Explosions in the Sky, Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr., and More Reviews From Austin Psych Fest 2025

Alternative nation packs the Far Out Lounge

"...as rain (pun intended), Austin Blues Festival and Austin Psych Fest braved spring showers and humidity when they returned..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

Reggaeton, Psych Rock, Brat-Pop, and More Crucial Concerts

Local shows worth your admission this week

"...Classical Music for the World’s “East in the West: Sounds, Minds, and Dharma”..."

April 18, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...version of the bird that is behind glass, extremely heavy, and bolted down. Copies of the statuette can be..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see

"...show. Lair thus primed the pump for this landing. Psych-funk trio Ali arrives somewhere between the Western twang of..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

No Badge Necessary at These Live Music Recommendations

Crucial concerts for the week ahead

"...at political engagement in Trump 2.0 times is a heavy burden – so sometimes art can be a way..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Live Music Recommendations for the Week Ahead

Get to know your shows

"...date of their 2025 tour.   – Carys Anderson Heavy the Mountain..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Allie X, the Bill Ball, and Oodles of Locals in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Lots of reasons to get out of the house and break out the earplugs

"...bandleader Jonathan “JT” Holt – blends Afrobeat polyrhythms with psych-soul and blues rock fusions. Latest album Garden of Eden,..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Local Rock Weirdos, Death Metal Out-of-Towners, and More Crucial Concerts

They're your ears, do with them what you will

"...Inspired by the first wave of British heavyosity – as evidenced by naming themselves for a Judas..."

July 26, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Album Review: Superfónicos’ Renaceré

Colombian funk septet marks a decade with debut long-player

"...crew’s sonorous Spanish – deep, resonant, otherworldly – the soundscaping herein begins with the opening title track. A fuzzing..."

July 19, 2024 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...from Brazilian bossa nova to European cinema to American psych. Members Andi Wang and “Kat” Zhang, who first crossed..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Off Beat: The Four Horsemen of the SXSW Music-pocalypse

Trying on four local personifications of fest success

"...likes of shoegaze revivalists Horse Jumper of Love, Austin-launched psych band Mamalarky, Dallas-based slowcore band Teethe, and indie sleaze..."

March 8, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Free Week Unleashed: These Four Austin Acts Hit the Ground Running in 2024

Catching up with Redbud, lluvii, Daydream Twins, and SINE

"...Redbud: Psych-Funk For the Fishes..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

The Austin Chronic: Meet the Stoner Who Puts Plants Onstage at Concerts

Zak Peters and Play to the Plants bring greenery to Austin music

"...he noticed his weed plants grew better to the sounds of synth-heavy music. Peters began taking them down to..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Kevin Curtin

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...Inside, the practice space walls emit Western swing, Brazilian psych, New Orleans pianism, and Margaret Brown's Townes Van Zandt..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Flying Lotus, and Oneohtrix Point Never to Play Levitation 2023 on Halloween Weekend

The multi-venue Austin music festival expands, October 26-29

"...Alongside the April relaunch of joint event Austin Psych Fest, Levitation continues to hold down its Halloween weekend..."

June 28, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...Mongo and Kacho Gama’s genes. They swoop in beside psychedelic guitar riffs bathed in reverb with intuitive precision, like..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...year’s doomtastic Land of Sleeper. Orchestra Gold’s spiritual Malian psych-funk doesn’t quite fit the bill, but that’s probably for..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...and dazzling harp. Seeking more arguments for Frances' light psychedelia in the realm of Jessica Pratt? Placement in the..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Homegrown Duo the Point Present a Feast of Talent With Berto's Banquet

When two old souls meet an Italian drummer twice their age

"...lounge at midnight. With their latest release, citing Texas psych, Peruvian chicha, and dub, Point front-line Montesinos and Roddy..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Gary Lindsey

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A few fests, Nineties Brits, AfroTech, and more shows worth seeing

"...Austin stages at 211 E. Alpine Ste. 700-A. D.C. psych rock act Dead Meadow bears electric fuzz and dreamy..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Big Bill, CupcakKe, Echo & the Bunnymen, Blxst, Boris, and more live shows to fill your evenings

"..."Hawk" – but hits their highest peaks with diversified sounds. The unusually patient "Picture" resembles an apocalyptic Velvet Underground,..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Die Spitz, Red Axes, Fiddlehead, Albert Lee, Elsa Cross, and more recommended shows

"...floor. Through creative use of old-school trance, spaghetti Western sounds, and live cowbell, Red Axes are sometimes tagged "leftfield"..."

July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol Stays Hungry

A serious band with a silly name and an all-in mentality

"..."When booking out-of-town shows, I usually have to say 'heavy groove rock trio,'" chimes in drummer Sean St. Germain...."

June 24, 2022 Music Feature by Robert Penson

Dog Days: The Chronicle’s Hair of the Three-Legged Dog Day Party Reminds Us That Music is Mankind’s Best Friend

Yard Act, Surfbort, and hometown vibes at Hotel Vegas

"...of band-name snobbery. Magic Rockers of Texas? It honestly sounds like some kind of all-star blues band centered around..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Gary Lindsey

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...who’ve been sent out to explore the sights and sounds of SXSW music – sometimes risking their personal safety..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...As the band opened with the languid instrumental soul-psych of “Home Town” from WITCH’s 1973 debut (and the..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...crate-digging classic of Afro-Cuban grooves, Rastafarian tranquility, and deep jazz-psych fusion that casts an unmistakable spell. Getting It Back:..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Crucial Concert Countdown: New Year’s Eve Edition

"...well as soul-rock singer Chief Cleopatra, and members of psych troupe Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band. Lastly, members of garage..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Column by Greg Stitt

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...79) Duel, In Carne Persona (Heavy Psych Sounds)..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Seismic Dance Event, Jazz at St. James', Feels So Good Fest, Susannah Joffe, Amigo the Devil, and more

"...to culminate in Brooklyn-based duo Bedouin's Middle Eastern inspired sounds and a DJ set from Bonobo...."

Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Christina Garcia

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