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Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: The best of LEVITATION Festival 2023

For 2023, Levitation, founded by Austin psych-rock wizards The Black Angels and festival organizer Rob Fitzpatrick, brought the goods for this year’s installment. From garage rock overlord Ty Segall to EDM titan Flying Lotus to the neo psych-rock of Black Angels, Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre,  Levitation brought a vast array of elements that makes festival’s Austin takeover something special for fans and performing artists alike

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Greg AckermanLive MusicPreview

Live music preview: Six must see acts Thursday and Friday at LEVITATION Festival 2023

Thursday, Austin’s most beloved music festival as far as the hipster crowd is concerned reconvenes in venues across the Red River Cultural District downtown along with this year’s venue additions, Far Out Lounge in South Austin and electronic music haven, Concourse Project. There are a ton of great performances slated so we’re going to distill it down to a select few shows that are considered must see acts at LEVITATION 2023. Our colleagues Case Cockrell and Brian Hillsman will weigh in with some other sets you should check out this week at the festival soon.

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Greg AckermanLive MusicReview

Live music review: GUM impressed fans at Parish October 12

Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, singer and producer, Jay Watson brought his solo project GUM to Parish Thursday evening to a mostly full venue. The artist is better known for his contributions to Australian psych-rock act, Tame Impala and the group he co-founded, Pond.

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Greg AckermanLive MusicPreview

Live music preview: Birds Barbershop and Feels So Good presents Good Hair Day show benefiting HAAM Sunday

Sunday at Feels So Good’s headquarters in South Austin. Headliners Frankie and the Witch Fingers top the bill at the show that only requires a donation to HAAM to join the fun, Supporting Frankie are local acts, Cast of Thousands, GF Shannon, Ladyfingers and Nick Garza’s Get Along. DJ Boi Orbison will also be spinning tunes.

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Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: Eclipse Utopiafest brought eclectic music and community to Central Texas this month

Utopia Festival organizers Travis Sutherland and Wayne Dalchau have spent over the past decade working tirelessly to craft a small cap music festival that stresses the importance of expanding any music fan’s horizons while cultivating a community that keeps fans of the festival coming back year after year. For this Fall’s edition of the festival, the Utopia team celebrated the solar eclipse with an eclectic lineup that brought an array of diverse musicians that take the Utopia Festival mission to heart. 

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