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Thursday, September 6, 2007
Music Roky - Tonight!
Posted by on Thu, Sep 6 at 2:10 PM
Instead of writing something on tonight’s rare Roky Erickson performance, I’ll let Lance Chess’ preview do the talking:
ROKY ERICKSON, THE NICE BOYS, PURE COUNTRY GOLD, LEGEND OF DUTCH SAVAGE (Berbati’s Pan, 10 SW 3rd) With Roky Erickson, chances are you’ve either never heard of him or you’re crazy about the guy—especially his work with legendary psychedelic band the 13th Floor Elevators. Erickson is perhaps even more famous for his declining mental state, having been psychologically destroyed by a barbaric Texas mental health system in the late ’60s after being hung out to dry for possessing a joint. Able to do what none of his contemporaries (Syd Barrett, Daniel Johnston, etc.) could accomplish, for the past 20 years Erickson has slowly been pulling himself out of a dark, schizophrenic hole. With assistance from the Butthole Surfers and from his little brother, Sumner, Erickson has returned, having recently played gigs in New York and at SXSW. Like a once-in-a-lifetime comet hurtling through space, Erickson has seen fit to cast his prismatic pyramid eye on humble Portland. We acolytes owe it to ourselves and to the shimmering universe of magic mushrooms and Masonic mutations to catch the Roky comet before it again flies into infinity. LANCE CHESSI think that sums it up pretty well. Also, check out the trailer for the excellent documentary on Roky, You’re Gonna Miss Me.
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Having seen Roky and the Elevators several times in my teens in Austin and Houston in the 60s I am totally stoked about Roky's latest- well come back, Roky! The little lost boy of Austin town should be playing a bigger hall for all the hype in the local rags & blogs.
The Explosives are a good act in their own right. I expect this to be more of a Roky in the Aliens show than anything to do with the Elevators who had some fabulous songs, but alas, flamed out.
I am concerned about getting into the show as it may be clogged with people who will pony up for the bracelt and squeeze out us one-offs.
See you there. be there or be rombus..........
I agree the show was great. However, my favorite part came before the band took the stage when that drunk bitch climbed up on stage and tried to play drums. I know she was there early because I saw her at the front of the line before the doors opened.
She waited 4 hours and paid $20 just to be thrown out less than 5 minutes before Roky played. HA HA.
Roky was great. Far exceeded my expectations. Killer show.
I've never seen Ezra wear a sweater.
I guess I was expecting a more 60s-13th floor- kinda thing, but I felt the show was Steven Ray Vaughn lite. I left after four songs and was kicking myself the rest of the night for not checking something else out.
It was so cool to hear him live. If you were expecting the Elevators style I guess you missed the last 30 years of Rokys solo music. He never even plays Elevators songs expect what he wrote alone or without Tommy Hall...
It's so great he made it. I never would've thunk it.
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I see someone must have left a note for Ezra informing him that this is cool. I'm sure he will secretly dis the show since the music won't be of the tape loop /sweater and glasses /bang on a tin can while singing thru a speak 'n' spell kind. However, he'll never fess up to that since he has to keep the walls of cool strong.