REDWOOD GROVE CONCERT: Sugar Candy Mountain + Sandy’s

REDWOOD GROVE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

Enjoy a magical music experience under towering redwoods in the Berkeley Hills.

TONIGHT’S SHOW: Sugar Candy Mountain + Sandy’s

Sugar Candy Mountain

The Bonnie & Clyde of psych-pop, where classic meets contemporary. Sugar Candy Mountain gallops seamlessly from tripped out Tropicália, Shuggie Otis inspired grooves, kaleidoscopic psych jams, classic 70’s reverie, and nods to krautrock without ever skipping a beat.

Sandy’s

Sandy’s emerged from the ashes of The Botticellis, the critically acclaimed and influential Bay Area band led by singer, songwriter, and composer Alexi Glickman, which released two EPs and one LP before disbanding. In the wake of that breakup, the band’s members scattered into a range of new projects: Glickman produced and drummed for Little Wings, Zack Ehrlich and Ryan Browne joined Sonny Smith to form Sonny and the Sunsets, and Sandy’s began as a casual recording and performing outlet for Glickman, often appearing live as a duo or trio with a revolving cast of Bay Area musicians.

The lineup began to cohere when fellow Botticellis multi-instrumentalist Burton Li joined, along with former Apollo Sunshine drummer Jeremy Black and Range of Light Wilderness bassist Nick Aives. Sandy’s first LP, Fourth Dementia, was released in 2014 by visual artist Thomas Campbell on his label Um Yeah Arts. It was followed by the self-released EP Prom in 2016, which found the band settling into its signature sound: glassy, open-tuned Stratocaster shimmer, surf-inflected atmosphere, and harmonically rich, melodically expansive songwriting.

The Chime EP marked a return to the group’s improvisational roots and was the first record to include guitarist and painter Dave Muller. It also yielded their signature track, “I & I.” Their second LP, Magic Mind, revisited the rock anthems of their debut while expanding the band’s hi-fi/lo-fi palette with the help of mix engineer David Glasebrook, who also released the album on his label, Royal Oakie.

Their upcoming offering, Sound of the Bay, returns to the more intimate and fluid aesthetic of Prom and Chime. Recorded at Burton Li’s home in Truckee, the record was built from harmonic sketches, group interplay, and improvisation, capturing a band still committed to discovery while deepening the surf-jazz language that has become uniquely their own.

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CONCERT INFORMATION AND TICKET POLICIES

All concert ticket sales are final and non-refundable. The value is not transferable to another concert or program.
Tickets are by registration; no physical tickets available. Your name and number of tickets will be on the check-in list available at the Ticket Booth Kiosk and Grove Gate.

Ticket includes Botanical Garden admission ($18 adult value) before the collections close at 5:00pm.

Redwood Grove Gate opens at 5pm. Show starts promptly at 5:30pm.

Parking at the Botanical Garden is NOT guaranteed. The adjacent UC parking lot has 73 spaces – rideshare and carpooling is highly encouraged. A UC Berkeley campus shuttle is available from overflow parking at LHS but departs every 30 minutes. Last ride back up is at 7:07pm. Please plan accordingly!

Seating is general admission wood bench amphitheater. (Stadium chairs work great, and are available to rent.) Please contact us in advance if you will need a wheelchair accessible spot or other accommodation.

Picnics welcome. No concessions provided. Smoking/vaping/pets/alcohol prohibited per UC Berkeley policy. Warm clothes recommended.

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