Local Levitation
By Kevin Curtin, Fri., April 29, 2016
Christian Bland & the Revelators
Fri., 4:20pm, Reverberation stageBlack Angels guitarist yokes together Syd Barrett and Buddy Holly fantasies in a side project marked by lo-fi vocals and a creeper organ.
Holy Wave
Fri., 5:50pm, Levitation TentPsych surfers wax the oddball pop strain, thriving on creative songwriting, while their languorous live show sews them to blobby projections.
Golden Dawn Arkestra
Fri., 7:45pm, Elevation AmphitheaterFuck the magic bus, these costumed merry pranksters cruise a spaceship powered by hard funk, Afro-jazz, and electro dance grooves.
Annabelle Chairlegs
Sat., 1:15pm, Elevation AmphitheaterMelodic psych rock & roll with third-eye lyricism spilling from frontwoman Lindsey Mackin.
Bayonne
Sat., 2:55pm, Levitation TentElectronic music cavalier who floats euphoric loops, pounds drums, and sings mammalian impulses.
Israel Nash
Sat. 3:15pm, Reverberation stageDripping Springs naturist plies electric folk rock in the vein of Neil Young.
The Black Angels
Sat., 7:45pm, Reverberation stageSonic alchemists who apply a radiant drone of organs and echo effects to songwriting in the Velvet Underground vein with vocals reminiscent of a tranquilized Grace Slick.
Rotten Mangos
Sun., 1:15pm, Elevation AmphitheaterPoppy garage-psych pacifists as sweet and sticky as their moniker.