The Spiral Electric

Saturday October 3rd at Green Room Social Club THE SPIRAL ELECTRIC (melodic heavy neo-psych - San Francisco) WEST BY SWAN (post-metal / noise rock - Chico) MIDNIGHT DUMPSTER FIRE (punk / alt rock / metal - Santa Cruz) 6:30pm doors / 7pm show / all ages Tickets $12 advance / $15 at the door 251 Main St. Placerville, CA ------ THE SPIRAL ELECTRIC The Spiral Electric is a San Francisco-based rock band known for their distinctive blend of dark, melodic psychedelia, combining soaring vocals, heavy riffs, swirling synths, reverb-drenched guitars, thundering bass grooves, and propulsive rhythms. They alchemize cosmic rock, fuzz-laden psychedelia, and cinematic atmosphere into a sound that remains distinctive as they oscillate from jangly ’60s-inspired psych passages and garage-rock twang to heavier, riff-driven stoner rock. Among their influences, they draw from Pink Floyd’s murky melancholy; Love & Rockets’ adventurous exploration; and Black Sabbath’s riff weight, resulting in tracks that move from dreamy, winding verses into explosive, face-melting choruses and cathartic crescendos. WEST BY SWAN Since 2003 Chico’s West by Swan has been recklessly experimenting with the full range of rock ‘n’ roll dynamics, moving between hushed ambience and molten riffs while touching every space in between across the breadth of the band’s six-album catalog. With guitarist brothers Dan and Dave Greenfield and bass player Greg Hopkins splitting vocal duties alongside drummer Daniel Taylor, West by Swan draws from a broad palette of influences spanning the angular noise rock bands of the ‘80s and ‘90s to the explosive post metal bands of the 2000s and beyond. MIDNIGHT DUMPSTER FIRE Formed in 2024 in Santa Cruz, CA, Midnight Dumpster Fire blends punk, alt-rock and metal into a hook-driven sound built for loud room and raised fists. MDF pulls influences from Mastodon, Pennywise and QOTSA, delivering high-energy songs that hit hard and stick fast. A true Bay Area underdog, the band is already turning heads after only a handful of shows.