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Austin Psych Fest announces lineup: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Black Lips andDead Meadow come to town

The fifth annual Austin Psych Fest takes place this April 27-29 at the newly opened Emo’s East and Beauty Ballroom. Today, the festival announced the first wave of confirmed bands.

Headliners include the Brian Jonestown Massacre (subjects of iconic rock doc Dig!), (local rockers) The Black Angels, (Georgia partyboys) The Black Lips and Dead Meadow.

The fest also released a Bandcamp mix featuring tracks from some of the announced artists.

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Here are a few more bands we’re psyched to see (sorry):

Lotus Plaza

Lotus Plaza’s reverb-soaked songs pair dreamy guitars with luscious, looping vocals; close your eyes and it’s easy to get completely lost in 2009 LP The Floodlight Collective, the first (and only) album released by Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt under this alias.

The Intelligence

Seattle post/pop-punk band The Intelligence flows from folksy and acoustic to loud and full of feedback, always preserving an eclectic, lo-fi element that makes their brand of sometimes-surfy, sometimes-sludgy rock irresistible.

Prince Rama

Formerly of Boston, currently Brooklyn-based band Prince Rama is helmed by sisters Taraka and Nimai Larson, along with friend Michael Collins. The sisters were raised on a Florida Hare Krishna commune, a fascinating fact which might help explain their love of chanting choruses, frenetic, droning guitar lines and lush live shows.

Here’s the full lineup so far; the fest will be announcing more names in March:

Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Black Angels
The Black Lips
Olivia Tremor Control
Dead Meadow
Wooden Shjips
Bombino
The Telescopes
Woods
Pink Mountaintops
Dissapears
Sun Araw
Peaking Lights
Prince Rama
Psychic Ills
Pure X
Indian Jewelry
Sleep Over
Lotus Plaza
Moon Duo
Quilt
The Intelligence
Amen Dunes
Ringo Deathstarr
Headdress
Spindrift
Night Beats
Acid Baby Jesus
The UFO Club
Allah Las
Federale
Quest for Fire
High Wolf
Christian Bland and The Revelators
Cosmonauts
MMOSS
Smoke and Feathers
Orange Revival
A Band In Heaven
The Cush

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2. 3 major luxury fashion brands move into famous North Austin mall. Austin's hottest shopping district will add the first three standalone stores in the city for Christian Dior, Balenciaga, and Zimmerman.

3. Way more than 15 ways to meet new people in Austin this winter. The new year is here, and maybe that means you want to meet new people. We've rounded up great ways — from classes to volunteering and, yes, apps — to do just that.

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4. Austin faces highest rent prices in Texas for 2025, new report says. A new cost-of-living index underscores what many Austin renters are painfully aware of: Local rents rank among the costliest in the U.S.

5. 14 Austin coffee shops band together for day honoring Daniel Johnston. Hi, How Are You Day is back on January 22, encouraging Austinites to meet up in community spaces and check in on each other's mental health.