Best New Bands » Psych Fest http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Psych Fest – Day 3 Recap: War On Drugs, Christian Bland And More http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/psych-fest-day-3-recap-war-on-drugs-christian-bland-and-more/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/psych-fest-day-3-recap-war-on-drugs-christian-bland-and-more/#comments Tue, 06 May 2014 05:33:41 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/wp_bnb/?p=17056 Austin – The sun has set on another Austin Psych Fest. I’ve had less than 24 hours to reflect but I wonder if the kid who was sitting there, watching the cars exit the festival through his Future Eyes glasses is still tripping.  I had the opportunity to interview new bands both before and during

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