SAC back to Bogies for November concert

Time to boogie at Bogies as the Strawberry Alarm Clock returns to the Westlake Village venue Nov. 21.

It’ll be the fourth appearance for the veteran psychedelic rockers at the west Valley club.

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SAC recently played a midsummer gig at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip, another favored venue for the band.

The band will be featuring its 1960s classics such as “Tomorrow” and “Incense and Peppermints.” The current lineup remains Mark Weitz, Randy Seol, George Bunnell, Steve Bartek, Howie Anderson and Gene Gunnels (pictured, top).

Recent set opener “Persian Skies” has been getting a fresh take from SAC via a collaboration with poet Stephen Kalinich, who also has worked with Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney and Brian May. Kalinich recites his poem “Galactic Symphony” over the SAC instrumental, to dramatic effect.

Also listen for the band’s (mostly) instrumental take on the Beatles’ “Day Tripper.” “The only vocals in it are the ‘ahhs’ over the signature guitar solo,” bassist Bunnell says. “The body of the song is in the time signatures of 11/8 and 12/8.”

Fan favorites often heard in the live set include “The World’s on Fire,” “Sit With the Guru,” “Tomorrow,” “Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow,” “Birds in My Tree” and the super-hit “Incense and Peppermints.” Along with more recent material such as “World Citizen” and “Mr. Farmer.”

The Strawberry Alarm Clock show at Bogies is set for Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m.

The Strawberry Alarm Clock’s most recent album is “Wake Up Where You Are.” That CD will be available at the show, as well as fresh band merch such as psychedelic logo T-shirts and coffee mugs. SAC gear also is available here on the band’s web site.

Update: Here is the set list from the Strawberry Alarm Clock’s Nov. 21, 2019, performance at Bogies:

1. SATPURUSH (Stephen Kalinich spoken word)
2. SIT WITH THE GURU (intro drummers)
3. TOMORROW
4. BAREFOOT IN BALTIMORE
5. SITTING ON A STAR
6. FUGUE
7. BLACK BUTTER PAST
8. STRAWBERRIES MEAN LOVE
9. PAXTON’S BACK STREET CARNIVAL
10. MONSTERS
11. BLOW YOUR MIND
12. RAINY DAY MUSHROOM PILLOW
13. BIRDS IN MY TREE
14. LIVE WATER
15. PRETTY SONG FROM PSYCH-OUT (dedicated to Ed and Lee)
16. INCENSE & PEPPERMINTS
17. I’M NOT THE ONE
18. WORLD CITIZEN
19. WAKE UP
20. WORLD’S ON FIRE

Photo of Gene Gunnels by Laura Calcaterra