They included overwhelming sound , free - form dancing , weird lighting , colorful costumes , and hallucinogens .
As such in New York City musicians and audiences from the female , homosexual , black , and Latino communities adopted several traits from the hippies and psychedelia .
musicians included overwhelming sound , free - form dancing , weird lighting , colorful costumes , and hallucinogens .
As such in New York City musicians and audiences from the female , homosexual , black , and Latino communities adopted several traits from the hippies and psychedelia .