Dream Syndicate
Dream Syndicate was an influential guitar driven band from L.A. from 1981 to 1989.
In 1980, as Steve Wynn is recording what he thought would his final recording (as The 15 Minutes), and then he runs into Karl Precoda.
Steve plays guitar in the band Goat Deity. They search for a guitar player and Karl comes around and hears them play. Allegedely Karl and Steve hang out afterwards and Karl tells Steve that he don't like the band, but that he likes his songs. From there on Steve and Karl start jamming together. While one plays rhythm guitar the other is playingf solos. Equal space for both of them.
Kendra Smith is still in touch with Steve, and she is invited to here Steve and Karl. She likes what she hears, and she is in the band as well.
Around December Kendra gets Dennis Duck, of Human Hands, to listen to a session. At this time Dennis Duck is by far the most well known of the four and has released records that cought some audience.
By the end of 1981, Steve, Karl, Kendra and Dennis is a band.
Early 1982, the band was still without a name.
Steve has suggested XXXX, but Dennis Duck comes up with 'The Dream Syndicate', a reference to John Cale.
On February 23 1982, The Dream Syndicate performs their first show at Club Lingerie, Los Angeles.
The record an E.P. in the basement of Steve house, and releases it on Steve Wynn's own Down There label.
The E.P. quickly gets the attention of the record business and the band gets signed to Slash records, records their debut album "The Days of Wine And Roses", and 1982 is not over yet.
1983 sees the release of "Tell Me When It's Over", and EP released by Rough Trade in the UK. The flip side contains an amazing live recording of Dream Syndicate, including a great cover of Neil Young's Mr. Soul.
Kendra Smith leaves The Dream Syndicate and joins
