Mere weeks after their last Tacoma appearance, Seattle's Wild Orchid Children are set to return to town, where, presumably, they'll dole out mind-melting jams with typically persuasive pizzazz. The six-member band has perfected a recipe for psychedelic rock that's wholly unique - and derives, at least in part, from the sum of the players' previous and ongoing musical side-projects (Gatsby's American Dream, Kay-Kay and His Weathered Underground, Forgive Durden). But Wild Orchid Children lead singer and drummer Kirk Huffman  however hopes the band's musical heritage doesn't lead people to assume they're necessarily head and shoulders above the rest.

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Wild Orchid Children

With:  From the Sea (CD release), Tallest Tree, and Photon Pharaoh
Thursday, May 13, 9 p.m., $5
Hell's Kitchen, 928 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003