13th Floor Elevators
Pale Saints' Ian Masters & His Name is Alive's Warren Defever released new ESP Summer LP (listen)
Masters and Defever, who were 4AD labelmates in the ’90s with Pale Saints and His Name is Alive, revived the ESP Summer collaboration last year.
Listen to Jeff Tweedy's cover of Roky Erickson's "For You (I'd Do Anything)" from upcoming tribute LP
May The Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute To Roky Erickson will be released for the July 17 Record Store Day drop, and label Light In the Attic have just shared Jeff Tweedy‘s contribution…
Monster Magnet's Phil Caivano lists his favorite albums of 2018
The NJ band are also playing a home state show right before New Year’s, and then touring Europe.
Velvet Underground, Grateful Dead, Otis Redding & more; Bill Bentley tells us about his favorite shows, releases book
In December 2015, the Smithsonian put out a call for music fans to submit personal photos and stories from their favorite rock n’ roll moments. Those have been collected in Bill Bentley’s new book, Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen, which is out today. Bill’s seen a lot of amazing shows over the years — he tells us his Top 5.
Roky Erickson played an all-13th Floor Elevators set at Rough Trade (pics, setlist)
Roky and Death Valley Girls play Rough Trade again tonight, and Jersey City on Friday before this weekend’s Meltasia Fest.
Roky Erickson touring, playing two nights at Rough Trade, and White Eagle Hall (BrooklynVegan presale)
The tour is with Los Angeles band Death Valley Girls.
Record Store Day announces 2016 exclusive titles
This year’s RSD exclusives include David Bowie picture discs, a vinyl pressing of the famed ‘C-86’ comp, the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack, and lots, lots, lots, more.
Levitation day 3 in pics: Mac DeMarco, Fuzz, Chelsea Wolfe, Flaming Lips, Fat White Family, Black Angels & more)
Mac DeMarco / Chelsea Wolfe / Flaming Lips / Fuzz @ Levitation Fest 5/10/2015
“Who wants to hear the most muthafuckin’ psychedelic song of all time…
13th Floor Elevators played their first show since 1968 at Austin's Levitation festival (pics, videos, setlist)
The four surviving original members of psychedelic rock legends The 13th Floor Elevators reunited for their first show since 1968 at hometown festival Levitation (fka Austin Psych Fest) this past week…
LEVITATION is coming, 13th Floor Elevators & kick off parties included (May 7-10 in Austin, TX) #psychfest
LEVITATION (fka Austin Psych Fest), one of the best festival lineups of 2015, is now less than a month away. Happening May 8-10, 2015, the 8th annual festival will feature performances by the 13th Floor Elevators (50 year anniversary reunion), The Flaming Lips, Tame Impala, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Spiritualized, Primal Scream, The Black Angels, Thee Oh Sees, Mac Demarco, and many more…
