Tristan Psionic Reunite For Sonic Unyon Xmas Party

Early '90s Canadian indie rockers Tristan Psionic will play their first show in eight years on Dec. 19 at the Sonic Unyon Christmas party at Hamilton, Ont.'s This Ain't Hollywood.

Tristan Psionic's lineup consisted of singer Sandy McIntosh, guitarist Mark Milne, bassist Rob Higgins and drummer Tim Potocic at the time of their dissolution. Tristan Psionic went through three different bassists during their decade or so together and Sonic Unyon reps say both Higgins and Peter Kirkpatrick will be playing the upcoming show.

Hamilton shoegazers SIANspheric, another set of '90s revivalists, and Spirits will also perform. More acts will be announced in the coming weeks.

Admission to the show is five bones if you bring a non-perishable food item or a toy donation for Hamilton's homeless. If you don't bring either, it'll cost you $10 to get in.

Tristan Psionic began playing together in Hamilton in the early 1990s. They released their The Sounds Of Tristan Psionic through their own Sonic Unyon label in 1994. Of course, Sonic Unyon has gone on to become one of Canada's largest indie labels, and it distributes many other labels throughout the country. The Sounds Of Tristan Psionic was followed by 1996's TPA Flight 028 and 2000's Mind The Gap before the band split up around 2001.