Austin’s trailblazing festival Levitation is set to bring another epic four days of music and art to the city’s Red River District, East Side venues, and beyond on September 10–13. For nearly two decades, Levitation has delivered lineups spanning psych, dream pop, punk, indie, metal, darkwave, and electronic music. It’s a beloved record collection manifested as a four-day weekend: a heady amalgamation of vintage gear, immersive light shows and visuals, buzzing amps, moody synths, and good times in Austin, Texas.
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Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats, Butthole Surfers, Monolord, Bikini Kill and More Booked for Levitation Festival

The Levitation festival is returning to Austin, Texas, September 10–13, across the Red River District, East Side venues, and beyond. The organisers have now announced the full lineup for the 2026 edition, featuring Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats, Butthole Surfers, Monolord, Bikini Kill, Angine De Poitrine, Nitzer Ebb, American Football, and many others. Keep reading below for more.
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ALBUM REVIEW: ADULT. – Kissing Luck Goodbye – Dais Records
ADULT. has become a staple of dark electronic music, moving dance floors for 25 years. Kissing Luck Goodbye (Dais Records) continues their sonic legacy, even if it takes it in an unexpected direction. The project’s sound fall closet to industrial than darkwave in terms of aggression, though Nicola Kuperus‘ vocals are certainly influenced by it. Their industrial slant should not be surprising, considering one of their frequent collaborators was Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb (RIP). The stomping anger of the track would be post-punk if this were being made by guitars. Leaning heavier into the electronics for ” R U 4 SALE”, where they take complete control of the dance floor with buzzing synths grooving chaotically, even the lyrics admit that “the chaos is what they want”. Continue reading

