“Book Descriptions: On the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles in 1965 and 1966, an electrifying scene appeared out of nowhere, exploded into creativity, and then, just as suddenly, vanished. From the moment The Byrds debuted at Ciro's on March 26th 1965 — with Bob Dylan joining them on stage — right up to the demonstrations of November 1966, Sunset Strip clubs nurtured and broke The Doors, Love, Buffalo Springfield, The Standells, The Seeds, The Mamas & The Papas, and so many others.
So much remarkable music, art, and social upheaval came from one place at one time that it's difficult now to grasp how it all happened, and why it all stopped so suddenly. Riot on Sunset Strip captures the excitement of this great artistic awakening and explains its tragic disappearance.” DRIVE