The West Kortright Center will host Bucolic Valley, an intimate one-day psychedelic rock festival, on Saturday, Aug. 22 in the Western Catskills. The event features a full day of music, colorful psychedelic visuals and offerings from hand-picked local vendors, co-organized by the West Kortright Center with Diana McShane and Chris McShane.
Performances will take place on both the scenic outdoor stage with stunning views from the valley in the western Catskills and the historic indoor stage known for its acoustics and stained glass windows. The West Kortright Center is located in East Meredith in the Catskills.
Queens-based The Mystery Lights headline the festival, known for their visceral energy and relentless live shows. The preliminary lineup includes Los Angeles country-psych band Windows, Kid Bess and the Magic Ring, Gracie Gray, uncleshake, Pleasure Dome and Düül Suns.
The Mystery Lights began in 2004 in Salinas, California when friends Michael Brandon and Luis Alfonso joined forces to craft their own brand of unhinged rock and roll, drawing influence from The MC5, Velvet Underground, Dead Moon and The Fall. The duo spent the better part of 10 years touring relentlessly before migrating to Queens in 2014.
With a live show that barrels through countless songs with little to no stoppage between tracks, The Mystery Lights quickly amassed a fervent local following at NYC haunts and DIY venues.
Windows, founded in 2018 by Matteo Arias, former bassist of Golden Animals, blends classic California country, surf rock and West Coast psychedelia through a distinct Mexican-American lens.
The Los Angeles-based band debuted in 2019 with The Ballad of Whiskey Pete and released their debut EP Raindrops on the Open Road in 2024. In 2025, they dropped new singles “That’s When” and “Light in the Dark.” The band made their debut on Los Angeles radio at KCRW and are currently recording their next full-length with producer Tyler Fogerty.
Passes go on sale Monday, March 9 at westkc.org and bucolicvalley.org, with discounted pricing available to West Kortright Center members.
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