
Long before he became the mastermind behind the Polyphonic Spree, Tim DeLaughter led Tripping Daisy, the Dallas band who made some extremely likable psych-pop jams that got serious alternative rock radio burn in the ’90s. My first non-stadium, non-festival show was a Tripping Daisy gig with the Rev. Horton Heat, the Supersuckers, and Hagfish in 1995. I was in ninth grade, and that shit was fire. On Saturday night, the reunited Tripping Daisy kicked off their first tour in 26 years. They played their hometown’s Bomb Factory, and they reached way back into the past for both their setlist and their merch.