Mdou Moctar – The Cosmic Clash

Live music review: Day one and two of Levitation brought world’s best independent acts to Austin

November 3, 2024 Case Cockrell 553 Views A Place to Bury Strangers, Boris, Empire Garage, Far Out Lounge, hard rock, Leviation, live music, Mdou Moctar, Meatbodies, neo-psych, Pissed Jeans, post-punk, psych-rock, punk rock, Review, rock n roll, Slift, Stubb's, The Black Angels, The Jesus Lizard

The first two days of Levitation Festival 2024 featured multiple stacked bills for a plethora of packed venues in the downtown Austin area and beyond. The Cosmic Clash team was in attendance to capture the action and highlighted some of our favorite acts that made their way to Austin for the action-packed Halloween weekend. From the Red River Cultural District to South Austin, the carefully curated talent brought their best for the masses that flock to the local music joints to watch the coveted Black Angels produced weekend with some of the independent music world’s best acts.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music preview: Six bands to see at LEVITATION 2024

October 14, 2024 Case Cockrell 635 Views A Place to Bury Strangers, Austin Psych Fest, Boris, doom rock, Levitation, live music, Mdou Moctar, music festival, Pissed Jeans, progressive rock, psych-rock, Review, stoner rock, Swift, The Black Angels

World-renowned psychedelic Austin musician Roky Erickson once said, “At one time, I had it notarised that I was from another planet. By a lawyer.” Regardless of whether that makes sense or not, Erickson’s legacy still holds true in the city of Austin, Texas. We’re decades removed from the 60s, but folks like Austin’s The Black Angels and their proxies have kept his legacy alive by delivering endless programming of neo-psych rock utopia. Festival founders Rob Fitzpatrick and The Black Angels’ Levitation is back this Halloween weekend for yet another multi-venue installment, and the booked talent continues to deliver a factor of “Wow.” The Cosmic Clash team will join the festivities yet again and is here to prescribe another list of bands you need to see for the end-of-October festivities. All set times can be found on the Levitation website.

Case Cockrell Live Music Preview

Live music preview: LEVITATION 2024 music festival lineup and schedule is out

July 3, 2024 Case Cockrell 1144 Views 13th Floor, A Place to Bury Strangers, Boogarins, Death Valley Girls, Hotel Vegas, Kingdom, Levitation, live music, Mdou Moctar, Meatbodies, mohawk, music festival, Osees, Phantogram, preview, psych-rock, Slift, Stubb's, The Black Angels, The Jesus Lizard, The Sword, Wine Lips

Austin-based psychedelia collective Levitation has announced the 2024 edition lineup and schedule of their multi-venue festival to take place in downtown Austin over Halloween weekend. The festival will retain its four-day format, featuring venues in the Red River Cultural District and other parts of Austin. The event runs from October 31 – November 3. Each day of programming will contain multiple shows at various locations throughout its duration, including; Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre, Mohawk, Empire Garage & Control Room, Elysium, The 13th Floor, and the new addition of downtown EDM favorite, Kingdom.

Sub-Saharan musician Mdou Moctar at Austin Psych Fest

Christina DeStefano Review

Live music review: Far Out Lounge paid homage to Sub-Saharan African musicians

May 15, 2023 Christina DeStefano 707 Views Etran de L'Air, Far Out Lounge, Hendrix, Imarhan, Mdou Moctar, new music, sub-Saharan African music, Tuareg, Vieux Farka Toure

Far Out Lounge has begun a trend of booking musicians from sub-Saharan Africa. A number of western African artists have popped up with more relevance:

Brian Hillsman Review

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

May 5, 2023 Brian Hillsman 946 Views Austin Psych Fest, Automatic, Crumb, Far Out Lounge, Levitation, live music, Mdou Moctar, Review, south congress, Toro y Moi, Yves Tumor

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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