Palm Desert Scene
| Desert rock | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Early 1990s, Palm Desert, California, United States |
The Palm Desert Scene is a group of related bands and musicians from Palm Desert, California. Their hard rock sound – which is often described as desert rock – contains elements of psychedelia, blues, alternative rock, grunge, heavy metal, hardcore punk, and other genres, often featuring distinctive repetitive drum beats, a propensity for free-form jamming, and "trance-like" or "sludgy" grooves; these are typically performed with electric guitars, bass guitars, and a drum kit.
The involved musicians often play in multiple bands simultaneously, and there is a high rate of collaboration between bands. The Palm Desert Scene is also notable for fostering stoner rock pioneers Kyuss. The term "stoner rock" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "desert rock". However, not all Palm Desert scene bands are "stoner rock" and not all stoner bands sound exactly like those in Palm Desert.
Palm Desert has been named by Blender magazine as "one of the top seven rock n' roll cities in America".
The scene evolved from various Palm Desert bands' (especially Yawning Man's) marijuana-driven instrumental jam sessions in the desert. It is largely known for its heavy, grinding riffs and association with the use of illicit substances, particularly marijuana, peyote, LSD, and magic mushrooms. These jam sessions inevitably contained some psychedelic rock influences. Possibly because of the scene's proximity to Mexico and Spanish speaking communities, there is a significant influence of Latin music on Palm Desert rock which is very evident with the El Miradors. Due in part to their roots as smalltime bar bands, many of the Palm Desert bands have strong blues elements in their music as well.
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