Playback: Biggest Austin Music Stories of 2016

Looking back on the biggest Music news headlines of the year

"...Guy made this the best of all imaginable scenarios. Levitation's Bad Trip..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Black Friday? End of an Ear!

End of an Ear's new digs thrive just in time for Black Friday

"...Levitation Fest has been scratched for 2017. Organizers promise a..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Let Them Eat BBQ

Texans levitate the French

"...Just the night before I’d seen him onstage at Levitation France, a Euro version of the psychedelic gathering he..."

Sept. 19, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sleepers Worth Showing Up Early For

"...Flavor CrystalsSat., 1:40pm, Levitation Tent Mellow Minneapolis outfit slow burn dazed and droney..."

April 29, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

ATX

"...Golden Dawn Arkestra (Sun., 3pm, Levitation Tent) Campy, costumed, Afro-jazz ensemble spreading love and space..."

May 2, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

99th Floor

Austin Psych Fest boldly goes where no local music trip's gone before.

"...Fri., 7:30pm, Levitation tent..."

April 26, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Drone Home

"...Lumerians (Fri., 6pm, Levitation tent)..."

April 26, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Mexico City/Austin Trio Demons My Friends and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Plus the debut of Radio Coffee’s new location and Natalie Jane Hill’s Texas return

"...fearlessly staring down injustice and wounds.  – Doug Freeman Levitation Day OneVarious Venues, Thursday 26..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Psych Fest Interview: Vieux Farka Touré

Legacy blues scion talks Malian music and Khruangbin collaboration

"...local festival- and vinyl-presenting team that evolved to become Levitation in 2015 – makes a notable springtime comeback April..."

April 21, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Psych Fest Interview: Automatic

Los Angeles trio infuses noise-pop with biting social commentary

"...local festival- and vinyl-presenting team that evolved to become Levitation in 2015 – makes a notable springtime comeback April..."

April 21, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Eight April Music Festivals In and Around Austin

From Rancho Alegre to Austin Blues, April offers ample opportunities

"...Located on a 300-acre private ranch, MOCO Music &..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Crosstalk: Parish Reopens Following Fall Fire, and More Music News

Billy Strings at Radio and proposed touring visa rate hikes

"...than 250%, from $460 to over $1,600. Homegrown festival Levitation, which invites artists from around the world to its..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Crosstalk: This Is Austin, Not That Great Returns, plus Three More Spring Music Events

Punk fest joins CMT Awards, Austin Psych Fest, and Oblivion Access rollouts

"...first materialized in 2008 and changed its name to Levitation in 2015. Now, Levitation will continue to exist as..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The 2022 Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List

Let local merch supply your holiday presents

"...at the Moody Theater performance, noting triple co-presentation with Levitation and Resound Presents...."

Dec. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A tribute songwriting Legend Cindy Walker, Daikaiju, A Giant Dog & Go Fever, Sonic Movidas with Carrie Rodriguez, and Temple of Angels

"...Levitation now in the books for 2021, flashback to a..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory

Departing Chronicle Music Editor Raoul Hernandez passes the reigns [sic] to Kevin Curtin with 10 anecdotes from 27 years.

"...he walked with God. [inset-1] 8) 13th Floor Elevators, Levitation (2015)..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Captain Quackenbush’s and Outer Heaven Disco Club Make COVID-Delayed Debuts

New musical hubs launch in former Strange Brew and Dozen Street spaces

"...• Levitation returns to local venues Stubb's, Mohawk, Empire, Hotel Vegas,..."

July 2, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

Sound on Sound Fest Canceled

Promoters cite loss of financial backing

"...of club shows similar to what played out after Levitation 2016 was scrubbed due to weather. He has holds..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Mayor Steve Adler's Politics of Music Policy

Omnibus staff report is imperfect, but don't stop the momentum, says mayor

"...Levitation has finally begun processing refunds for April's canceled festival...."

July 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Texas Moonshine

Previously pigeonholed psych trio Ringo Deathstarr transcends its root crushes

"...and mayhem at Carson Creek Ranch – re-branded as Levitation, so named for Roky Erickson and his 13th Floor..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Fests Vs. Farms

Changes to mass gathering permits in the works

"...saw Euphoria Festival, Untapped Festival, Life in Color, and Levitation Festival), as well as Willie Nelson's ranch town in..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: Holy Mountain and Red 7 in Danger of Losing Leases

Could the Red River Cultural District be losing two of its landmark live music venues?

"...goose? Will our prosperity price out our cultural identity? Levitation Affirmation..."

May 15, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

Ian McLagan died Wednesday

"...as Austin Psych Fest, and now being billed as Levitation, floated the lineup for its eighth annual incarnation on..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Heavy Psych

"...White Hills (Fri., 7:45pm, Levitation Tent) Brooklyn triad beats motorik, free-flowing fuzz, controls set..."

May 2, 2014 Music Feature by Michael Toland

French Psychédélique

"...Aqua Nebula Oscillator (Fri., 6:30pm, Levitation Tent) The Paris fourpiece bubbled up a sinister brew..."

May 2, 2014 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

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

"...Dinosaur Jr., and Yo La Tengo. April 25-27, Austin, levitation.fm..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Psych Fest Announces Night Shows With the Zakary Thaks, METZ, Luna Li

As well as set times for the main fest at Far Out Lounge

"...Psych Fest has also posted daily set times for..."

April 3, 2024 Music Post by Miranda Garza

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

Trying on four local personifications of fest success

"...MØAA, whose darkwave discography could certainly transfix a future Levitation audience. Also on the Eastside, Marshall sets up at..."

March 8, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Austin Darkwave Pioneer Sky Hutchens, aka DJ Scorpio, Has Died

Hutchens hosted monthly Cheer Up Charlies Nite School parties

"...On their Levitation account, psychedelic festival founders the Black Angels gave Hutchens..."

Jan. 29, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

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