On the eve of Coachella 2023, a visit to beloved venue Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace to see LA-based ’70s rock revivalists Sylvie felt like a trip back in time.
at worst — things like changing the locks, effectively barring their investor partners, and having cars towed from the incredibly remote parking lot on a night the bar wasn’t even open.
That said, for a first-time visitor who made the dark drive through the winding desert hills, the ramshackle saloon that is Pappy and Harriet’s still felt like it had plenty of magic left. A massive outdoor smoker perfumed the patio with the scent of slow-cooked beef, and it seemed like most folks who packed the venue were there to eat. Plates of wet-rubbed ribs and creamy mac and cheese arrived at hungry tables, but by 8 p.m.
A view of the entrance to Pappy and Harriet's, a western-style roadhouse and concert venue in Pioneertown, near Joshua Tree, Calif.The outdoor patio at Pappy & Harriet's, a western-style roadhouse and concert venue in Pioneertown, Calif., as seen on Thursday April 13, 2023.A tri tip sandwich at Pappy and Harriet's, in Pioneertown, Calif., near Joshua Tree.Dan Gentile/SFGATEPappy and Harriet’s is a Western-style roadhouse and concert venue in Pioneertown, Calif.
Luckily, I had sniped a bar seat, perched alongside a pair of women playing 500 rummy and a vacationer from San Francisco excited to discuss. Perhaps it was short staffing due to the town-consuming festival an hour away, but the bar staff was so beleaguered that it took more than 30 minutes for even one of the band members to obtain a pre-set shot. That said, a tri-tip sandwich arrived at my barstool in under 10 minutes.
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