Spindrift at Exit/In

Featuring members of Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Warlocks, Los Angeles' Spindrift seem destined to be just another neo-psychedelic '60s revival act. But songwriter Kirkpatrick Thomas is equally inspired by the films of Sergio Leone as he is by the madness of Roky Erickson. The band's 2006 release The Legend of God's Gun is a soundtrack to the film of the same name. Starring band members, the film tells the story of a preacher turned gunslinger who descends on the town of Play Diablo to avenge the murder of his true love. It's no surprise then that the band has been tapped for the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's current production Hellride. Armed with 6-strings and 6-shooters, Spindrift strives to recast the Spaghetti Western scores of Ennio Marricone as cosmic psychedelia. Live, they are a self-proclaimed "party band" who--no surprise--are known to dress up as cowboys. Ticket to the show: $7; 3.5 grams of psilocybin mushrooms: $30; finding God interwoven into a band's Clint Eastwood ponchos: Priceless. Oblio and Nite Nite open.
Tue., Aug. 26, 9 p.m., 2008