The Dream Syndicate | How Did We Find Ourselves Here?

The package includes a DVD of the recent documentary How Did We Find Ourselves Here with commentary from Chris Robinson of Black Crowes, Stephen McCarthy of Long Ryders, David Fricke of Rolling Stone and more - chronicling the band's journey from their early beginnings, through conflicts with former friends, battles with major record labels, and disbandment, to their reunion in 2012. Exclusive to this DVD, is a previously unavailable one-hour 1983 Dream Syndicate live concert – filmed at the Roxy in Los Angeles.

The DVD is coupled with a brand-new CD (double LP also available) titled Live Through the Past, Darkly featuring all never-before released live audio spanning the band’s entire career from 1983 to 2023 including Karl Precoda, Paul Cutler, Jason Victor with Steve Wynn, Dennis Duck and Mark Walton. Plus, special guest Vicki Peterson of the Bangles on a searing 15-minute version of “John Coltrane Stereo Blues” from the band's recent London appearance.

DVD of the Dream Syndicate Documentary
The Dream Syndicate: How Did We Find Ourselves Here?
plus, previously unreleased bonus video of a complete 1984 live
Show from The Roxy in LA.

CD and LP
Audio soundtrack to the documentary

Live Through the Past, Darkly

All previously unreleased live recordings spanning the band’s entire career
featuring Steve Wynn, Dennis Duck, Mark Walton, Jason Victor and
Kendra Smith, Karl Precoda, Paul Cutler, Tom Zvoncheck and Vicki Peterson

Medicine Show (1983) The Roxy

Still Holding On To You (1983) Club Lingerie

Halloween (1984) Tokyo

Forest for the Trees (1986) Roskilde Festival

Now I Ride Alone (1988) Vitoria Gasteiz

See That My Grave is kept clean (1988) Vitoria Gasteiz

That's what you always say (2014) KEXP

How Did I find myself Here (2017) KEXP

Glide (2019) WXPN

Bullet Holes (2019) WXPN

John Coltrane Stereo Blues (2023) The Lexington