text by Brendan Casey photos by Johnny Galvan It is always a bit of a drag to play in the first hour of a festival. People are more worried about breakfast than set times and that’s if they’ve even managed to crack their eyes open yet. Fortunately for Trupa Trupa, hailing from Gdansk; Poland, they were able to kick things off right with a solidly energetic set to open the second day of Desert Daze. Bringing sharp post punk hooks anchored by psychedelic undertones, the band began with a handful of stragglers. However, by the time they closed out their early … Continue reading Trupa Trupa