The Evil Eye: Roky at the Granada

So, if you haven't heard, Roky Erickson is back.

OK, well, he's been back since about 2005, when he made his triumphant return at the Austin City Limits Festival. But before that, Erickson wasn't having the best go at life.

You can find a more revealing history of Erickson in this article, but here's a little back story: Erickson was the leader of 13th Floor Elevators, an Austin band that did much to invent psychedelic rock in the '60s.


The snag? Well, as you might have guessed from the photos, Roky spent too much time taking too much LSD, and before long, he had pretty much turned into a vegetable. It wasn't until his brother took over control of Roky's life a few years ago that things really turned around. These days, though, he's playing, he has a driver's license, and a rockin' new back-up band.

Now, Erickson is out playing again. In fact, he'll be playing a show at the Granada Theater Saturday, July 14.

If you show up at 8 p.m., you can also see the new Roky documentary You're Gonna Miss Me, which I hear is pretty good.



Roky rocks the Granada July 14. The Web site is here