Jacco Gardner - "Find Yourself"

For the most part, psychedelia gets a bad rap. The entire description has been taken over by bands who twiddle along for 20-60 minutes on one song, doing virtually nothing. Personally, I prefer back when the Beatles were considered psychedelic with great, tight, trippy pop songs. If you prefer that, you'll definitely want to check out this song by Jacco Gardner. Coming in at 3:37, it's hardly what most people would consider to be in the genre, but this is pure 60s psychedelic pop throwback here. It's more on par with Donovan than Phish. I'm thrilled I discovered this, and  can't wait for the full length album, Hypnophobia, due May 5th.

You can watch the video for "Find Yourself" below. Below that are Jacco Gardner's current tour dates (minus SXSW). You can pre-order Hypnophobia on Polyvinyl's website. For more information on Jacco Gardner as an artist, check out his website or find him on Facebook and Twitter.

Wed. March 25 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *
Thu. March 26 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium *
Fri. March 27 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *^
Sat. March 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *%
Sun. March 29 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory (Burgerama IV)
Tue. April 21 - Cologne, DE @ Studio 672
Wed. April 22 - Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere #
Fri. April 24 - London, UK @ 100 Club @
Wed. April 29 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso at Tolhuistuin #
Thu. April 30 - Zwolle, NL @ Hedon #
Fri. May 1 - Gronigen, NL @ Vera #
Sat. May 2 - Utrecht, NL @ De Helling #
Sun. May 3 - Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje #
Wed. May 6 - Tourcoing, FR @ Grand Mix
Thu. May 7 - Luxembourg, LU @ Floor
Fri. May 8 - Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
Sun. May 10 - Brussels, BE @ Les Nuits Botanique
Mon. May 11 - Bordeaux, FR @ Barbey Rock School Club
Wed. May 13 - Barcelona, ES @ Le 2 De Apolo
Thu. May 14 - Valencia, ES @ El Loco
Fri. May 15 - Madrid, ES @ El Sol

Sat. May 16 - Lisbon, PT @ Music Box
Sun. May 17 - Porto, PT @ Hard Club
Mon. May 18 - Orense, ES @ Auditorio De Orense
Tue. May 19 - San Sebastian, ES @ Intxaurrondo
Thu. May 21 - Capri, IT @ Mattatoio
Fri. May 22 - Ravenna, IT @ Hana Bi
Sat. May 23 - Padova, IT @ Mame
Sun. May 24 - Vienna, AT @ Arena
Tue. May 26 - Munich, DE @ Kranhalle at Feierwerk
Wed. May 27 - Berlin, DE @ Private Club
Thu. May 28 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Club
Fri. May 29 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
Sat. May 30 - Oslo, NO @ Revolver
Sun. May 31 - Stockholm, SE @ Strand
Thu. June 4 - Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
Fri. June 5 - Eindhoven, NL @ Psych Lab at Effenaar
Sat. June 6 - Maastricht, NL @ Muziekgieterij
Wed. June 10 - Philadelphia, PA  @ Milkboy
Thu. June 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade (Northside Festival)
Fri. June 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Northside Festival
Sun. June 14 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs

Tue. June 16 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le “Ritz” P.D.B.
Wed. June 17 - Toronto, ON @ NXNE
Thu. June 18 - Toronto, ON @ NXNE
Fri. June 19 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
Sat. June 20 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
Sun. June 21 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Tue. June 23 - Missoula, MT @ Stage 112
Wed. June 24 - Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
Thu. June 25 - Vancouver, BC @ The Fox Cabaret
Fri. June 26 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Mon. June 29 - Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
Thu. July 2 - Tucson, AZ @ The Flycatcher
Fri. July 3 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
Mon. July 6 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s
Tue. July 7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Thu. July 9 - Asheville, NC @ New Mountain Theatre
Fri. July 10 - Indianapolis, IN @ Joyful Noise Records
Sat. July 11 - Columbus, OH @ Seventh Son Brewing Co. (Community Music Fest)

$ w/ Roky Erickson
* w/ Ultimate Painting
^ w/ Broncho
% w/ White Fence, The Entrance Band, Twerps, Happyness, Endless Bummer
# w/ Eerie Wanda
@ w/ Venn