The Dream Syndicate is an American
alternative rock band from
Los Angeles, California, originally active from 1981 to 1989, and reunited since 2012. The band is associated with the
Paisley Underground music movement; of the bands in that movement, according to the
Los Angeles Times, it "rocked with the highest degree of unbridled passion and conviction". Though never commercially successful it met with considerable acclaim, especially for its songwriting and guitar playing. Bandleader
Steve Wynn brought the band back together for a festival in Spain in 2012, and the band began touring the United States and Europe in 2013.