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Levitation Lineup & Tickets 2024

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We have long been singing the praises of Levitation Festival as the absolute best music festival in town. The lineup always trends towards things we dig, the venues are mostly killer, and the ease of hopping from venue to venue can’t be beat. Things are going down again in late October/Early November and we are super pumped to share out the stellar lineup with breakdown by day. Once again, the lineup stands out as tops with a little something for everyone – indie stalwarts like The Drums and Death Valley Girls, electronic beats from Tycho and Washed Out, and of course local legends like Black Angels, The Sword and even The Jesus Lizard! Full lineup is over on that fancy poster or via the Levitation 2024 website. It’s sure to be another great time. Tickets are on sale now.

Elephant Stone Scores Psych Rock Winner

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elephantstoneI’ve got several Elephant Stone albums hanging around in my iTunes, so when a new track comes across my desk, I’m destined to post it. For my two cents, I think the band have expanded their sound here, adding a synthesized touch to their classic psych rock sound. This track gets a further boost for us Austin folks as it features Alex Maas from Black Angels, and again, it adds another layer to the band’s well-crafted sound. As of right now, this is just a one-off single, but as the band embarks on a short WestCoast tour, we can be assured that more is soon on the way…or so I hope.

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FFF 2012: Sunday In Pictures

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Final day. Your feet, lungs and liver have taken a beating, but the pain feels good now.

I had a busy slate of things I wanted to check out on Sunday. I started bright and early to catch favorite locals on the upswing and kept after through the headliner. Final installment of shots from FFF7 will bring you Flesh Lights, Ume, Balmorhea, Cult of Youth, Bleached, A Place to Bury Strangers, Class Actress, Trust, Deerhoof, The Promise Ring, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Black Angles, De La Soul and Edward Sharpe.

Tons of eye candy after the break.

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Free Week Recommendations for Friday!!!

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The week of free music here in Austin is winding down, and for those of you who haven’t had a great chance just yet to catch a whole lot of the acts, don’t fret; there’s tons of excellent bands playing all over this weekend, so be sure to get out and enjoy the great tunes our town has to offer! Here’s some prime choices:

OBN IIIs @ Beerland — Like a cockier Rolling Stones soaked in sweat and Lone Star

Not in the Face @ Red 7 — Austin’s favorite little two piece rock act — and stick around for Flesh Lights!

Christian Bland and the Revelators @ 29th Street Ballroom — Bringing you only the best in Psych Rock from Black Angels members.

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Download: Not in the Face – Downtown Girl [MP3]

Austin Psych Fest @ Seaholm (4/29-5/1)

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Date 4/29-5/1
Location Seaholm Power Plant
Doors 900p
Tickets $100 Weekend pass/$40 day pass

As many of you well know, this weekend is the ever growing new festival known as Psych Fest put on by some great local companies and bands.  This year’s event has expanded into a weekend long expedenture with an impressive lineup of local and national touring acts.  Bands that stand out to me that I know are great live include Beach Fossils, Atlas Sound, No Joy, This Will Destroy You, Fresh and Onlys, Bass Drum of Death, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Black Angels, and Rocky Erickson to name a few… The huge list of all bands playing during the weekend can be seen on the Psych Fest website.  A few tickets appear to still be available for the weekend so saddle up for a great weekend of music at Seaholm!  Also stay tuned this week for some previews of bands you can check out during the festival.

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Download: The Black Angels – Young Men Dead [MP3]

The Black Angels On HearYa

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One of Austin’s best bands The Black Angels recently appeared on the HearYa sessions website.  The band plays four songs in studio, all of which are available for free download along with video of two songs.  They of course play one of the best songs of the year “Telephone” which can be found in live form below.

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Download: The Black Angels – Telephone(live) [MP3]

Friday Top 5: 2010 Album Covers

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It’s time again to turn the music down and put on your art-critic monocles and top hats. Yes, today is the day we judge 2010 releases strictly on their visual packaging aesthetics as opposed to their auditory aptitude. It’s also a way to highlight the ‘other’ artists who have created the artwork and often don’t get the credit besides a sub-par blurb in the liner notes. 2010 was filed with beautiful artwork and it has been a struggle to dwindle them down to 5, but alas, my favorites are to be found below. Just like last year, I’m looking at the entire package; composition, balance, tone, meaning and originality. Use of text is not necessary as we saw last year, but when it is used, it must compliment the piece as a whole. I don’t claim to be an expert, but when looking back through this year’s album artwork, here are the ones that caught my eye.

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Contest: Black Angels @ La Zona Rosa (11/19)

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It’s time again friends for another contest that some of you may or may not actually enter.  This time we’re going to make things super easy for all you lazy kids out there.  To begin with, Austin’s very own The Black Angels are playing this Friday at La Zona Rosa to celebrate the semi-recent release of their new album Phosphene Dream.  Making these passes even more enticing, the Austinites will be joined on stage by Canadian rockers Black Mountain.  So here’s the deal:

– Up for grabs: ONE lucky winner will win a pass with +1 to the show on Friday. (that’s two in all for you math wizzes)

– To enter: Simply leave a comment with why you should win and we’ll pick a winner at random.

– Contest closes: Noon on Thursday (11/17)

Below you’ll also find recent single from The Angels “Telephone”.

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Download: The Black Angels – Telephone [MP3]

New Music From Black Angels

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Austin friends The Black Angels just premiered this sweet new track “Bad Vibrations” earlier today on The Gum.  You’ll of course hear that droning sound we’ve grown accustomed to from the band along with a frantic finish at the end.  This new single will appear on the Austin groups upcoming LP Phosphene Dream due out September 14th via Blue Horizon.

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Download: Black Angels – Bad Vibrations [MP3]

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