First off, I have to apologize for just dropping off the map for so long. You all deserve much more than that and since so many of you have been nice enough to write and ask "What's going on…

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We're looking forward to playing with 2 amazing San Diego bands and our good friends Sacri Monti and Monarch at Brick by Brick on Sunday June 21st. Don't miss this one!

We'll be playing the SMiLE! Progressive Rock Festival at HM157 in LA on April 18th. The amazing Corima and Inner Ear Brigade will also be playing. We hope to see some familiar faces there! Click here for more info.

We're opening for Pinback at The Casbah in San Diego, CA on Wednesday January 14th!

We'll be opening for the Adrian Belew Power Trio on Sunday, November 16th at The Casbah in San Diego, CA. Adrian Belew is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who is perhaps best known for his work… Read more

We’re proud to announce that ASTRA is now an Ambassador for @OrangeAmps! Our bass player Stuart Sclater will be using the AD200B MK3 Head in the studio and on the road. Orange is a legendary company! Check them out at… Read more

Be sure to keep an eye out for the new special edition, one-off issue of Shindig! magazine focusing on the history of cosmic music and featuring an interview with Richard Vaughan of ASTRA!

Here is a write-up of the issue… Read more

We will be playing with Nik Turner's Space Ritual (ex Hawkwind) at The Casbah in San Diego on Friday, November 15th. Our friends JOY will be opening the show and visuals/projections will be brought to you by Operation: MINDBLOW! This…Read more

It is with sadness in our hearts that we must say goodbye and announce the departure of drummer David Hurley from ASTRA. He has been with the band from the beginning and is one of the founding members. His unique… Read more

New ASTRA-naut t-shirt designed by the one and only David V. D'Andrea. We should be getting some more of these soon and as soon as we do we'll be setting up an online merch store here on our site. Check… Read more

We'd like to thank all of our wonderful fans that came out to see us play during this short UK/Euro tour. We received such a warm welcome from you all and we couldn't have asked for a more enthusiastic audience… Read more

  Thief presents: Psycho de Mayo 2013 - Orange County's First Annual Psychedelic Music & Arts Festival.

Sunday, May 5th 2013.

Doors open at 2:00 pm and goes till 2:00 am on the Alpha Stage at The Copper Door.

Bands include:… Read more