Roky Erickson’s recent rising to the occasion of Austin City Limits — first festival, then TV show — and this month’s Austin Music Awards isn’t the Texas psych icon’s first comeback. His initial ...

Roky Erickson‘s Will Sheff-produced, Okkervil River-backed first new album in 14 years, True Love Cast Out All Evil, is coming out April 20th on Anti. The disc is “comprised largely of unreleased ...

On the Reverberation mainstage, Austin Psych Fest’s final day drew to a close with a transgenerational trifecta of Texas-bred acts, each of which embodies a different aspect of the music that the ...

Guitarist singer and harmonica player Roky Erickson was one of the pioneers of Psychedelic Rock with his band 13th Floor Elevators in the 1960s After being diagnosed with a serious case of ...

An explosion, a conspiracy, and an unlikely duo on a mission to expose the truth.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In a 90-minute concert filled with images of vampires, demons and ...

When Roky Erickson takes the stage of the Great American Music Hall on August 22, 2013, it won’t be the first time the Austin, Texas, singer-songwriter has headlined in San Francisco. For the record, ...

Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm play at Gemini’s, future location of Raul’s, for writer Margaret Moser’s 23rd birthday party, May 16 1977 Credit: Photo by Ken Hoge Throughout the history of rock’n’roll in ...

In 1990, Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye reintroduced the world to Texan psych pioneer Roky Erickson with an extensive tribute album including contributions from the Butthole Surfers, R.E.M., the ...

Roky Erickson, frontman with ‘60s psychedelic rock pioneers the 13th Floor Elevators, has died at the age of 71, his family confirmed. No cause was given. Underappreciated during the four-year period ...

It’s no matter of mere coincidence that a week after naval pilots confirmed the existence of UFOs, Roky Erickson, the greatest alien left stranded in our midst, returned home to the celestial unknown.