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― down in the eustachian tube at midnight (electricsound), Thursday, 10 February 2011 02:26 (thirteen years ago) link
i should become a roadie for beaches
― down in the eustachian tube at midnight (electricsound), Thursday, 10 February 2011 02:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh hey, this looks like fun.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 10 February 2011 02:56 (thirteen years ago) link
I may be able to go to this... Any ILXORs in Austin?
― Stockhausen's Ekranoplan Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Saturday, 9 April 2011 10:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I'll be back in austin on the 14th, when is this?
― JacobSanders, Saturday, 9 April 2011 10:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I might be going but I am not sure - isn't it easter weekend? that might put a damper on my plans.
― The Dunkster (absolutely clean glasses), Saturday, 9 April 2011 10:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Looks great, but eager to see who else they announce in March.
http://www.austinpsychfest.com/APF2012/APF2012-first-announce-poster.jpg
― city worker, Friday, 20 January 2012 02:03 (twelve years ago) link
first announcement for 2013 fest, w/ more to come in January. sweet lineup, i say. hope to attend, and if not, i'm heartened to see that GOAT will be in the U.S. in the spring.
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The Austin Psych Fest is excited to announce its initial lineup. The sixth annual festival will be held April 26 - 28, 2013 at Carson Creek Ranch, a scenic 58-acre ranch on the banks of the Colorado River, just five minutes from downtown Austin, TX, and minutes from the airport. Discounted weekend passes are on sale now.
The initial line up for the festival is below.
Black Rebel Motorcycle ClubThe Black AngelsDeerhunterTinariwenClinicWarpaintBlack MountainBorisSpectrumMan Or Astroman?The King Khan & Bbq ShowThe GrowlersAcid Mothers TempleQuintron & Miss PussycatThe Soft MoonWhite FenceDiivDead SkeletonsThe WarlocksVietnamGoatBlack BananasThe Black RyderLumerians Elephant StoneThe LaurelsGary WarWoodsmanThe Cult Of Dom KellerGolden AnimalsHolydrug CoupleVinyl WilliamsTtotalsDreamtime There will be another round of lineup announcements in January, including additional headliners and a selection of psych bands from around the world. The festival schedule along with day tickets will be available in March.
― alpine static, Monday, 26 November 2012 08:53 (eleven years ago) link
The Laurels
great band
― site nuances (electricsound), Monday, 26 November 2012 08:54 (eleven years ago) link
man that is an amazing lineup
― that's the way to choke a jiving spirit (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 26 November 2012 09:14 (eleven years ago) link
The Laurelsgreat band
Indeed they are. Thanks for the tip.
What other great bands are lurking in the lower 2/3rds of that list? I know some (Lumerians, Warlocks, White Fence, etc) but not most.
― alpine static, Monday, 26 November 2012 09:21 (eleven years ago) link
damn I need to make it to this
― Chris S, Monday, 26 November 2012 09:39 (eleven years ago) link
oh this looks like a good time
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 26 November 2012 22:39 (eleven years ago) link
Very damn tempting. Will consider attending...
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 26 November 2012 22:40 (eleven years ago) link
I might be able to actually do this this time. We shall see.
― crüt, Monday, 26 November 2012 22:46 (eleven years ago) link
Just added...
THE MOVING SIDEWALKS FEATURING BILLY GIBBONS OF ZZ TOPOS MUTANTESROKY ERICKSONTHE RAVEONETTESOMSILVER APPLESKALEIDOSCOPE (UK)TAMARYNSUUNSBESNARD LAKESINDIAN JEWELRYBASS DRUM OF DEATHNIGHT BEATSNO JOYYOUNG MAGICWALL OF DEATHHOLY WAVERIDE INTO THE SUNHEARTS IN SPACE
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 5 February 2013 21:47 (eleven years ago) link
haha, the moving sidewalks! wild. have they ever gotten back together before?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 5 February 2013 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
KALEIDOSCOPE (UK)
when did these guys reform?
― there were chinchillas, these weird little rat animals, in cages (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 5 February 2013 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
Anyone else here going? I'm driving out on Tuesday.
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 20 April 2013 08:55 (eleven years ago) link
to be fair it's daltrey + ring-ins so not really a reformation at all. having said that, based on his asteroid #4 collab he's in outstanding form and i am v jealous that you guys get to see the kaleidoscope songs performed..
