Archive for the ‘Roky Erickson’ Category

Psychedelic mix - Captain Beefheart, Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

As promised earlier, here's a healthy dose of classic mind-bending psych/weird-rock courtesy of Captain Beefheart (Wiki, pictured left) aka Don Van Vilet and Roky Erickson (Wiki, pictured right), the Austinite 60s psychedelic icon who fronted the 13th Floor Elevators (Wiki).Mildly related anecdote: I actually got turned onto this whole genre ...

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Roky Erickson + Okkervil River = Bliss in Austin at SXSW

Friday, March 14th, 2008

I knew I should've gone to Austin. Psychedelic 60's icon Roky Erickson pairs with Okkervil River for one of his signature tracks? Sign me the fuck up. Check the video here at spin.com.And for those unfamiliar, here's the full MP3 from a Roky anthology. Song should ...

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