I attended Psyched! Fest 2023 show at the Knockout on October 27th, one of multiple shows sponsored by Psyched! Radio SF. This was the sixth show in their series of shows in San Francisco. This was the smallest of all the shows, showcasing bands in a smaller and more intimate venue, where they could interact with the crowd in all their Halloween costumes. There was a DJ set by 13 Angels, playing some good standards like The Smiths and others, to set the mood of the show in between sets, “spinning melodic enchantments that will transport you to otherworldly dimensions,” but it’s also hard to hear the DJ at the…
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Phantasmagoria Vol. 2 Music from the Underground
This mix of psychedelic rock paints a picture of dystopian counterculture dressed in gritty, cheeky, sweaty ambition. The bands all innovate inside of lesser known corners of contemporary music where raw creative impulses rule the airwaves.
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TREEFORT 10 ROCKS BOISE
For the first time, POW MAGAZINE was able to travel to Boise, Idaho and bring the Treefort 10 Music Festival to our viewers. The festival ran for five days from Wednesday through Sunday, March 23-27, 2022. "
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THE 2021 FREAKOUT FESTIVAL at Ballard, Washington
For four days over the weekend of Thursday the 11th through Sunday the 13th of November 2021, the Freakout Festival rocked downtown Ballard, Washington. Multiple venues featured live Psych, Garage, Underground, Rap, Indie, Latin and other music variations from 6 PM to 1 AM.
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Celebrating a decade of music!
Celebrating a decade of music!
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POW x Freakout Fest 2019!
From Thursday night, November 14th through Sunday night, November 17th, 2019, Ballard, Washington hosted the 7th annual Freakout Festival featuring all variations of psychedelic and neo-60’s rock. The festival offered seven venues scattered around downtown Ballard with the bulk located on Ballard Avenue. There were 76 live bands performing along with seven DJ’s spinning tracts between the live bands. The venues were diverse and included a coffee shop, a clothing store, a ballroom, a waterfront dive bar and a restaurant. The primary venues with shows going until 1:30 am were the Tractor Tavern, Salmon Bay, the Sunset Tavern, and Conor Bryne. The other three venues hosted early shows until 9…