The music festival season is nigh, and although it can be overwhelming to think about city-transforming mainstream events (you know who you are), Levitation
In treading through the annals of rock music, it’s hard to argue that any approach to the genre has been more persistent than psychedelic-rock. From the jangling opening riff of 13th Floor Elevators’ “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” to the outpouring of groups that flocked to Haight-Ashbury in the late- 60s (therein forging a widespread counterculture), to the shoegaze sounds that swept the U.K. throughout the 90s, rock artists have continuously found new ways to interpret the ever-malleable, wide-ranging sound of psychedelic music.
Aside from modern pop’s incorporation ( cough appropriation) of the genre’s aesthetic, the national craze around this music and its culture is clearly not as prevalent as it once was, when thousands of young Americans blew off their middle-class expectations for the Learyology of “dropping out and tuning in.” Since the start of the decade, however, a more subtle independent scene has been brewing thanks to forward-thinking artists like The Bl
The Black Angels next up on the Live At Levitation series
The Black Angels next up on the Live At Levitation series
The Black Angels will release their offering on March 26th.
Six tracks from the band’s first two records are on the live album, recorded at Austin Psych Fest in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
“Since the beginning, The Black Angels were meant to be heard live,” Christian Bland says. “This record captures the rumble of the drums and amps, and the very essence of the way it should sound.”
“Now, future generations and new listeners can now hear how these songs were meant to be heard.”
As Austin headed into the holidays, health officials moved Travis County into
Stage 5 COVID-19 risk guidelines on Dec. 23 because of increased virus cases and hospitalizations. Bumping to the highest restrictions did not mandate closure of bars and music venues – allowed to operate up to 75% capacity with recertification as restaurants under wiggly state orders – but local officials encouraged closure of indoor dining spaces. Left to interpret for themselves, many venues with restarted concert calendars canceled until further notice.
Stage 5 recommendations [urge] individuals to avoid all gatherings outside of the household and avoid dining and shopping except as essential. Businesses are recommended to only operate through contactless options such as curbside and delivery.
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