― turstey an confus (electricsound), Saturday, 20 April 2013 09:50 (eleven years ago) link
You know what? This is a great goddamn festival!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8546/8685654602_0168a95c4f.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 April 2013 08:47 (eleven years ago) link
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8685673416_fec296ed21.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 April 2013 08:52 (eleven years ago) link
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/8688660842_e690c4f19a.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 April 2013 09:00 (eleven years ago) link
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/8688661830_f039948401.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 April 2013 09:01 (eleven years ago) link
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7046/8687544169_5bf45b534a.jpg
You went? that's so cool! what were some of the highlights?
― how's life, Sunday, 28 April 2013 11:55 (eleven years ago) link
looks like a beautiful location. what's with the fire?
Man... Or Astroman? torches their theremin.
As always with these big festivals, it's the discovery of bands I've never seen or heard of before that stand out the most: Woodsman, Wall Of Death, Young Magic, The Soft Moon, and Tinariwen were all highlights. Of course Boris is going to be insane - but I sorta expected that. Spectrum will always be massively important to me. etc. etc. The Raveonettes just crushed it on Friday - I've seen them before several times, but it was a great night, the audience was all-in, and the band just fed off that energy.
A huge thunderstorm cut loose during Man... Or Astroman?'s set - I was in the very front and had no idea what was happening outside the tent, but it seemed as if the entire festival jammed into the tent during their set and everyone: audience/band/everyone just went bananas.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 April 2013 20:07 (eleven years ago) link
fuck.this line up was totally insane.if only there was a festival that put this kind of stuff on in the uk.ET : glad to hear it was ace . i am v..v.v. jealous sir .. brmc/warlocks/indian jewelry/goat/raveonettes/black angels/warpaint // i mean seriously .. thats a friday night playlist @ ireallylovemusic hq
― mark e, Sunday, 28 April 2013 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
oh .. and thunderstorms + festivals = perfection .. something about the intensity of nature and a festival.
One of the best moments so far was when Atsuo of Boris stood up through the on-stage smoke - mallet held aloft like a victorious Conan - and then just bashed the hell out a gong as the audience (tripping, high, drunk, tired, etc.) cheered him on.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 April 2013 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.austinchronicle.com/binary/0023/Boris_as_Atsuo__Shel_.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 April 2013 20:36 (eleven years ago) link
Most WTF so far: Batoh’s Brain Pulse Music
http://www.austinchronicle.com/binary/5b0f/Masaki_Batoh__Shel_.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 April 2013 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
fuck.
thats immense ..
[re boris]
― mark e, Sunday, 28 April 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDq0EFpqKzQ
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 April 2013 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeqJ9eGjeQY
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 April 2013 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
did you see kaleidoscope?
― owner of a bonely part (electricsound), Monday, 29 April 2013 06:48 (eleven years ago) link
Sure did! Terrific backing band with folks from Asteroid #4, BJM, etc. who had a real feel for the songs.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 29 April 2013 07:23 (eleven years ago) link
sweeeet
― six times? (electricsound), Monday, 29 April 2013 07:33 (eleven years ago) link
This looks fantastic, great photos too! I saw Batoh with his brain pulse machine in front of just a handful of people in Brighton last year. It was pretty far out, but I have to admit I was left wanting something more (it only went on for about 20 minutes iirc!). That was the first and only time I've ever seen him perform too. I guess that Michio Kurihara was there too w/ Boris?
― dschinghis kraan (NickB), Monday, 29 April 2013 09:43 (eleven years ago) link
Had to retweet this (re: Goat)
"it's gonna be some Wicker Man type shit"
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 29 April 2013 09:52 (eleven years ago) link
I guess that Michio Kurihara was there too w/ Boris?
Nope, just the standard Boris lineup.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 29 April 2013 09:53 (eleven years ago) link
CLINIC! CLINIC! CLINIC! (was so happy to see them finally!)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8691140363_9142c4baab.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 29 April 2013 09:57 (eleven years ago) link
Clinic were the very last band to play, but the people who were left were WAY into them (a crowd surfer even had their own surgical mask).
Also, I want to nominate Billy Gibbons as the Czar of the National Strategic Guitar Tone Reserve. Most of the Moving Sidewalks' set was your standard 1969-vintage psych blues, but hearing him bust out a couple of Hendrix covers was like seeing Mickey Mantle play baseball. Utterly timeless.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 29 April 2013 10:03 (eleven years ago) link
Took some video here and there... Will post at some point, but it's time to go westbound and down. Still need to perform my civic duty and listen to Tres Hombres in Texas.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 29 April 2013 10:05 (eleven years ago) link
"while driving through Texas" I mean.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 29 April 2013 10:06 (eleven years ago) link
First announcement for 2014 is pretty great:
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/get-psyched-for-austin-psych-fest
Headliners are fine and all, but imo this poster surges in the middle and finishes strong.
http://assets.noisey.com/content-images/contentimage/21040/APF2014-WEB.jpg
― alpine static, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 17:46 (ten years ago) link
missin' the stank, but otherwise looks solid!
