Psycho Diary:
An Australian Visits The Fest to End all Fests
Day I
Words & Photos by Sally Townsend of Sally Townsend Photography
Video by Arturo Gallegos
So many people I met in the states said to me… “You came all the way from Australia for this?!”
Yep. I sure did. And until music no longer fuels my fire (hint: Never) I will continue to try and experience it as much as I can.
Music is universal. The connection to music, particular bands and songs, can create life long friendships with people all over the world. I know this because I’ve been experiencing it and it has led to the most fulfilling moments of my life. The strongest friendships. The best collection of shirts, patches and photos!
As far as Psycho California festival highlights?
CONAN
Conan KILLED IT! So stoked to see their first US tour be a huge success and throughout the morning they were the band everyone was looking forward to on Day 1 and they were all anyone talked about after they played.
ATRIARCH
SAMOTHRACE
SAMSARA BLUES EXPERIMENT
CRYPT TRIP
ANCIENT ALTAR
BLACKOUT
BEDEMON
OLD MAN GLOOM
COUGH
EYEHATEGOD
RUSSIAN CIRCLES
Look for Sally’s pictoral diary of Days II & III in the days ahead.
To be continued…
Samothrace at Psycho California
The mighty SAMOTHRACE never disappoints! It’s so good to see Bryan, Renata, Joe, and Monte back in action, currently on tour with Conan and MANTAR. The Seattle quartet is the only band that made the organs in my body feel like they were shifting place and my bones slowly splintering in pieces. Fellow YouTube sexthrash69 from LA brings us every bit of the May 15th performance at The Observatory Orange County during Day I of PSYCHO CALIFORNIA!