Austin Psych Fest 2012 was held at the east-side location of legendary music venue Emo’s in conjunction with the Beauty Ballroom. The 5th annual festival featured a 61 band lineup headlined by Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Black Angels, and The Black Lips along with Meat Puppets, Olivia Tremor Control, Thee Oh Sees, Bombino, and many more. The 2012 festival kicked off with pre-parties at two of our favorite Austin music venues Red 7 and The Mohawk. The 2012 festival continued to expand the size and scope of the festival, with the biggest crowd and most acclaimed lineup yet.
The 2nd annual Austin Psych Fest expanded to three days, and was held March 13-15 at the Radio Room, a short lived venue in downtown Austin on 6th St. APF brought two psych legends from the 1960s to the stage: The Seeds’ Sky Saxon performed with Shapes Have Fangs as his backing band, and Texas psych legends The Golden Dawn performed their classic album “Power Plant” in its entirety. Joined by modern psych heavies like Dead Meadow, A Place to Bury Strangers, Wooden Shjips, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Warlocks, and The Black Angels, APF 2009 set the tone for years to come, marking the festival as the definitive showcase of psychedelic rock.
