It was October 1999. Unbeknownst to a packed crowd at Melodica Fest in the Ridglea Theater, this would be Tripping Daisy’s last show. Less than a year later, founding guitarist Wes Berggren died of a ...

A drum fill, a cymbal choke. A grunt, a call to action and a count off. Then, fitting for an album that references a nuclear weapon in the title, an explosion. So begins the legendary Dallas band ...

The post Tripping Daisy Announces First Tour in 26 Years appeared first on Consequence. Tripping Daisy are reuniting to tour North America for this first time in 26 years. The summer outing comes is ...

When I heard that Tripping Daisy was touring, after a 26-year hiatus, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their sophomore release, I Am An Elastic Firecracker, I knew I HAD to be there. Sure enough, ...

Tripping Daisy, the Dallas psych-grunge band led by Tim DeLaughter (who’d go on to form The Polyphonic Spree) best known for alt-rock hit “I Got a Girl,” broke up in 1999 but have occasionally played ...

It’s official. After weeks of teasing, Tripping Daisy announced plans to hit the road this summer in their first nationwide tour this century. For the most part, the band has been on hiatus since the ...

Before Tim DeLaughter launched the cult-like psych-pop choir the Polyphonic Spree, he led a different kind of psych-pop cult band. DeLaughter's group Tripping Daisy had some good MTV hits in the '90s, ...