The Triptides play at the Bishop tonight

Psychedelic surf rock band Triptides will play at 9:30 p.m. today at the Bishop Bar. Tickets cost $3, and the show is open to concert enthusiasts 21 and up.

“My expectations are not too high for the turnout, being on a Tuesday night,” said Glenn Brigman, the band’s guitarist and vocalist. “It would be better on Friday, but the sound is good, and it is a good chance to practice.”

The band started out as a bedroom experiment in the middle of Bloomington in 2010 and is composed of Brigman, bassist and vocalist Josh Menashe and drummer Josh Morrow.

Brigman said the band is playing between 10 and 12 songs from their album “Sun Pavilion” along with new, unreleased material.

Known for creating hair-waving fans, the soft tones of Brigman’s combo, the lines melting from Menashe’s precision bass and the exploding sounds coming from each wail on Morrow’s drums, set free the energy needed to let loose and drown in the music.

“The band is a mix of psych and surf rock,” booking agent Stephen Westrich said in an email. “The show will be a good, high-energy show to kick off the
semester.”

The band members have released multiple albums and EPs throughout their two years together, including the most recent LP, “Sun Pavilion,” which was released Nov. 19 by Stroll On Records. The album was recorded in Bloomington and was produced and engineered by the band.  

“The band has been steadily building an audience in basements and living rooms and made the leap this fall to routinely play at the Bishop,” Westrich said.

The band is a regular guest in the Bloomington area and has previously played at the Bishop and Bear’s Place.

Bloomington surf band Point Dume opened for the band.

The band consists of bassist Jenna Beasley, guitarist Paul Baribeau  and drummer Frances Mican.

During the December 2012 FlannelGraph Records Holiday Show, Westrich said he was blown away with the band’s instrumental surf rock and asked Point Dume to join with the Triptides.

While traveling all around the world, Triptides spent last summer touring the West Coast and plans to hit the road again in 2013. Tour stops include Austin, Texas, in March and the United Kingdom and France this summer.

The band’s music can be heard on their Bandcamp web page and purchased on iTunes or on Rough Trade Shops’ website at roughtrade.com.