Been pumped about this Saturday all week long. Not only is there a unique ambient / psych rock festival happening – Deep Heaven Now – but the successful Rock n’ Roll Yard Sale is once again coming to Union Square. When you put the two events together, there’s a ton of great music to be heard. Below are a few that I highly recommend checking out if you decide to make the trip.

Sleepyhead

Playing at the Rock n’ Roll Yard Sale, this West Roxbury native crew first came across my radar when I attended the Condo F**ks show at T.T.’s a year or so ago in honor of Jon Bernhardt’s 25 year career at WMBR. Quite an honor to be selected to play this show for sure. If you’re a fan of WMBR’s Breakfast of Champions hour that Jon mans on Fridays, then chances are you’ve heard these guys before and if not, it’s very likely you’ll dig their sound.

The Vandelles

Yes, Surf and experimental! Not much more I have to say here other then I love this combo. Garage Rock aficionados will also be interested in checking these Brooklynites / Palm Dessert cats out when they take the stage at PA’s Lounge at 6:30.

The Asteroid #4

No, it’s not just because they’re from the great city of Philadelphia. It’s also because they appear to have one of the more traditional psych-rock sounds on the Deep Heaven bill. They go on at 11 at Precinct.

DOOMSTAR!

For starters, they have a song called Rainbow Bloodsucker so you know they’re going to give you a fist full of sound. Second, they live up to that fist full of sound expectation. If you’re looking to get sweaty tonight, your dreams should come true at PA’s Lounge around 12 AM when these Cantabrigians take the stage.

There are a bunch more bands that I don’t have on this list that I’m sure are worth your time. Unfortunately there’s only so much time this morning for me to sift through the entire list so hopefully this is a helpful place for you to start your musical explorations.

Complete list of bands playing at Deep Heaven along with a link to their myspace page

Full list of bands playing at the Rock N’ Roll Yard Sale