Photos of Tame Impala at 2019 Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, TX
Photos of Tame Impala at 2019 Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL
Photos of Tame Impala at 2019 Boston Calling in Boston, MA
Photos of Tame Impala at Fillmore Miami Beach in Miami, FL on May 7th, 2019
Photos of Tame Impala at 2019 Shaky Knees in Atlanta, GA
Photos of Tame Impala at 2018 Float Fest in San Marcos, TX
Photos of Tame Impala at 2016 Project Pabst Portland in Portland, OR
Photos of Tame Impala at Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn, NY on June 14th, 2016
QRO’s live review of Tame Impala at Manchester Arena in Manchester, U.K. on February 11th, 2016
Photos of Tame Impala at 2015 Austin City Limits Music Festival
Photos of Tame Impala at 2015 Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL
Photos of Tame Impala at 2015 Governors Ball in New York, NY
Photos of Tame Impala at 2015 Boston Calling in Boston, MA
Photos of Tame Impala at 2015 Shaky Knees
Photos of Tame Impala at 2015 Levitation Festival in Austin, TX
Too often, psychedelica is daunting and less than accessible. It always seems to just be for the music nerds, for the hippie band fans, for the people who never stopped buying vinyl. The long jam sessions, the trippy visuals, the massive number of effects and such can all put off the casual (or sober) listener. And when an act tries to moderate its approach, it becomes mere ‘psych-lite’, lacking what made it stand out in the first place.
Photos of Tame Impala at Beacon Theatre in New York, NY on November 10th, 2014
Photos of Tame Impala at Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA on November 1st, 2013
Photos of Tame Impala at Terminal 5 in New York, NY on October 2nd, 2013
Photos of Tame Impala at Terminal 5 on October 1st, 2013
Photos of Tame Impala at Belvoir Amphitheatre in Perth, WA, Australia on May 18th, 2013
Photos of Tame Impala at 2013 Groovin’ the Moo in Bunbury, WA, Australia
Photos of Tame Impala at 2012 Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal, PQ, Canada
QRO’s review of Tame Impala at Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR on June 1st, 2010
However, Kevin Parker’s Tame Impala have found a way to make psychedelia for the masses, like on new album The Slow Rush.
Hardcore psych-rock fans that think rock attained perfection in 1974 (“It’s a scientific fact”) might tsk-tsk, but albums like The Slow Rush show why Tame Impala has become headlining-a-festival successful (QRO photos headlining a festival). The psychedelica goes down easy on songs like “One More Year”, “Borderline”, and “Breathe Deeper”. “Lost In Yesterday” is great evening disco-dance, while “It Might Be Time” might be the perfect Tame Impala single.
It’ll never be the seventies again and rock will never have the stage to itself, so one normally wouldn’t expect psychedelia to reach past a niche market. But as Tame Impala, Kevin Parker has managed to psych out everyone.
