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Saturday, August 26th RADIO BANDCOUVER, IMU & CiTR present PSYCHEDELIC SYD: A psychedelic music tribute for Syd Barrett & a benefit show for CFRO's Radio Bandcouver. Featuring The Orchid Highway, Windows '78, Orchards & Vines, The Capitals, Craig Jacks, Robyn Carrigan, Janet Panic, Willy Krueger + more @ LAMPLIGHTER . Doors 8pm / $10 cover -:- $3 Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer! http://www.bandcouver.com

Be sure to join us Saturday, August 26th for solid line-up of some of Vancouver's most dynamic and exciting artists paying tribute to Syd's genius with psychedelic tunes guaranteed to take you on a trip you won't soon forget! All hail: PSYCHEDELIC SYD NIGHT!

There's no denying the huge impact Roger 'Syd' Barrett had as a forerunner of the psychedelic movement, before sadly and very recently passing on from diabetes complications. One of the founding members of legendary rock group Pink Floyd, Syd originally named the band "The Pink Floyd Sound" after his favorite Delta bluesmen: Pink Anderson & Floyd Council and touched off a musical revolution that has continued to be an influence decades later.

He impressed John Lennon (who was recording ''Sgt. Pepper'' across the hall at Abbey Road Studios, where ''Piper At The Gates Of Dawn' was also being committed to disc) so much that John wished to collaborate with him. Of the 11 songs on Piper, Barrett wrote eight and co-wrote another two. As the band began to attract a large fanbase, Barrett's behavior became increasingly unpredictable, and his preoccupation with LSD combined with the pressures of burgeoning fame contributed to developing psychiatric problems, which culminated in his being kicked out of the band once it became clear that he couldn't function as a productive member. After leaving Pink Floyd, Barrett recorded two solo albums then distanced himself from the public eye, putting down his guitar to live a reclusive lifestyle.

An innovative guitarist, he explored the musical and sonic possibilities of dissonance, distortion, feedback and echo. One of his trademarks was playing his Fender Esquire guitar by sliding a Zippo lighter up and down the fretboard through an old echo box to create the mysterious, otherworldly sounds that became associated with him.