Austin Psych Fest

After three editions at Carson Creek Ranch, Levitation moves back to downtown Austin in 2018 happening April 26 - 29 at multiple venues in the Red River Cultural District. The kickoff show is at Stubb's with Ty Segall, Parquet Courts and A Giant Dog.

Levitation happens in just a few weeks (May 8-10 at Carson Creek Ranch) and festival organizers have released the daily schedules and set-times...

Levitation, the festival formerly known as Austin Psych Fest, has announced the final lineup for the 2015 edition which happens May 8-10 at Carson Creek Ranch...

LEVITATION (fka Austin Psych Fest), one of the best festival lineups of 2015, is now less than a month away. Happening May 8-10, 2015, the 8th annual festival will feature performances by the 13th Floor Elevators (50 year anniversary reunion), The Flaming Lips, Tame Impala, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Spiritualized, Primal Scream, The Black Angels, Thee Oh Sees, Mac Demarco, and many more...

Luis Vasquez is releasing his third album as The Soft Moon on March 31 via Captured Tracks. You can check out its first single, "Black," at the bottom of the post, along with a Trentemøller remix of the same track...

Austin Psych Fest 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) Austin Psych Fest is returning for its eighth year in 2015 from from May 8-10 at the Carson Creek Ranch...

At dusk, Mikal Cronin began his performance on the Reverberation stage. A few fans ran from either the swing tree, hammocks, or other shows to catch the hardworking Los Angelian...

Medicine closed out Saturday perfectly with their abrasive yet eclectically catchy guitar tones. When they abruptly announced that they had played their last song the crowd sprang to life, clapping and shouting loud enough that the powers at be had no choice but to let them do another song...

Boston's Quilt played early on Elevation, and not a ripple in the water came from their laid-back soft psych. They would be infuriating to see in a club on a Saturday night, but against the scenic backdrop of Carson Creek, they were appropriately pleasant...

UK band The Horrors, whose groovy new album Luminous is out today (5/6), just finished a short American visit, capped with a performance on Saturday (5/3) during at this past weekend's Austin Psych Fest...