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
there is a small chance (depending on gf's grad school application results) that i may be living in austin in May, so i'd be pretty pumped to attend if i could!
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 18:00 (ten years ago) link
Going again! Had such a great time at the last one.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:17 (ten years ago) link
http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2014-02-07/playback-unlocking-infest/
Psych Fest's Second MovementThe Reverberation Appreciation Society confirms a second wave of acts performing at the seventh annual Austin Psych Fest May 2-4 at Carson Creek Ranch. Headliner Primal Scream has fallen off the bill following news last week that the Scottish rockers canceled their U.S. tour. "The cancellation of a top-billed artist is quite a blow for a small independent festival like Austin Psych Fest," admits festival organizer Rob Fitzpatrick. "While we did our best to try and keep them on the bill after the tour got scrapped, the band couldn't make it work." In their place, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, which headlined Psych Fest two years ago, and Dandy Warhols, the former act's co-stars in essential rock doc Dig! This second vetting, which comes in the wake of the APF's initial Dec. 4 announcement, heralds the return of Nigerian guitar slinger Bombino, who pairs nicely with fellow Saharan desert rockers Terakaft. Other notables joining previously announced psych festers Loop, the Zombies, the Horrors, Of Montreal, Black Lips, and Black Angels include garage-pop idol Mikal Cronin, Swedish retro-metallers Graveyard, and TV on the Radio side project Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band. The Octopus Project leads a list of new locals: Pure X, Holy Wave, Roger Sellers, and Mirror Travel. Other new additions include Temples, Night Beats, Warlocks, Peaking Lights, Pink Mountaintops, the Fresh & Onlys, Bardo Pond, Asteroid #4, Sleepy Sun, Cosmonauts, Indian Jewelry, Elephant Stone, Golden Animals, Morgan Delt, Mark McGuire, Secret Colours, Doug Tuttle, and Les Big Byrd. "We know it will be the best year yet," enthuses Fitzpatrick, "regardless of this bump in the road."
The Reverberation Appreciation Society confirms a second wave of acts performing at the seventh annual Austin Psych Fest May 2-4 at Carson Creek Ranch. Headliner Primal Scream has fallen off the bill following news last week that the Scottish rockers canceled their U.S. tour. "The cancellation of a top-billed artist is quite a blow for a small independent festival like Austin Psych Fest," admits festival organizer Rob Fitzpatrick. "While we did our best to try and keep them on the bill after the tour got scrapped, the band couldn't make it work." In their place, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, which headlined Psych Fest two years ago, and Dandy Warhols, the former act's co-stars in essential rock doc Dig! This second vetting, which comes in the wake of the APF's initial Dec. 4 announcement, heralds the return of Nigerian guitar slinger Bombino, who pairs nicely with fellow Saharan desert rockers Terakaft. Other notables joining previously announced psych festers Loop, the Zombies, the Horrors, Of Montreal, Black Lips, and Black Angels include garage-pop idol Mikal Cronin, Swedish retro-metallers Graveyard, and TV on the Radio side project Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band. The Octopus Project leads a list of new locals: Pure X, Holy Wave, Roger Sellers, and Mirror Travel. Other new additions include Temples, Night Beats, Warlocks, Peaking Lights, Pink Mountaintops, the Fresh & Onlys, Bardo Pond, Asteroid #4, Sleepy Sun, Cosmonauts, Indian Jewelry, Elephant Stone, Golden Animals, Morgan Delt, Mark McGuire, Secret Colours, Doug Tuttle, and Les Big Byrd. "We know it will be the best year yet," enthuses Fitzpatrick, "regardless of this bump in the road."
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 6 February 2014 19:18 (ten years ago) link
More to the point: BARDO POND!
Rightly so.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 February 2014 19:21 (ten years ago) link
oh man!!
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Thursday, 6 February 2014 21:06 (ten years ago) link
I just bought tickets. Too many bands I've long wanted to see that won't be anywhere else near me.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 18 February 2014 19:24 (ten years ago) link
ugh you guys i want to go to this SOOO BAD
is the venue nice? are we talking multiple stages here? if so, how badly do the sets conflict?
that Doug Tuttle album is awesome
― alpine static, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 05:23 (ten years ago) link
Pictures above should give you an idea at least. Thought the venue was outstanding for what's basically a big park next to a river.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBS2G2zwj_Y
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 08:24 (ten years ago) link
thanks for posting that video, it certainly seems to capture what it's like being there. huge help.
i wish more festivals spread their programming across multiple indoor venues in an urban settin as opposed to setting up stages in a giant field. like SXSW and MusicfestNW in Portland, although MFNW just changed from the former to the latter.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 15:57 (ten years ago) link
oh Elvis, man, i just scrolled up. somehow i had totally missed your 2013 reports/pics/vids. wouldn't have even asked my question if i had seen 'em. thanks.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 16:00 (ten years ago) link
The problem with multiple indoor venues are the lines to get in - makes stage-hopping very difficult if you have to keep waiting.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 21:26 (ten years ago) link
Medicine just added!
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 30 March 2014 06:48 (ten years ago) link
Also, there's some sort of pre-party going on with The Warlocks. More info as it comes in...
Anyone else here going?
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 30 March 2014 06:49 (ten years ago) link
I'm going. Won't catch the pre-show, but I'll be there for the fest itself.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 30 March 2014 07:24 (ten years ago) link
Daily Lineups are up. Loop closing the festival:
http://www.austinpsychfest.com/daily-lineups-and-single-day-passes-released/
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 20:07 (ten years ago) link
Annoyed that I have to choose between Medicine, Acid Mothers Temple, and The Horrors on Saturday night.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 24 April 2014 07:21 (ten years ago) link
medicine
― denial plan (electricsound), Thursday, 24 April 2014 10:24 (ten years ago) link
That's what I'm leaning towards even though I saw them last year.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 24 April 2014 12:07 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, that's one of the worst overlaps. Leaning toward Medicine myself.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 24 April 2014 12:15 (ten years ago) link
acid mothers were kind of a letdown when i saw them, might of just been an off night though
― brio, Thursday, 24 April 2014 13:45 (ten years ago) link
So, I still detest festivals, but this was pretty amazing.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 16:35 (ten years ago) link
pretty bummed I wasn't able to go
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 17:26 (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
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