Christian Bland and The Revelators

Austin’s Levitation festival begins later this month, and as usual, Levitation DJ Al Lover made a mixtape for each day. The Saturday and Sunday mixtapes are coming later this week, but the Friday (April 29) mixtape premieres in this post. It’s got music from Slowdive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Flying Lotus, Oneohtrix Point Never, Nicolas Jaar, Uncle Acid, Dungen, Shabazz Palaces and more.

Listen to Shannon & the Clams and Holy Wave offer psychedelic covers for the ‘Pet Sounds’ tribute, and M. Ward take on the peppier “You’re So Good To Me.”

Austin’s Levitation Fest just announced a bunch of great additions to its 2016 lineup, including Courtney Barnett, Ween, The Arcs, Melody’s Echo Chamber, plus Swiss krautrockers Klaus Johann Grobe (finally coming to North America), David J & The Gentlemen Thieves (performing Love & Rockets / Bauhaus songs), Holy Wave, Wall of Death, Nots, Christian Bland & The Revelators, Magic Wands, Golden Dawn Arkestra, Bayonne, Federale, and Kaitlyn Aurelia Sm…

Austin’s Shame Shame Productions is known around town for their exposure of fresh local talent. It’s no surprise that their Mellowfest is stacked with some of Austin’s top psych rock acts…

At dusk, Mikal Cronin began his performance on the Reverberation stage. A few fans ran from either the swing tree, hammocks, or other shows to catch the hardworking Los Angelian…

(more by Tim Griffin) The Reverberation Appreciation Society and The Black Angels have released the initial lineup poster for the 5th annual Austin Psych Fest…

We knew the dates (April 27th – 29th), but now The Reverberation Appreciation Society and The Black Angels have released the initial lineup poster for the 5th annual Austin Psych Fest and it looks aswesome as usual…