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 17:47 (ten years ago) link
That is a nice variety.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 17:48 (ten years ago) link
The Golden Dawn!!!!
― sleeve, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 17:49 (ten years ago) link
As I suspected, my favorite bands were the ones I had no clue about... La Femme's manic on-the-border-of-silly-but-totally-in-control garagesplatter mayhem. Kikagaku Moyo's utterly heroic transcendence (so badass they play the sitar standing up)
Loop was perfect. By Sunday, Psych Fest was in need of a serious Wire-like intensity to blow out the "hey man, keep Austin weird hippies" and Loop delivered. "Arc Light," "Mother Sky" and a light show the size of a drive-in movie theater was worth the drive and deficit spending to get out here.
Also, I met EZ Snappin! Subtract another degree of ILX separation.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 17:39 (ten years ago) link
Don't forget Zombie Zombie! No clue they'd be that much fun.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 18:08 (ten years ago) link
http://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/album/float-along-fill-your-lungs
my coworker caught these guys, said they were amazing. this song is an entrancing behemoth.
― Hunt3r, Friday, 9 May 2014 19:35 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzTfiZ7a2JY
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 10 May 2014 02:25 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rDW3fCoUAQ
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 10 May 2014 02:27 (ten years ago) link
Nice!
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 10 May 2014 02:29 (ten years ago) link
EZ, Elvis, other Austin locals,
are any of you musicians with an interest in making some kind of psychedelic music on a casual level?
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Saturday, 10 May 2014 15:06 (ten years ago) link
I would if I played anything, or at least anything vaguely well. Alas, I do not.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 10 May 2014 15:40 (ten years ago) link
I'm always up for that, but I don't live in Austin. (I live in LA)
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 09:26 (ten years ago) link
My rather long Psych Fest diary is up:
http://www.steelforbrains.com/post/85914798692/sfb-psych-fest
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 16 May 2014 14:49 (ten years ago) link
Black Ryder at APF a couple years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPzgwRNf920
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 14 August 2014 06:39 (nine years ago) link
First round of bands for next year announced. Has about 10% of the appeal of the 2014 lineup, but I bet it'll sell more tickets:
http://www.austinpsychfest.com/2015-festival/levitation-2015-lineup/
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 17:23 (nine years ago) link
That line up and "rebranding" makes it sound like Urban Outfitters took over. Why let The Flaming Lips on stage in the year 2015?
― Tomás Piñon (Ryan), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 21:15 (nine years ago) link
This confused me at first. So Levitation (which I think is a good name) is the new name of APF? Did they announce this and I missed it? In other words, this is the APF lineup, not a second event.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 22:23 (nine years ago) link
correct. They've used Levitation overseas and want to unite the brands.
and this lineup is 90% suck.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 22:54 (nine years ago) link
yeesh. looks like I missed the boat to go to one of these, then :(
― Lorde 2Pac Beck Mashup (crüt), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 23:23 (nine years ago) link
Some good bands in the middle-tier, but I'm going to sit this one out.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 4 December 2014 00:26 (nine years ago) link
O RLY?
http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2015-02-12/13th-floor-elevators-to-reunite-at-levitation-festival/
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 13 February 2015 20:09 (nine years ago) link
Yeah this smells like a road trip!
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 13 February 2015 20:36 (nine years ago) link
There's going to be spin-off Levitation/APF in Vancouver BC in the first week of June. No line-up announced yet except Black Mountain (and yeah they are from here & have played a million times so big deal really).
― everything, Friday, 13 February 2015 23:12 (nine years ago) link
One good day. Might head down on Sunday but man are Friday and Saturday not my thing.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 13 February 2015 23:13 (nine years ago) link
In some alt. universe where I could actually attend this I'd probably at least try to catch Sungod's set on Saturday, and maybe Eartj, but yeah Sunday def has the most solid lineup.
― the saer returns (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 14 February 2015 14:28 (nine years ago) link
*obv I meant Earth
― the saer returns (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 14 February 2015 14:30 (nine years ago) link
Anyone planning on going to Levitation (formerly Austin Psych Fest) this year? I don't usually do these things, but there are just way too many acts I'm excited about.
http://levitation-austin.com/
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Thursday, 25 February 2016 13:48 (eight years ago) link
I'll be there! The lineup is pretty incredible compared to most of the other big ticket festivals, which have become super lame imo. I was originally planning to go to Shaky Knees in Atlanta again this year, but I was betrayed by this year's lineup- So Austin here I come.
