photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin

Boris @ Austin Psych Fest Day 2 - 4/27/2013

Deerhunter, Os Mutantes, a reformed Kaleidoscope, Japanese experimental rockers Boris, and a little rain were some of the more memorable parts of Day 2 of Austin Psych Fest at Carson Creek Ranch. Check out a full set of pictures from Saturday's slightly damp festivities over at BrooklynVegan.

Austin Psych Fest 2013

Austin Psych Fest is less than a month away (April 26 to 28), and the full line up is out (on the flyer above and listed below) as are the breakdowns by day. As we mentioned previously, this year it's being held at Carson Creek Ranch (about 20 minutes from downtown) and offers overnight camping -- which is a pretty big change from previous years.

This year's line-up is pretty amazing, featuring Deerhunter, Os Mutantes, Silver Apples, Sweden's GOAT, Billy Gibbons' pre-ZZ Top band Moving Sidewalks (who played NYC recently), Roky Erickson, Clinic, Black Mountain, Black Rebel Motorcyle Club, Black Angels, Tamaryn, Raveonettes, Warpaint... and tons more. Tickets and Weekend Passes are on sale now. See which artists are playing which day below...

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Deerhunter at Bonnaroo 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)

Earlier this month, Austin Psych Fest announced that their 2013 festival will go down from April 26 to 28 at TBA location. They've since revealed that it will take place in Carson Creek Ranch, "a scenic 58 acre ranch, rich in history, nestled on the banks of the Colorado River in Austin." They've also revealed the initial lineup for the festival, which includes Deerhunter, The Black Angels, Boris, Spectrum, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Clinic, Warpaint, DIIV, King Khan & BBQ Show, Goat, Tinariwen, Black Mountain, The Soft Moon, Black Bananas, White Fence, Elephant Stone, and many others. Weekend passes for the festival are on sale now.

Initial lineup below...

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photos by Autumn Andel

Lotus Plaza, the project of Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt, has been continuing to tour in support of his great new album, Spooky Action at a Distance. That tour came to Austin at the end of last month for Austin Psych Fest. This past Monday (5/7) it hit the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland with Wymond Miles (of Fresh & Onlys) and Frankie Broyles. Pictures and videos from that show are in this post.

The rest of Lotus Plaza's tour, which continues through late July, doesn't include any more Austin dates at the moment, but the band will be back in Texas next week for shows at Lowbrow Palace on 5/13 in El Paso and Fitzgerald's on 5/15 in Houston.

More pics and videos from Portland below...

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