Palm Pictures Buys Rights to Roky Documentary

Palm Pictures has bought North American rights to the documentary "You're Gonna Miss Me," which chronicles the tribulations of Roky Erickson. Palm owner Chris Blackwell said he plans to release the film in theaters this summer, and a retail home video release shortly thereafter.

Roky Tribute Album - In Norwegian!

Yeah, of course you as an American can't read Norwegian, but even Norwegians can't - it's just an act! (Written as only the descendant of generations of Norwegian immigrant farmers can write). But, as the website says: "In the name of Roky, velkommen til en fantastisk kveld!" If it's "kveld," it's gotta be good. Right?

SCANDINAVIAN FRIENDS - A TRIBUTE TO ROKY ERICKSON
(2007, Fat People Are Harder To Kidnap Records)

Madrugada - "Slip Inside This House"
We - "Cold Night For Alligators"
Hellacopters - "Cold Night For Alligators"
Mainliners - "Bloody Hammer"
Grand Cafe - "Sputnik"
Sacred Sailors - "White Faces"
Backstreet Girls - "Crazy Crazy Mama"
Neperud - "I Walked With A Zombie"
The Rokys - "Stand For The Fire Demon"
Witchcraft - "Sweet Honey Pie"
Baby Woodrose - "I Don't Ever Want To Come Down"
The Mono Sapiens - "Two Headed Dog"
Cheaters - "Reverberation (Doubt)"
On Trial - "You Have Always Been Here Before"
Los Plantronics - "You're Gonna Miss Me"

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Billy Alienate Not Invited to Aliens Reunion

Rumor has it that autoharpist, Billy Alienate, wasn't invited to the Aliens reunion because his playing has deterioriated so badly over the years. Supposedly, Alienate has refused to practice and has lost his chops. Currently, the Aliens are backing Powell St. John on some gigs. When asked an Alien said; "Billy just needs to practice some; maybe take lessons. He can come back when he can contribute." Here's to Billy's journey back; I hope it goes well.

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Roky on BBC

Mark Radcliffe's special guest music guru Sid Griffin presented a spotlight on Roky on Monday night (complete with the obligratory nod to Syd!) Follow the link to listen again, plus their is an excellent interview with The Lady of the Canyon herself Joni Mitchell elsewhere on the BBC radio network for those interested

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/index.shtml?logo

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Iggy Pop Mentions 13th Floor Elevators

Iggy Pop was recently asked about being snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and he mentions the 13th Floor Elevators:

Austin Chronicle: What's the deal with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Van Halen over the Stooges. Please. I made a rule that the Chronicle won't vote in any more Texans until Doug Sahm and the 13th Floor Elevators get in.

Iggy Pop: I often think about the Elevators when I say to myself, "The Stooges are one of many groups that were good and interesting, and because one of our members stuck around and managed to clean up well, we're getting attention with our music for a second time. But we're not the only ones who deserve that."

As far as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, they're not going to consider it in a certain way. I never really expected it from them. It's run by a very particular group of people. It represents very particular things they want to accomplish, and it's fine if we're not included. I hear about it every time from my friends. I remember Ron [Asheton] telling me we were nominated, and my drummer was excited. And the next thing I know, I imagine myself saying, "Hey Dad, guess what! Your son is in the Hall of Fame!"

Otherwise, I don't have much of an opinion about it. It was just like, "Oh God. Now I have to hear about this every time I do a bloody interview!" [Laughs] But that's fine. One of the things that keeps the Stooges out is that we've never sold a significant amount of records at one time within the boundaries of the USA. That's a common thread in everyone they induct. I rode on an airplane with Sam Moore of Sam & Dave the day after he got in, and he was begging me for a job. He had a hit, but he didn't have a career.

It's just business. It's okay. We've done well, and we have no complaints. But I won't hold my breath waiting for them to give a shit.

George Kinney Instore Performance during SXSW

George (Golden Dawn) Kinney is playing with his alternate new group, The Cedar Creekers Acoustic, this Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Sonny's Vintage Offbeat Goods in Austin at 3:00 PM.
This is a free performance. The store is located at 2928 Guadalupe #104, in Austin.

The show is part of a 5-day showcase coinciding with SXSW, already underway.
The Schedule:

WED March 14th --------Psychedelic Showcase--------
4PM The Explorers Club (Charleston, SC)
3PM Greg Ashley (solo) (Oakland, CA)
2PM Spider Bags (Chapel Hill, NC)
1PM Bower's Nest (formerly Oh Pyramid) (San Marcos, TX)
12noon Western Electric (Austin, TX)

THURS March 15th --------Modern Rock Showcase--------
4PM The Willowz (Anaheim, CA)
3PM Nice Boys (Portland, OR)
2PM Gore Gore Girls (Detroit, MI)
1PM SSM (Detroit, MI)
12noon Ragged Hearts (Houston, TX)

