Electric Wizard

UK doom legends Electric Wizard just wrapped up a short, rare run of US shows, their first in this country since releasing 2017’s great Wizard Bloody Wizard…

Plus: Jawbreaker, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Pissed Jeans, Natalie Prass, Wild Pink, The Kills, Fever Ray, Haley Heynderickx and more newly-announced tours and shows.

After getting rained out in 2016 and taking 2017 off, Levitation festival returned to downtown Austin this past weekend (April 26-30) with artists across the spectrum of what gets called psych.

Plus: Broken Social Scene, Animal Collective, Deafheaven, Sleep, Priests, Let’s Eat Grandma, The Dream Syndicate, Pallbearer, Many Rooms/Shortly, and more newly-announced tours.

Levitation fest returns to Austin after two years off, happening April 26 – 29 at venues all over the downtown area. The festival has been releasing official mixtapes featuring music from this year’s artists. We’re premiering the second of those, which was put together by Al Lover, and features Oh Sees, Electric Wizard, Ministry, The Make-Up, Bedouine, Panda Bear, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Parquet Courts, Ariel Pink, Slowdive, Suuns, OM, and lots more.

Last year, UK doom legends Electric Wizard returned with the great Wizard Bloody Wizard, and this year they’re finally returning to the US.

Jus’ list has some albums you may not have heard of, but his descriptions do a great job of selling them (especially if you’re into psychedelic rock).

Having been rained out in 2016 and taking 2017 off, Levitation returns to downtown Austin in 2018 from April 26 – 29…

Always one of the most unique year-end lists, UK site The Quietus have just revealed their Albums of the Year 2017. At #1 is Peasant by modern British Folk singer Richard Dawson.

This week’s Notable Releases include the powerful new Mavis Staples album, the posthumous Sharon Jones album, the latest Electric Wizard rager, and more.