May 11, 2026 | 4:02 pm
Despite a rainy weekend from May 8-10, most of Austin Pysch Fest pulled through. Some bands early on Saturday never made it to the stage, including Austin’s own Grocery Bag. But all three headliners — the Flaming Lips, the Black Angels, and Thee Sacred Souls — played full sets.
The annual event at the Far Out Lounge represents the rare middle range of Austin festivals: big enough that most locals have heard of it, but small enough that friends with similar tastes will run into each other again and again. Some cool tourists are in the know, but they blend right in.
The Psych Fest lineup is always eclectic, but it tends to focus on psychedelic rock, garage rock, worldly fusion genres, heavier genres that aren’t quite metal, and other styles that fit under the “alternative” umbrella. It’s music for vinyl record-lovers, people with tattoos, and people who keep adventurous hair salons in business…