― crunchytunes, Monday, 29 February 2016 21:40 (eight years ago) link
arrrrrggghhh!!!!!
festival canceled, very disappointed
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Thursday, 28 April 2016 23:23 (eight years ago) link
friend of a friend just arrived from England for this :(
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Thursday, 28 April 2016 23:31 (eight years ago) link
that sucks. I'm keeping an eye out for any good replacement shows over the weekend. Would still really like to see Flying Lotus, OPN, and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith in particular.
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Thursday, 28 April 2016 23:32 (eight years ago) link
FWIW there's shitty weather coming in (rain with possible flooding), and this event didn't seem ready to handle that.
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 28 April 2016 23:51 (eight years ago) link
It's the venue that is the issue, not the event organizers or anything they can control. It's a big open field by a river. The parking lot is a field. It'd be impassable in minutes with rain, and there's no cover for hail,tornados, etc.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 28 April 2016 23:57 (eight years ago) link
that's a huge bummer for folks who came in from out of town for this... but you really, really don't want to be caught in a giant crowd in a flood-prone area during a flash flood here. I feel even worse for the organizers, because if the storms don't materialize, they're going to get (unfairly) savaged.
bright side: I now have a fighting chance to see Slowdive if they manage to rebook at another local venue!
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Friday, 29 April 2016 00:37 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, it seems like when a big selling point of your event is on-site camping, cancelling on those grounds is a no-brainer.
This could be a boon for other venues in Austin and surrounding markets if they could pick up some of the acts (although I don't know how much contract dodging that would entail).
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 April 2016 00:43 (eight years ago) link
And by "event not being ready to handle that", I meant having back-up venues in town or another--perhaps indoor--site ready, but otoh that is kind of nuts.
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 April 2016 00:46 (eight years ago) link
The logistics of a "just in case" backup for an event with three simultaneous stages and 10-15,000 fans is basically impossible. Would be nice, and I feel horrible for the promotors and the people that have traveled from all over the globe.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 29 April 2016 00:55 (eight years ago) link
probably the tornadoes and extensive straight-line wind damage from tuesday night's storms made the county a little more conservative in their judgement... same conditions are forecast for friday night and the ground is pretty saturated.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Friday, 29 April 2016 01:03 (eight years ago) link
bummer. i was contemplating heading out to at least one day of this. i think they obviously made the right decision.
― ryan, Friday, 29 April 2016 01:08 (eight years ago) link
XPS Wow, did not realize they were drawing that much. A just in case scenario there would only work if they were at a venue were they could just move everything inside and, you know, wasn't a three-day deal. (Many years ago a Houston date of the Warped tour got hampered by a huge rainstorm. The venue was the then-new Reliant Park--they were gonna do a half and half indoor outdoor setup but had move everything inside and just made the end time much much later (from 8:00 PM to 11-12-ish). Perhaps the venue took exception, because the a similar weather thing happened to the event a couple years later, and it was cancelled outright.
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 April 2016 01:18 (eight years ago) link
it seems like the brunt of the bad weather will be tomorrow evening, I'm surprised they didn't try to run on Sat. and Sun.
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Friday, 29 April 2016 01:25 (eight years ago) link
on the website they explain that they had to clear out of the grounds and wont have time to set up again.
― ryan, Friday, 29 April 2016 01:26 (eight years ago) link
Plus the grounds themselves will be muddy as fuck--not a problem for hippies, natch--but they'll have to re-sod the whole place afterwards (a similar thing happened to Zilker Park after an ACL Fest iirc).
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 April 2016 01:36 (eight years ago) link
i was at that ACL, got there early because i was volunteering and got to watch the grass slowly turn to sludge throughout the course of the day. it was pure mud -- i remember everyone walking around barefoot and thinking it was a bad idea and low and behold a good number of people got some weird skin condition!
― ryan, Friday, 29 April 2016 01:38 (eight years ago) link
two friends just flew down for this from NY...
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 April 2016 01:39 (eight years ago) link
all that scary weather everyone was panicked about is looking less and less likely to materialize, very typical Austin weather paranoia
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Friday, 29 April 2016 20:11 (eight years ago) link
All the scary weather went up I-35 to DFW.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 29 April 2016 21:14 (eight years ago) link
and all the backup shows sold out instantly
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Friday, 29 April 2016 21:28 (eight years ago) link
Pictures from the Sleep, Boris, SunnO show show amplifier stacks worthy of MBV if not more. Worth searching instagram for picts.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 1 May 2016 00:42 (eight years ago) link