Faster Than Sound – Sex Bomb to Sister Ray: Recapping Levitation’s Second Downtown Go-Round

Scenes from Austin’s marquee independent music fest

"...extreme take on VU's "Sister Ray." Spiraling on Dallas Acid..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Levitation Materializes 2018 Lineup

Slowdive, Electric Wizard, Black Angels, etc. à la carte

"...The 15-show blowout also imports noisy Japanese destroyers Acid Mother’s Temple, Algerian desert rock tribe Imarhan, Alynda Segarra’s..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"...other Grateful Dead show I ever saw: lots of acid, and so long I wasn't sure it was ever..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Picks

"...Robertas Sat., 6:15pm, Reverberation Stage Costa Rica represents with acidic garage pop trio Las Robertas. Via 2014 LP Days..."

May 8, 2015 Music Feature

Playback – SXSW: Zero Hour

SXSW started early this year, but now – as usual – everything hits at once

"...noise-rock practitioners born from the wreckage of Austin's Scratch Acid, whose unpredictable and often obscene performances made them one..."

March 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

An Arc of Crystal Clarity

Rob chats with Gavin Russom and Viva Ruiz of the Crystal Ark

"...Another major light-bulb moment was hearing a lot of acid house on underground radio stations in Providence and hearing..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

March of the Flower Children

The last interview with Seeds frontman and oh-so-brief psychedelic Austinite Sky Sunlight Saxon

"...an aberrant solo career, dropping several albums of pastoral acid-pop in the tradition of the Seeds' 1967 LP, Future,..."

July 24, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

To Your Health

What is the difference between l-glutamine and glutamine, and the same for the other amino acids?

"...and glutamine, and the same for the other amino acids? Is one more effective as a supplement than the..."

June 23, 2006 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Using DNA to provide customized vitamins based on genetic needs

"...for determining the supplements you need? A. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the material that contains the instructions for many..."

July 1, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

What can a person do to help prevent skin cancer?

"...absorbed by the skin and have a proper pH (acid/alkaline balance). A mildly acid pH of 3.5–4.0 is generally..."

June 17, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Qualified and unqualified health claims

"...as to not mislead consumers. The claim that eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, the major omega-3 fatty acids in..."

May 27, 2005 Column

To Your Health

Why can't nutritionists make up their minds about whether fat is good for you or not?

"...above rule: At least one omega-6 fat, gamma linolenic acid, is made into an anti-inflammatory prostaglandin...."

Sept. 5, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Patched Atoms: Feds OK Restarting the Nuke

Despite not really knowing why South Texas Project 1 sprang a leak, federal regulators are satisfied with the $4 million repair job.

"...The tip-off was a "gummy" white residue of boric acid, in an amount STP officials invariably describe as "about..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature by William M. Adler

To Your Health

I consider myself quite healthy at age 42. I have been a strict vegetarian (vegan) for more than 10 years, I exercise and meditate regularly, and have never smoked tobacco. I have two healthy children and I am still having regular, uncomplicated menstrual periods. Is there any reason for me to consider taking food supplements?

"...New England Journal of Medicine states that a folic acid supplement of 400 micrograms (mcg) per day would be..."

March 8, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Pills, Thrills, and Bellyaches

Irvine Welsh's first novel 'Trainspotting' is one of the most successful first novels in recent history, but in this interview with Chronicle writer Marc Savlov, Welsh, whose new novel 'Glue' brings him to BookPeople on Monday, June 18, at 7pm, admits to thinking that "you had to be a bit strange to be a writer, to sit in your room, spending all this time with people that don't actually exist, you know?"

"...first novel (1994, following the short story collection The Acid House), was a dark and humorous ensemble piece that..."

June 15, 2001 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Gus Baldwin, the Sketch, and a New Era of Old School

Genre-agnostic quartet debuts with classic rock energy and brassy punk politics

"...Baldwin invited Martins to join his psych rock band, Acid Carousel. The pair spent time immersed in Denton’s DIY..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

The Church, yeule, Codeine, and More Highlights From Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

Standout sets from the multi-venue Austin festival’s opening dates

"...caught stacked lineups including standouts like Sasami and Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats...."

Oct. 28, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...is a valid and appropriate response." – Kahron Spearman Dallas Acid..."

June 5, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Announces 2019 Fall Lineup

John Cale, Angel Olsen, and Kurt Vile highlight fall fest

"...Girls, the Bay Area’s Lori Steinberg-led stoner rock legacy Acid King, and Oregonian drone women foursome Blackwater Holylight. On..."

April 24, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Expand Your Mind With These 13 Psychedelic Bands at SXSW

"...the crash of asteroids, the trio's sophomore slab of acid doom drops the hammer from a galaxy far, far..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...local group's shifts from jazzy Sixties jamming to Seventies acid crunch sealed the deal...."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Recommended Shows for Levitation Weekend

The sounds may be scattered all over Austin, but here are a few must-see performances

"...drummer. Beyond that, they escape categorization, phasing between shoegaze, acid punk, ethereal pop, and neo-psychedelia with vocal tandem Alex..."

April 27, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Austin Punk Pioneer Steve Marsh Climbs the Star Ladder

Ex-Terminal Mind vocalist explores outré galaxies in Evil Triplet

"...outside of El Paso a year ago, its dense acid shriek gained international buzz via internet-leaked tracks "Star Ladder"..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Scorpion Child

"...ago, Scorpion Child's eponymous debut mastered Seventies-fried hard rock. Acid Roulette, the homegrown quintet's long-awaited follow-up, adds colorful production..."

June 10, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

13th Floor Elevators

Levitation interviews

"...Easter Everywhere, proved revolutionary for generations of bands dropping acid and cranking reverb. The 50th anniversary of the group's..."

May 8, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

ACL Live Shot: Temples

Temples' cosmic crunch beats back the heat

"...Despite crowd noise, Temples also successfully pulled off wistful acid folk on the languid “Move With the Season” and..."

Oct. 11, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

Urgent

Spray Paint evolves classic ATX post punk

"...punk, before When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth to Scratch Acid and Butthole Surfers. Hear Stephenson's style-to-be on 1984 Surfers'..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Austin Psych Fest Announces Lineup

APF 7 goes global

"...the initial names, like the Japanese contingent of Mono, Acid Mothers Temple, and Tokyo acid-folk band Kikagaku Moyo. A..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Swamp Dogg Lotions Up

After midnight at the Continental Club Friday & Saturday

"...soul classic steeped in political tension and dripping with acid. His bizarre sense of humor and worldview put Swamp..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Place of Honor

Twelve rounds between Hiroko Shimbo and Tyson Cole

"...Everything is done to limit any buildup of lactic acid (a result of thrashing muscle activity and stress), which..."

June 1, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

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