, but when Rhino Records sent me an advance copy, I was immediately hooked.
Full lyrics and credits are included on the new remastered and expanded reissue. The half dozen bonus live tracks from 1990 were recorded in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles (on much-revered public radio station KCRW) and previously only available on a rare promo LP. There's a manic take on John Fogerty's "Graveyard Train" and a hypnotizing organ-led cover of Bob Dylan's "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar."
Two years later, Wynn followed it up with Dazzling Display. Chiccarelli returned to the fold, along with players in Wynn's touring band. Inspired by French pop music of the 1960s, Dusty Springfield, The Hollies and The Turtles, he had assistance in the studio from the latter's Flo & Eddie, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, The Bangles' Vicki Peterson, Napolitano and John Wesley Harding.
Crafted during the height of grunge rock, Dazzling Display mixed effervescent alt-pop ("Tuesday," "Dandy in Disguise," "Close Your Eyes") with moody numbers (the title track, "Halo," the looped rhythm of Napolitano duet "Bonnie and Clyde"), rockers ("405," "Drag") to fine effect. "Drag" hit the top 30 at Modern Rock radio and the video got on MTV, while “Tuesday” became a hit in other countries. Unfortunately, the album wasn't embraced as much as its predecessor.
I finally caught Wynn in concert for the first time in 1992 at Bogart's in Long Beach, Calif. and recall an energetic set where all the songs came across strongly.
The remastered and expanded version of Dazzling Display includes Wynn's liner notes recollections, lyrics, full credits and 1990-93 live radio sessions done in America, Holland and Amsterdam, comprising Sonic Youth, Paul Simon, Lou Reed and Bob Dylan covers and two Wynn compositions. Both reissues are highly recommended.
Both acts were based in Los Angeles in their respective heydays. Sweet is best known for his alt-rock hits "Girlfriend, "Sick of Myself" and "I've Been Waiting."
Influential '80s psychedelic pop rockers The Dream Syndicate became critical and fan favorites immediately with their debut full-length alternative rock album, The Days of Wine and Roses. Last year, Wynn put out How Did I Find Myself Here with the current lineup. He records and tours as a solo artist and with his other band, The Baseball Project.
Influential '80s psychedelic pop rockers The Dream Syndicate became critical and fan favorites immediately with their debut full-length alternative rock album, The Days of Wine and Roses. Last year, Wynn put out How Did I Find Myself Here with the current lineup. He records and tours as a solo artist and with his other band, The Baseball Project.
Sweet's latest effort is Tomorrow's Daughter. He is releasing deluxe, two-LP vinyl editions of his classic albums Girlfriend, Altered Beast/Son Of Altered Beast and 100% Fun, each with extensive new liner notes, available for pre-order now.
Sweet said, "This feels like a really good time for me, and I feel lucky and grateful to still be doing what I love to do.
"When I meet young people and they ask for advice about a career in music, I always say, 'Do music because it's what you love to do, and because you'd do it no matter what happens,'" he concluded. "I've tried to keep that attitude about it, because that's always worked for me. I just try to keep doing my thing and keep believing."
U.S. Tour dates:
10/16 - Portland @ Wonder Ballroom
10/17 - Seattle @ The Neptune
10/19 - San Francisco @ The Fillmore
10/20 - Sacramento @ Harlow's
10/21 - Los Angeles @ The Fonda
10/22 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up*
*Sweet only / East Coast dates TBA
Wynn recruited Joe Chiccarelli because he admired the producer's previous work with Stan Ridgway. Then, as the Los Angeles singer/guitarist explains in the new CD's liner notes, he sifted through some old songs that didn't fit with Dream Syndicate, like “Carolyn,” which dated back to 1983. The jangly delight of a single eventually got play on MTV.
Kerosene Man was the first time Wynn had the chance to utilize string arrangements and he reveled in using violins, cellos, not to mention vibes, baritone sax and more.
"We wanted to create a big sound, an orchestral feeling that would serve the song and my voice above everything," he writes. The lush, melancholic "Tears Won't Help" made the Billboard Modern Rock chart top 10.
From the rollicking title track - driven by Robert Lloyd's barrelhouse piano and Robert Mache's sly slide guitar work - and the compelling duet with Napolitano on "Conspiracy of the Heart" to the sinister "Something to Remember Me By" and the aforementioned singles, there are plenty of gems on the album. At the time of the original release, I wasn't familiar with Dream Syndicate, but when Rhino Records sent me an advance copy, I was immediately hooked.
Full lyrics and credits are included on the new remastered and expanded reissue. The half dozen bonus live tracks from 1990 were recorded in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles (on much-revered public radio station KCRW) and previously only available on a rare promo LP. There's a manic take on John Fogerty's "Graveyard Train" and a hypnotizing organ-led cover of Bob Dylan's "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar."
Crafted during the height of grunge rock, Dazzling Display mixed effervescent alt-pop ("Tuesday," "Dandy in Disguise," "Close Your Eyes") with moody numbers (the title track, "Halo," the looped rhythm of Napolitano duet "Bonnie and Clyde"), rockers ("405," "Drag") to fine effect. "Drag" hit the top 30 at Modern Rock radio and the video got on MTV, while “Tuesday” became a hit in other countries. Unfortunately, the album wasn't embraced as much as its predecessor.
I finally caught Wynn in concert for the first time in 1992 at Bogart's in Long Beach, Calif. and recall an energetic set where all the songs came across strongly.
The remastered and expanded version of Dazzling Display includes Wynn's liner notes recollections, lyrics, full credits and 1990-93 live radio sessions done in America, Holland and Amsterdam, comprising Sonic Youth, Paul Simon, Lou Reed and Bob Dylan covers and two Wynn compositions. Both reissues are highly recommended.
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