This weekend, Orange County’s very first Psycho De Mayo Music and Arts Festival will take place at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana. Participating acts include Black Mountain, A Place to Bury Strangers, Dead Skeletons, Dead Meadow, Sleepy Sun, Dagha Bloom, Highlands, Mmoss, Strangers Family Band, and more.
Tickets are on sale now via Ticketweb for $25 so if you don’t already have plans for this Cinco De Mayo weekend, why not check out the first Psycho de Mayo Festival?
Fine print:
May 5th
Yost Theater, Santa Ana
Buy Tickets Now via Ticketweb
By Adrian Garro Posted in Los Angeles A Place to Bury Strangers, Black Mountain, psycho de mayo, Sleepy Sun, yost theater
Back to the Past
San Francisco psychedelic-indie outfit Sleepy Sun experienced a change between albums that transformed the complexion of the group. Singer Rachel Fannan left, citing artistic conflicts, allowing co-vocalist Bret Constantino to spread his wings. In one fell swoop with new album Spine Hits the band evolved from jammy folk-rock, more in line with artists like the Head and the Heart or Damien Rice on pot, to a throwback to early alt-rock and post-punk outfits like the Replacements and Stone Roses. Read more…
By Chad Gorn Posted in Reviews Sleepy Sun
Bay Area psych rockers Sleepy Sun recently tore through The Echo in Los Angeles. The band is currently on tour with The Crystal Antlers and are set to release their third full length Spine Hits on April 10th.
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By Owen Ela Posted in Show Reviews Photo Essay, Sleepy Sun, The Echo
Friday, March 16th
Spider House (29th st. Ballroom)
No RSVP or Wristbands req. Free Entry, all ages.
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By Sania Parekh Posted in Austin 29th st ballroom, And so..., Sleepy Sun, Spider House, sxsw 2012, The Strange Boys, Thee Oh Sees
With their newest effort reportedly already in the can and awaiting release until 2012, members of The Mars Volta are staying busy with a variety of projects. Lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala is heading up the most recent effort, a supergroup involving Sleepy Sun’s Rachel Fannan. Read more…
By Nick Vadala Posted in News Mars Volta, Mike Watt, Sleepy Sun
Sleepy Sun has announced that it will have multiple shows with The Black Angels. Also, their second full length album Fever has been met with rave reviews since its release. Read more…
By Bill Ferrell Posted in News Sleepy Sun, The Black Angels
The first leg of line-up announcements for the 4th Annual Austin Psych Fest line-up has just been released by festival organizers The Black Angels. The festival takes place from April 29 to May 1, 2011. Line-up after the jump. Read more…
By Nathaniel Ott Homer Posted in News Atlas Sound, austin psych fest, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Black Ryder, Crystal Stilts, Dead Meadow, Fresh and Onlys, Pontiak, Prefuse 73, Sleepy Sun, Spectrum, The Black Angels, The Cult of Dom Keller, The Growlers, The Night Beats, Tobacco, Vacant Lots, White Hills
Rock-supergroup Sweet Apple (comprised of members of Cobra Verde, Witch & Dinosaur, Jr.) have announced a U.S. tour in support of their recent release, Love and Desperation, on Tee Pee Records. The highlight of the seven-show tour will be the band’s performance with Sleepy Sun at the Knitting Factory in NYC. Click “read more” for a complete tour listing. Read more…
By Zach Wolk Posted in News Cobra Verde, Dinosaur Jr., Sleepy Sun, Sweet Apple, Tee Pee Records, Witch
Sunny Side Up
What? A jam-y, bluesy, stoner act out of San Francisco? Unheard of. Quips aside, Sleepy Sun delivered some amped up jams last year for the Deadhead at heart. This summer will definitely favor the patchouli-scented flower child ears with Sleepy Sun’s upcoming release, Fever. Read more…
By Terence Calacsan Posted in High Fidelity, Reviews Sleepy Sun
Sleepy Sun has made their latest single “Open Eyes” available for free download. The track is off of their newest album Fever to be released on May 17 in the U.K. and Europe and on June 1 in the U.S. and Canada. Read more…
By Ashley Campbell Posted in News Sleepy Sun
