Austin Psych Fest

Austin Psych Fest 2013: Day 2 pics

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…

Austin Psych Fest: Day 1 in pics (BRMC, Acid Mothers Temple, Tinariwen, Tamaryn, Raveonettes, Warpaint ++ more)

Last year Austin Psych Fest was held at Emo’s East and Beauty Ballroom (RIP), the year before at the Seaholm Power Plant, and this year APF, which happened last weekend (4/26 – 4/28) has found what might be a permanent home at Carson Creek Ranch…

Austin Psych Fest portraits

Austin Psych Fest went down over the weekend, and while we’ve got a full set of pictures on the way, here’s a set of portraits taken by photographer Natasha Ryan, some very familiar faces included…

GOAT made their North American live debut at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Holy Wave (pics, review)

The lights went down and I think half the crowd lit up, as Music Hall of Williamsburg instantly reeked of pot. GOAT, Sweden’s premier voodoo disco psych band, took the stage for their first-ever North American show and the packed house was primed to get their minds blown…

Toronto's Odonis Odonis releasing 'Better' EP, touring with METZ (dates, stream)

Toronto’s Odonis Odonis release their new EP, Better, this week (4/16). Forging industrial elements with heavy blasts of garage-pysch, it’s a paint-peeler of a record…

Tamaryn DJing MoMA; Austin Psych Fest finalizes lineup

Tamaryn is DJing at New York’s Museum of Modern Art on Sunday evening (4/7) as part of a PopRally event called “Abstract Currents.” Against projections of one-minute videos submitted by the public, Tamryn will provide a “hypnotic soundtrack to the collectively built abstract videoscape…

Austin Psych Fest daily line-ups released

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…

Australian band Laurels releasing album, playing NYC after Austin Psych Fest (dates, stream)

Sydney, Australia psych-rockers Laurels are set to release their new album, Plains, on April 16. You can stream “Manic Saturday” — very much in the post-JAMC mold — from it below…

Young Magic playing NYC shows around Austin Psych Fest, one with Allah-Las DJing (playing too?)

Young Magic @ Webster Hall, Jan. 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Young Magic, who not too long ago wrapped up a tour opening for Purity Ring, are hopefully busy working on a follow-up to last year’s Melt…

Iceland's Dead Skeletons playing NYC and other shows after Austin Psych Fest (dates, streams)

Did you have any musical ambitions prior to this? Noni Dead: When I was much younger living in Glasgow I was thinking it would be nice to start a band and make music, but I have never learned to play instruments…
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