The Tyde/Brian Jonestown Massacre/Dandy Warhols show Friday night was amazingly incident-free. Seattlest, like others in attendance, was there as much for the potential carnage resulting from the BJM/DW rivalry and BJM lead singer Anton Newcombe's instability as the music, so while there was nothing to report in the way of shenanigans, the music made the evening more than worthwhile.

Openers the Tyde played a brief set, but managed to set the mood for the evening, proudly wearing their Beach Boys influence on their sleeve. Their set was an ode to summer, with every song fit for long drives in a convertible, throwing frisbees in a park, or drinking beer at a backyard BBQ. That the band hails from Los Angeles is no surprise. Seattlest was most pleased to discover that The Tyde features members from Beachwood Sparks, which contained members from Strictly Ballroom, one of the best bands EVER! So after that discovery, we were more than willing to give them their fair due as a band, rather than write them off as "just another opening band." The Showbox crowd did the same, actually paying attention to their music as they filed in for the headliners.

As for the two headliners, well, there's not much reason to dwell there, since there were no antics. No fights, no spitting, no outbursts. Just a few ill-executed attempts at humor and awkward crowd banter at worst, some great music at best. You're likely familiar with the dreamy, slightly psychedelic sound of both the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols, and if you aren't, consider this your official notice that you're out of touch. Either one of these bands could have headlined the show on their own, making the potential for violence the unnecessary sprinkle on an otherwise tasty doughnut. In this case the doughnut was a bit too large (an hour and fifteen minutes for each band plus a half hour break between them makes for a really long show even without an opener), but it's better to complain about too much of a good thing rather than not enough.

Image from alientologist on flickr, whose thoughts on the show can be found here.