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A Proven Experiment: Oblivion Access Festival Returns To Austin June 15th-18th
Danny Ryan
June 9, 2023
Oblivion Access Festival will be returning to Austin, Texas in 2023 to host their signature celebration of experimental music and art showcases from all different walks of life, and this is not a year to be slept on. Spanning over multiple genres with darker gothic performances of Drab Majesty and TR/ST, heavier metal grooves of Godflesh and Earth, stagedive-filled hardcore sets from Drain and Drug Church, and even underground hip-hop artists like Clipping and Lil Ugly Mane; Oblivion Access Fest is sure to blow your mind no matter what your brand of the avant-garde and strange falls under. related: Austin Psych Fest 2023 – Authenticity In A Far Out Place Germany’s classic progressive rock band Faust is headlining the festival to celebrate 50 years of their mind-melting psychedelic career. Faust hasn’t graced America in 5 years with their mesmerizing grand performances, and they’re the most authentic way to experience the weirdo avant-garde roots of progressive rock live and in-person nowadays. Experiencing Faust live is a rare opportunity with how sparsely they visit the States, and their performances take you on an introspective adventure that is sure to stick in your mind just as much as an actual psychedelic experience would.
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Psych & Fury: Levitation 2019
Janky Smooth Central Command
November 22, 2019
Is Austin, Texas’ Levitation the best psychedelic music fest in America? The World? With four days and nights of stacked lineups that get rockers moving from venue to venue, filling the streets with all sorts of strange for indoor and outdoor shows, it’s hard to argue the contrary. We sent psych rock aficionado, Suzette Subliminal out there to capture slices of the sublime and as you can see below, every act seemingly performed sets that were as transcendant as they were transformative. The likes of Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile, John Cale, Tobacco, and A Place to Bury Strangers made this year’s festival one for the ages. Check out the pics below! Photos by: Grace Dunn related content: Silver Lake Perris: Desert Daze 2019 A Place To Bury Strangers Tobacco Christian Bland and the Revelators Cryogeyser Deantoni Parks Dinosaur Jr. Guerilla Toss JJUUJJUU John Cale Kurt Vile Numb.er Ringo Deathstarr The KVB
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