Psychedelic supergroup MIEN will be making their live debut at Levitation Austin this year (April 27th at Stubb’s BBQ starting 7:30pm). The band consists of members of the Black Angels, Elephant Stone, the Horrors, and the Earlies. Their set will surely be one of the highlights of the festival, so don’t miss it.
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Another Chilean psych-rock band that will play Levitation Austin this year is the cosmic trio of Follakzoid. I first heard of these cats a few years ago and put them on a list of bands I wanted to research. Now I’ll get to see them live, which is the best research one can do on a new band. They’re closing Barracuda on April 27th with their 12:30am set. It’s sure to be a great cap on the evening.
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make music that is hard to describe. It lands somewhere between punk, garage rock, and noise rock. It’s full of fury and powerful riffs and their Levitation Austin set (April 27th at Barracuda, starting at 11:30pm) will surely be one of the loudest at the whole festival. I’m glad I have new earplugs.
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One of the many things I love about Levitation Austin is how it brings in bands from all over the world that I probably wouldn’t have discovered otherwise. One such band is Vuelveteloca from Chile. They’re part of the apparently large psychedelic rock scene there, and I’m keen on hearing these guys live. Psych rock is always a mind trip, and hearing it from unexpected places tends to make it trippier. They’re playing April 27th at 10:30 at Barracuda.
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Levitation France is coming this September, tickets are already on sale (for great prices, I might add), and the first artists for this year’s lineup have been announced – the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Spiritualized, Mdou Moctar, MIEN, Holy Wave, and La Luz.
Many more will be announced over the summer. I’m hoping for Zombie Zombie and Ladytron to be added to the list.
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Apart from having one of the coolest names in shoegaze, Austin’s own Ringo Deathstarr have a great sound to boot. They’re playing one of the last gigs at Levitation Austin on April 26th (at 12:30 at Beerland), and I’m sure they’ll drawn a big hometown crowd. I haven’t seen them live yet and am still discovering them, so I’m looking forward to their set.
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If you love early Pink Floyd, you’ll love Christian Bland and the Revelators. Mr. Bland is one of the co-founders of the Black Angels and one of the curators of Levitation Austin. He’s also a cool joe. I’ve met him four times. His work with the Revelators is a must-hear if you’re a fan of his other work. They’re playing April 26th at Barracuda at midnight, so come embrace the witching hour with them.
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One of my favorite parts of Levitation Austin is discovering new bands, especially ones in genres I wasn’t exposed to much before I started attending the festival. One of those genres is stoner metal, and Virginia’s Windhand is my new favorite bands of that ilk playing at this year’s festival. They’re playing a sold-out show on April 26th at Barracuda with Ruby the Hatchet and Dead Meadow. The place will be shaking.
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