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Case CockrellLiveReview

Live music review: Frankie and the Witch Fingers unleashed psych and roll on an ecstatic Austin audience

For Los Angeles act, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, every record has been a step further to indie psych-rock royalty. Formed by frontman Dylan Sizemore as a solo project in Indiana before relocating to Los Angeles recently, Sizemore has assembled his group of rock and roll avengers, sculpting record after record of “psych and roll” material built to blow audiences away. Sizemore and his band did just that for a Thursday night Austin crowd at The Parish in the city’s famed East Side.

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Greg AckermanPreview

Live music preview: Frankie and the Witch Fingers set to play Parish with Spoon Benders

Thursday evening at Parish LEVITATION veterans Frankie and the Witch Fingers are set to play with Portland’s Spoon Benders. The lineup is sponsored by the vaunted psych-rock festival, The Cosmic Clash and our favorite, Austin independent booking outfit, Resound Presents.

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Brian HillsmanReview

Live music review: Austin Psych Fest successfully navigates storm opening night

On Friday, April 28, doors opened at 2 p.m. for the 2023 Austin Psych Fest at The Far Out Lounge and Stage on South Congress, put on by LEVITATION Festival organizers to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the beloved mid-tier music festival.

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Greg AckermanPreview

Live music preview: Austin Psych Fest returns with some cool new wrinkles

April 27-30, Austin Psych Fest will make its official return on the 15th Anniversary of the inaugural event. Today, the festival has rebranded LEVITATION in order to take the pysch-rock festival beyond Austin. That event is now hosted at various music venues throughout the Red River Cultural District on Halloween weekend. The return of APF signals a return to the smaller format of the original fest at Far Out Lounge and Stage in South Austin

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Christina DeStefanoReview

SXSW 2023 recap: The best things we saw at festival this year

Without big tech NFT and crypto currencies funding parties with high profile headliners and free booze mixed with the fact there was no grounding social media platform to share secret sets, the playing field had become more advantageous for up and coming bands to procure an audience. Here are the best things we saw at SXSW 2023.

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Greg AckermanPreview

Live music preview: Deezie Brown headlines Mixtape Mashup at BLK Vinyl Thursday

Thursday’s Mixtape Mashup presented by The Loyalty Firm and The Cosmic Clash featuring Deezie Brown are neither of those things. It’s a free event open to the public to support SIMS Foundation, a mental health organization for Austin music industry workers and their dependent families.

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Greg AckermanReview

Live music review: Night one of Free Week 2023 featured Et Ceteras, Semihelix and Die Spitz

hursday evening’s relatively balmy weather, a full slate of great music and a full-fledged PR and spnsorship push from the Red River Cultural District team translated to full rooms, elated fans and even happier local musicians. Night one featured Et Ceteras and Semihelix at 13th Floor while Die Spitz played to a capacity crowd inside Stubb’s down the street. 

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