Reliving the Glittery Optimism of the 2000s at Just Like Heaven
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s 80° in the Pasadena sun, I’ve forgotten my sunscreen, and I’m already 45 minutes late. I shuffle past a rainbow of brightly dyed heads, iridescent jackets, both plain and glittering cowboy hats, sparkly fringes draped from said cowboy hats, a couple…
Levitation Satisfies All Of The Subcultures In Austin
HOME PAGE | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY AUSTIN, TX- LEVITATION crushed the 4-day weekend of Oct 27-30, taking over Red River District and eastside venues with experimental, psych, punk, metal, indie, darkwave, and electronic shows satisfying the sometimes neglected subcultures in…
POND Talks “9” And The Relief Of Being Back On Stage With Blurred Culture
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- With the psych scene so strong on the Australian continent, Desert Daze is as much of a premier festival as it is a family reunion for so many of the artists. Tame Impala…
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Chat With Blurred Culture At Desert Daze
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- Perth, Australia, maybe the de facto breeding ground for the world’s preeminent psych bands. Perhaps it’s the isolation of the city creating community, or the allure of a big city with a small beach…
Desert Daze Is Back And Heavy On Vibe, Brimming with Trippy Visuals And Sonics
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- Desert Daze returned to the sprawling Moreno Beach, California, to celebrate its 10th-anniversary last weekend with three days of psychedelic rock led by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Beach House, and Tame…
Desert Daze And Tame Impala Make Saturday At Desert Daze One To Remember
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- Saturday brought a different feel and more L.A. fashion to the grounds, plus what appeared to be the highest attendance of the weekend. This was likely due to that night’s headliner — psych superstar…
Beach House and POND Cap Off A Desert Daze’s 10 Year Anniversary
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- The Sunday Slowdown — a term we just made up for the tired-but-rallying feeling that pervades the last day of any festival — was thick in the air as the weekend drew to a…
Desert Daze Kicked Off The Exploration Of Sonic Landscapes With King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Perfume Genius, Sky Ferreira & More
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- After a scaled-back iteration in 2021, Desert Daze returned to Moreno Beach this last weekend at full scale celebrating its ten-year anniversary. Though, like many festivals navigating the remnants of Covid chaos, Friday’s…
Desert Daze Stalwart Ty Segall Brings Fuzz To Desert Daze
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- “…Following the lightness of Levitation Room, was Fuzz, another Ty Segall outfit. Basically a garage rock deity, Ty is no stranger to Desert Daze, appearing with other incarnations of his various groups, but…
Beach House’s Dreamy Synthscapes Delight DesertDaze
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- “…At this point in the weekend, you had to feel for Beach House. Before their set even began, it was affected by the knowledge that Iggy Pop was supposed to be in that…
