The Heavy Heads Disco Present: An Evening Of Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators.
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Thu 18 September 2008 // 20:00
(Thu 18th / 8pm / £3/2)
Roky Erickson is a legendary rock & roll pioneer from Austin, Texas. As singer and songwriter in the highly acclaimed 13th Floor Elevators, he helped usher in the psychedelic era starting in 1965. The Elevators’ unique brand of heavy, electric blues-drenched rock and subsequently, his solo work was on the cutting edge of what would become known as garage, punk and grunge rock. Known for his colossal heroine and LSD binges and an ongoing struggle with mental health problems, Roky has become one of music's legendary tragic figures. Happily, today we find Roky in the process of being his own miracle and making an astounding recovery from a two-decade long period of almost total tragedy and he is now back and beginning to play venues across the world, appearing at last years Meltdown Festival. Roky is an acknowledged influence on such diverse musicians as Robert Plant, Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, ZZ Top, R.E.M., Henry Rollins & The White Stripes. Among the films that Roky`s songs have appeared on the soundtracks of are: High Fidelity, Drugstore Cowboy & Boys Don't Cry. In the auditorium will be documentary footage, interviews and the music of Roky Erickson and The 13th Floor Elevators. The Heavy Heads DJ’s will be in the bar playing a selection of heavy blues, garage punk & psychedelic rock.
Roky Erickson is a legendary rock & roll pioneer from Austin, Texas. As singer and songwriter in the highly acclaimed 13th Floor Elevators, he helped usher in the psychedelic era starting in 1965. The Elevators’ unique brand of heavy, electric blues-drenched rock and subsequently, his solo work was on the cutting edge of what would become known as garage, punk and grunge rock. Known for his colossal heroine and LSD binges and an ongoing struggle with mental health problems, Roky has become one of music's legendary tragic figures. Happily, today we find Roky in the process of being his own miracle and making an astounding recovery from a two-decade long period of almost total tragedy and he is now back and beginning to play venues across the world, appearing at last years Meltdown Festival. Roky is an acknowledged influence on such diverse musicians as Robert Plant, Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, ZZ Top, R.E.M., Henry Rollins & The White Stripes. Among the films that Roky`s songs have appeared on the soundtracks of are: High Fidelity, Drugstore Cowboy & Boys Don't Cry. In the auditorium will be documentary footage, interviews and the music of Roky Erickson and The 13th Floor Elevators. The Heavy Heads DJ’s will be in the bar playing a selection of heavy blues, garage punk & psychedelic rock.