Photos From All Four Days of Levitation 2019

"...Kikagaku Moyo at Barracuda on Thursday, November 7, 2019..."

Nov. 11, 2019 Photo Gallery

Levitation Announces 2019 Fall Lineup

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

"...acts spanning psych, metal, indie, experimental, and world music, Levitation today begins building anticipation for the traditional spring festival’s..."

April 24, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Live Shot: Pink Mountaintops, Ryley Walker, Christelle Bofale

East Sixth trifecta reckons the heart of psych weekend

"...night, Riley Walker may be the ideal artist for Levitation, exuding the spirit of the event in its full..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Plan Your Psychedelic Weekend With These Levitation Picks

Nearly two-dozen choices ranging from the Flaming Lips to Elephant Stone

"...The Black AngelsSat. 9, Stubb’s, 7pm Levitation's sponsoring band concluded year 15 as Austin's psych overseers..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Levitation Live Shot: High on Fire, Power Trip, Devil Master, Creeping Death

Sold-out metal four stack kept widening the mosh pit

"...life Thursday outside at Mohawk on the kick-off of Levitation 2019 and the first official date of the tour...."

Nov. 8, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Levitation Interview: Lingua Ignota

Kristin Hayter on academia, catholicism & the complexity of violence

"...Lingua Ignota, making a Levitation appearance Friday at Empire, broke out in 2017 with..."

Nov. 7, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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

Scenes from Austin’s marquee independent music fest

"...Thursday, the first and coldest night of Levitation, carefully arranged myriad music scenes like puzzle pieces on..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

"...Abhi Vaidehi's 2019 is sure to be interstellar. – Rachel Rascoe Grivo, Glassing,..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Jana Birchum's Top 10 Photos of 2019

"...Elizabeth Warren comes to Austin (Sept. 10, 2019)...."

Dec. 19, 2019 Photo Gallery

Levitation Live Shot: Kikagaku Moyo, Stonefield, Minami Deutsch

True psych sandwiches Aussie sisters between Tokyo wizards

"...Thursday night outside at Barracuda for the beginning of Levitation weekend 2019...."

Nov. 8, 2019 Music Post by Rick Weaver

Levitation Live Shot: Angel Olsen, Devendra Banhart, Vagabon

Opening night triple bill of song enchanters brings the weather

"...temperatures dropped into the lower 40s, winter also visited Levitation’s opening night outside. Frozen fingers grasped tallboys and their..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Austin Music Awards Announces First Honorees of 2019 Ceremony

Alejandro Escovedo, Dianne Scott to be fêted at Feb. 27 AMAs

"...behind Fun Fun Fun Fest, Sound on Sound Fest, Levitation, and more...."

Oct. 17, 2018 Music Post by Kimberley Jones

Roky Erickson Ascends to the 13th Floor (1947-2019)

Psychedelic pioneer clocked 71 Earth years

"...• 13th Floor Elevators reunion live shot..."

May 31, 2019 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Austin Terror Fest Drops the Big One

Third year comer triples down at Empire & Barracuda June 7-9

"...much as we love to bad mouth them. Where Levitation announced they’d step into the unclaimed fall spot of..."

Jan. 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Rolls Out Second Artist List

Wire, Jucee Froot, plus 207 real acts and one Hollywood contrivance

"...Following yesterday’s announcement that Pink Floyd mastermind Roger Waters..."

Nov. 13, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...May 10, 2015, Carson Creek Ranch, Austin: Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at the..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...makes it really special." Exactly like the local's acclaimed 2019 debut Fuzzy Brain, now unpacked also by 8- to..."

June 5, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Future Museum Salvages Un-CAN-ny Performance

How a canceled show (or three) birthed Damo’s Dream tape

"...Damo Suzuki was booked to play Barracuda in April 2019 and then that November at Levitation fest. Due to..."

Nov. 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Music Venues React to Stage 5

New city recommendations halt shows at many venues ahead of New Year's Eve

"...The Reverberation Appreciation Society, local label and producers behind Levitation, mark 10 Years of Reverberation. The compilation celebrates with..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music News: De La Soul, J Balvin, and T Bone Burnett Headlined Hump Day

Music happenings yesterday and today

"...Last night, pioneering hip-hop trio De La Soul touched..."

March 14, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop

Ride into the light

"...Friday, June 21, 2019: Summer solstice tilts our overcooked globe toward its nuclear..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Blood Goes Big, Free Week Contracts

In the ATX music news: punk poetics by local septet Blood, January’s Free Week dates, and the Live Music Fund’s first feedback

"...Tyson Swindell, GM of Mohawk, says the migration of Levitation to November delayed fundraising and thus shortened the event...."

Dec. 27, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Cutting Up on Tuesday

Queer nightlife gets a new clubhouse, SIMS Foundation faces spiked membership, Spoon’s greatest hits, and more

"..."We wanted to build a space that centered gender..."

June 28, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: A Festival Blooms in the Desert

Amid concern over a new C3 festival, homegrown Marfa Myths strives to grow with the Texas city

"...and Swedish psych minimalists Träd, Gräs och Stenar for 2019. Noise standards Deerhunter, Texan takeoff Khruangbin, and songwriting eccentric..."

May 3, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Spirit Adrift Album Review

Enlightened in Eternity (20 Buck Spin)

"...musical diversity of Enlightened in Eternity, the succeeding "Astral Levitation" begins as crisp midtempo rocker, morphs into a danceable..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Cheer Up Charlies Booker Trish Connelly’s Thoughtful Curation

Community outpours support for booker’s multiple sclerosis treatment, city opens first for-profit venue assistance program, and Las Cruxes’ storefront shutters

"...district also launched a website (www.redriverculturaldistrict.org) in partnership with Levitation co-owner Rob Fitzpatrick, including a listing of participating businesses...."

March 29, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

2018/19 Austin Music Industry Poll Top 10s

Nearly half of this year's Austin Music Poll/Austin Music Awards winners are now known

"...4) Levitation..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Feature