Two bands left to announce, huh? Well, having been in Baltimore earlier this month to see them, Holy Fingers would sure as shit be a welcome addition to this bill, and if Heavy Temple are back from Europe by then (and I’m not sure they will be), they’d be my other pick, though certainly Heavy Psych Sounds wouldn’t be out of line to tap either Ecstatic Vision or Ruby the Hatchet for those spots, again pending their availability.

Whoever remains to be added, it’s already a pretty sick bill for Heavy Psych Sounds Fest 2023 in New York and Baltimore. Bongzilla‘s new record will be out by then, The Golden Grass put out a banger this year, that Gozu album is a beast, so yeah, toss in Lüger from Montreal and The Atomic Bitchwax who are always welcome, add even more cool bands, and it’s a Heavy Psych Sounds Fest. At the Saint Vitus Bar. I remember a time when nobody went to heavy rock shows in New York. Not a label from Italy is hosting a festival in Brooklyn. Time is very, very weird.

I’m gonna say that’s enough since you probably stopped reading anyhow, skimmed the lineup and clicked off, either to buy tickets or elsewhere. Safe travels, either way.

From the PR wire:

Heavy Psych Sounds Fest New York & Baltimore to take place on November 10-11th with Bongzilla, The Atomic Bitchwax and more; tickets on sale

In cooperation with Saint Vitus Bar and Savage Party, Heavy Psych Sounds Records take over the East Coast with the first edition of Heavy Psych Sounds Fest New York & Baltimore, to take place respectively at Saint Vitus Bar and Metro Gallery on November 10-11th, 2023. Ten bands are already confirmed, don’t wait to get your tickets!

“We are stoked to organize one of our HPS Fests on the US East Coast for the very first time! After conquering the West Coast in March, we are ready to rock the East Coast too!” says Rajko Dolhar from Heavy Psych Sounds.

Heavy Psych Sounds Fest New York 2023
Saint Vitus Bar – 1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
BUY TICKETS

Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Baltimore 2023
Metro Gallery – 1700 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201
BUY TICKETS

With BONGZILLA
THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX
HIGH REEPER
THE GOLDEN GRASS
GEEZER
BLACK LUNG
WITCHPIT
COSMIC REAPER
GOZU
LÜGER
+ two more bands TBA

https://www.facebook.com/HEAVYPSYCHSOUNDS
http://www.heavypsychsounds.com
https://heavypsychsoundsrecords.bandcamp.com

The Atomic Bitchwax, Live at Freak Valley 2022

This will be Heavy Psych Sounds‘ first foray into the East Coast, and more specifically in the Northeast, which is fair enough. They’ve done Joshua Tree and San Francisco, so I guess if you’re ever going to bring that to the other side of the US, Saint Vitus in Brooklyn and Metro Gallery in Baltimore are the right spots. I might like to see them do a fest in Woodstock or some such, maybe something out in the woods, but won’t at all complain about a two-dayer this November that’s certain to feature killer acts based on the banner it’s flying alone.

To wit, The Golden Grass are right there and have a new record, Geezer are from Kingston, Ecstatic Vision from Philly, and while you’re there, Ruby the Hatchet only make any show they play better. Add Sun Voyager to make it a party, bring in someone from the West Coast, someone from Europe, snag Gozu from Boston and maybe even that Alabama Thunderpussy reunion up from Virginia if they’re available, and of course I’ll add Caustic Casanova here because they should be playing everything and are from D.C., maybe Cosmic Reaper, and you’re on your way. Or I’m on mine, I guess. To Brooklyn.

Of course that’s all speculation, and I’m sure more than a little wrong. The fest will be held Nov. 10-11, and as with the others in California, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, etc., the lineups will mostly swap per night — bands play New York or Baltimore first, then switch — and they’ll start doing lineup reveals in three weeks. So let’s see — three weeks from today is May 16. Calendar is marked for it.

Until then, then. The PR wire brought word:

Heavy Psych Sounds Records & Booking is coming for the first time to New York and Baltimore with their highly acclaimed mini festival-series, the HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS FEST!

In cooperation with Saint Vitus and Savage Party, today Heavy Psych Sounds has announced the dates of the first HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS FEST – NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

The HPS Fest will be taking place 10th and 11th of November at the St. Vitus in New York and same days at Metro Gallery in Baltimore.

“We are super stoked to organize one of our HPS FESTs on the US East Coast for the very first time!!” Says Rajko Dolhar from Heavy Psych Sounds. “After conquering the West Coast in March we are ready to rock the East Coast too. First bands + tickets presale will be announced in three weeks.”

HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS FEST

NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

@ St. Vitus, New York

and

@ Metro Gallery, Baltimore

November 10th and 11th 2023

!!! FIRST ANNOUNCED BANDS + TICKETS PRESALE IN 3 WEEKS !!!

https://www.facebook.com/HEAVYPSYCHSOUNDS
http://www.heavypsychsounds.com
https://heavypsychsoundsrecords.bandcamp.com