Explosions in the Sky – The Cosmic Clash

Austin Psych Fest Experience by Renee Dominguez for APF25--5

Live music review: Austin Psych Fest brought eclectic talent from across the psych spectrum

April 30, 2025 Case Cockrell 347 Views Alex Maas, Austin Psych Fest, Black Mountain, Blackwater Holylight, Cumbia, Dinosaur Jr, electro psych, Explosions in the Sky, Far Out Lounge, Federale, Garrett T Capps, Geordie Greep, Godspeed You Black Emperor, indie rock, Kadavar, Kim Gordon, Levitation, live music, Los Mirlos, neo-jazz, neo-psych, pop rock, post rock, psych-rock, Review, rock n roll, STARFKR, stoner rock, The Mystery Lights, The Octopus Project

The Spring installment of Austin Psych Fest returned last weekend to The Far Out Lounge & Stage for a three-day, two-stage, no-overlap experience that brought over 30 acts to Austin for an eclectic weekend of music from all across the trippy psychedelic spectrum. For 2025, the billed talent stretched its boundaries by bringing a diverse array of artists that catered to fans of Psych Fest past and present. Here’s what stood out to us over the weekend-long stand in South Austin.

April Dawne Live Music Review

Live music review: Friday at Austin Psych Fest with Explosions in the Sky, Octopus Project and Godspeed You Black Emperor

April 29, 2025 April Dawne 450 Views Austin Psych Fest, EITS, Explosions in the Sky, Far Out Lounge, Federale, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Jesse Sykes, Levitation, live music, music festival, post rock, psych-rock, Review, rock n roll, The Octopus Project

Austin has no shortage of music festivals and while most of them are amazing in some way, my favorite is Austin Psych Fest. This year, I caught Texas act, Explosions in the Sky, Austin’s The Octopus Project and Godspeed You! Black Emperor as well as some other worthwhile bands. This gem of a festival melted into Levitation (close second fave) and then split back into two different but equal festivals in 2023. APF is held at The Far Out Lounge, one of my favorite venues in Austin since the apocalypse.

Case Cockrell Live Music Preview

Live music preview: Austin Psych Fest announced masterfully curated lineup today

January 23, 2025 Case Cockrell 1159 Views Alex Maas, APF, Austin Psych Fest, Black Mountain, Darkside, Dinosaur Jr, Explosions in the Sky, Far Out Lounge, Garrett T Capps, Geordie Green, hard rock, Kim Gordon, Levitation, lineup announcement, live music, post rock, preview, psych-rock, punk rock, rock n roll, STRFKR

Levitation’s Austin Psych Fest will return to The Far Out Lounge & Stage in South Austin on April 25 – April 27 for yet another year of a masterfully curated lineup by famed booker Rob Fitzpatrick and Resound Presents. Since returning to a Spring edition on top of the regular Levitation Fall Edition, Austin Psych Fest has both stayed in touch with the current world of independent music at large and the roots of what made the festival the coveted phenomenon it is in the present day.