neo-psych – 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 377 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 Feature Interviews

Neo-psych lives on through the generations: A deep dive into the psych-punk antics of Grocery Bag

February 2, 2024 Case Cockrell 1293 Views feature, garage rock, Grocery Bag, Interview, King Gizzard, neo-psych, new music, Osees, psych-rock, punk rock

You know you’re in Austin’s West Campus when you see someone tear their entire car bumper on the curb. For Austin band Grocery Bag, it’s their sanctuary. In the Austin College Co-Op scene, it feels like anything is possible

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band Nightmare Before Xmas party represents best of DIY Austin

December 22, 2023 Case Cockrell 1552 Views Andrew Cashen, Big Wy's Brass Band, garage rock, Gus Baldwin, live music, mohawk, neo-psych, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, punk, Review, rock n roll

The past few years, Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band has thrown a holiday party featuring some of their favorite bands in

Greg Ackerman Review

Live music review: Spiritualized at Scoot Inn Friday was magical

April 4, 2022 Greg Ackerman 955 Views Jason Pierce, Jason Spaceman, live music, neo-psych, new music, psych-rock, Review, Scoot Inn, space rock, Spiritualized

On a near-perfect, Friday evening, English space-rock outfit Spiritualized returned to Austin to play a sold-out Scoot Inn. The nine-piece band brought by J Spaceman (aka Jason Pierce) that included three female backup singers delivered a magical, neo-psychrock performance to fans.

Brian Hillsman Review

Song review: Psychic Love Child ascends with single, “Golden Tongues”

June 9, 2021 Brian Hillsman 557 Views Native Hostel, neo-psych, new music, psych-rock, Psychic Love Child, single review, song review, Vancerts

Dallas-Fort Worth-based quintet, Psychic Love Child, released their latest single in April, “Golden Tongues.” The five-minute throwback tune is the psych-rock band’s fifth single release in just over a year.

Brian Hillsman Review

Album Review: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard released K.G. last month

December 4, 2020 Brian Hillsman 657 Views album review, KG, KG album, neo-psych, new music, progressive rock, psych-rock, rock n roll

With the November 20 release of their latest album, K.G., the ever-innovative King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard return to their experimental, alternative, psych rock form.

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