Since 2013, Milwaukee musician Andrew Shelp has given the city a loud, fuzzed-out, and reverb-drenched gift every spring: Milwaukee Psych Fest. Returning for its seventh (!) year April 12 and 13 at The Cooperage, the psych-celebrating blowout will once again assemble a dizzying array of talent from around the globe.
A slew of pre-fest events are on the docket, too. A fundraiser is set for Friday, February 8 at Boone & Crockett; a warm-up party (featuring Mdou Moctar, Ravi/Lola, Old Prospectors, Names Divine, and more) is set for Friday, April 5 at The Cooperage; and an official pre-party is set for Thursday, April 11 at Boone & Crockett. There’s also a “super special showing of an incredible movie at the Oriental Theater” set for Sunday, April 14. Phew. Here’s the lineup:
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
MAIN STAGE
5:15 p.m.
Moss Folk
6:45 p.m.
Sunwatchers
8:15 p.m.
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
9:45 p.m.
Nest Egg
11:30 p.m.
Acid Mothers Temple
12:45 a.m.
Psychic Ills
TENT STAGE
4:30 p.m.
Brief Candles
6 p.m.
Plastic Crimewave Syndicate
7:30 p.m.
Red Mass
9 p.m.
Magic Shoppe
10:30 p.m.
New Candys
SATURDAY, APRIL 13
MAIN STAGE
2:15 p.m.
IE
3:45 p.m.
David Nance Group
5:15 p.m.
Flavor Crystals
6:45 p.m.
Mr. Airplane Man
8:15 p.m.
Garcia Peoples
9:45 p.m.
Triptides
11:30 p.m.
Telescopes
12:45 a.m.
Night Beats
TENT STAGE
Noon
Operations
1:30 p.m.
Limber Brain
3 p.m.
Vocokesh
4:30 p.m.
Hot Garbage
6 p.m.
Faux Ferocious
7:30 p.m.
Elkhorn
9 p.m.
Sunburned Hand Of The Man
10:30 p.m.
Dire Wolves
Mad Alchemy Liquid Light Show: Main Stage
A. Bill Miller projections: Tent Stage