On Sept. 5, 1982, the Dream Syndicate played a 2 a.m. gig at the studios of L.A.’s KPFK-FM. Broadcast live, the raw, ragged set documented on The Day Before Wine And Roses (Omnivore) found the quartet—singer/guitarist Steve Wynn, guitarist Karl Precoda, bassist Kendra Smith and drummer Dennis Duck—blazing and brooding its way through songs from its self-titled debut EP, covers and tracks that would end up on the seminal The Days Of Wine And Roses LP, released a month and a half later. A reconvened version of the Dream Syndicate has been playing shows since 2012. Wynn is also busy with his national pastime-themed band, the Baseball Project, whose third record, the aptly titled 3rd (Yep Roc), is due later this month. Wynn is also guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
Wynn: The food at Ayada in Elmhurst, Queens—if there’s a better Thai restaurant in NYC, I’d be surprised and most likely tell you that you’re just flat-out wrong—is blindingly hot. Not gratuitously hot, just hot in all the right ways. I was there recently with my pal Gary, and he went through his weight in napkins, mopping up the sweat induced by the heat of the dishes. (And we all ordered our food “medium.”) But, yeah, hot, hot, hot—point taken and that’s just not enough of a recommendation. Trust me: It’s amazing and transcendent.
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XUpMgHnSqI
