On Monday, LEVITATION and Resound Presents announced the return of Austin Psych Fest on the 15th Anniversary of the event’s inception at Far Out Lounge and Stage.
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When we heard Death Valley Girls were on the bill at LEVITATION, Mike Cosmic immediately reached out to Bonnie Bloomgarden, founder and soul of the Los Angeles-based band that had become a Cosmic Clash favorite years ago. Bloomgarden apparently replied right away, letting our founder know their founder couldn’t wait to sit down and talk DVG music with us. The interview we recorded runs at just under ten minutes
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Night Three of LEVITATION at Stubb’s (the second of consecutive nights headlined by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard) also marked the second sold-out show in as many nights for the band at the historic Red River venue, Stubb’s BBQ last Saturday.
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Do you ever watch the crowd catch their breath collectively as one shared breath? Ribs rising towards the stage as heads rear back to thrust forward in one unified head bang? That definitely happened as Psychedelic Porn Crumpets performed a sold out show at Mohawk with Acid Dad last Friday.
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The first night of Levitation Festival 2022 hosted counterculture pioneers W.I.T.C.H. (We Intend to Cause Havok) and Brazilian legends Os Mutantes on the the outdoor Garage Stage with a packed house of fans on October 27.
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One thing LEVITATION fans can count on is for things to get weird. Halloween, costumes, trippy psychedelic music, mind enhancing drugs, it’s a cocktail for weirdness. Friday evening’s presentation of pioneering instrumental post rock band, Godspeed You Black Emperor on the Garage Stage followed by The Legendary Pink Dots inside the Control Room
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Saturday evening’s LEVITATION late night show at Antone’s presented by The Cosmic Clash featured Meatbodies, Austin’s The Well and Portland act, Spoon Benders. A packed club witnessed impactful garage rock, psych and heavy guitar rock from a trio of talented bands.
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Austin cooled off quite a bit on Friday evening, just in time for night two of LEVITATION, and Osees were at Hotel Vegas for the second of a four-show run. On this night, the opener was Los Angeles duo, Warm Drag.
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Clouds rolled in not too long after doors opened at Stubb’s on Thursday, October 27 for the opening night of LEVITATION 2022. The smell of bar-b-que flooded the air as fans began filing in to see Automatic, Protomartyr, and the night’s headlining act, The Jesus and Mary Chain.
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This Saturday, October 29 Meatbodies headline Antone’s for LEVITATION. Heavy psych-rock, proto-metal trio The Well from Austin open the show along with up and coming Portland-based garage-psych rockers, Spoonbenders.
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Legendary punk super-group OFF! was forced to cancel their LEVITATION date at Hotel Vegas. And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and hardcore Austin punks Fuck Money have been moved to the 13th Floor bar on Red River this Saturday. All ticket holders for the original lineup have been refunded.
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