San Francisco's own Melting Euphoria, just back from their appearance at New York's Strange Days festival opened the gig - it was their second appearance at an Exposé Concert Series show. Their style, as before is a spirited instrumental space-rock, the kind that originated with bands like Hawkwind, Floyd and Gong, carried forward by younger bands like Ozric Tentacles and Farflung, with blazing synths and looping guitars and driving groove.