Last night, Patti Smith got psychedelic on the Santa Monica pier. Early in the set, an extended (at least 10 minutes) “Are You Experienced,” replete with Patti on clarinet solos, with the way she makes everything all gutsy and introspective while sensually keeping time with her pelvis, as the sun bent over behind the ferris wheel…was otherworldly at the very least. The avant-basement rendition of “White Rabbit” got off well with a story about looking up at a palm tree, holding up her hands side by side, thinking it kind of made sense to call it a palm tree, when suddenly Grace Slick appeared to her and said, “Nice Tree.” The propulsive beat began behind her and Patti, amused by her own fairy tale, kept missing the beginning note as she grooved to the song. But once …