FRI March 16th --------Country/Roots Showcase--------
4PM John Evans (country rock set) (Houston, TX)
3PM Carley Wolf (bluegrass set) (San Marcos, TX)
2PM The Dolly Rockers (Houston, TX)
1PM Chicken Fried Bart (Houston, TX)
12noon Moxie (acoustic set) (Houston, TX)

SAT March 17th --------Texas Singer-Songwriter Showcase--------
5PM John Evans (acoustic set) (Houston, TX)
4PM Sonny James and the Sinners (Austin/Houston, TX
3PM George Kinney (of the original Golden Dawn) (Austin, TX)
2PM Carley Wolf (solo) (San Marcos, TX)
1PM Nicole Saxton (Houston, TX)
12noon Faith (San Marcos, TX)

SUN March 18th --------Sonny A Go-Go--------
3PM The Okmoniks (Tucson, AZ)
2PM The Strange Boys (Dallas, TX)
1PM 60s garage/soul DJ set (DJs Black Slacks & Dennis Campa)(Houston/Austin, TX)
12:30PM Chadd Thomas & The Crazy Kings (Austin, TX)


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Black Angels Return to Austin

The Neo-Psych band, the Black Angels, will return to their hometown of Austin, Texas this week with five South-by-Southwest shows. They will then tour the rest of North America starting March 21 in Houston. VietNam will join them on most dates.

The Black Angels Tour:
03-14 Austin, TX - Emo's Annex (IODA SXSW Opening Day Bash)
03-15 Austin, TX - Red Eyed Fly (Little Radio SXSW party)
03-16 Austin, TX - Red 7 (Mess With Texas SXSW party)
03-16 Austin, TX - Antone's (Billions SXSW showcase)
03-17 Austin, TX - Mohawk (KEXP/Flatstock SXSW showcase)
03-21 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live *
03-22 Shreveport, LA - Jack Rabbit Lounge
03-23 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *
03-24 Birmingham, AL - BottleTree *
03-26 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
03-27 Mt. Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern *
03-28 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
03-29 Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light *
03-30 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *
03-31 Newport, KY - Southgate House *
04-02 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern *
04-03 Columbus, OH - Little Brother's *
04-04 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox *
04-05 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
04-06 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
04-07 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
04-08 Brooklyn, NY - Luna Lounge *
04-10 Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs *
04-11 Montreal, Quebec - Main Hall04-12 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe *
04-13 Detroit, MI - Lager House *
04-14 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
04-16 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry *
04-17 Iowa City, IA - Picador *04-18 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
04-19 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck *
04-20 St. Louis, MO - Duck Room at Blueberry *
04-21 Columbia, MO - Mojo's *
05-24 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
05-25 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
05-27 George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch! Festival)

* with VietNam

Red Crayola to Issue New Album & Play Gigs

Mayo Thompson and the The Red Krayola have a new album due out on Drag City on April 18. It's called "Introduction" and is composed of all new tunes. Backing Thompson on the album are Charlie Abel, Noel Kupersmith, Stephen Prina, Tom Watson, and John McEntire, who recorded and mixed the album at his Soma Electronic Music Studios.

Tracklist:

01 Introduction
02 Breakout
03 Cruise Ship
04 Note to Selves
05 L.G.F.
06 A Tale of Two...
07 Psy Ops
08 It Will Be (Delivered)
09 Puff
10 Greasy Street
11 Vexations
12 Elegy
13 When She Went Swimming
14 Swerving
15 Bling Bling

The Red Krayola have three gigs booked in support of the record. And they are:

04-29 Los Angeles, CA - The Getty Center
04-30 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
05-01 San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord

Golden Dawn Ready to Gig!

The Golden Dawn are reformed and chomping at the bit to gig. Right now, they are rehearsing at George's ranch, deep in the wilds of Texas. They sound better than ever with Texas Music Hall of Fame Inductee, Charlie Pritchard, on lead guitar. If you are interested in bringing some authentic Texas garage / psych to your neck of the woods contact George Kinney- the man himself! They'll even go international for the right gigs. Talk to him! Email George here:
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Read about the new Golden Dawn album here:
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Roky Trust Sends Stooge to Try and Extract Easter Everywhere Master

Recently, there has been a covert effort by the Roky Erickson Trust to extract the Easter Everywhere master from the rightful owner. They send their stooge, Paul Drummond, to try and conduct secret negotiations. Paul is the author of some book about the 13th Floor Elevators that's coming out. He's busy trying to make a buck like all the "trusted" at the Roky Robber's Roost.

Anyway, Drummond did his best to cry broke and talked all this grandiose talk. It all boiled down to they *they* wanted the 8-track submaster to Easter Everywhere for nothing! They were trying to talk their way into it! And they were not above lying through their teeth too. They said that "Walt Andrus" was on board with the project. That's a bald-faced lie.

We will be posting CLOSE UP photographs of the Easter Everywhere masters on this very BLOG soon. Right now, talks are underway with SERIOUS offers, not folks who make us laugh.

Look for the EXCLUSIVE Easter Everywhere master tapes photos soon!

Also look for the Roky CD Club to issue the Easter Everywhere / Bull of the Woods ripped from original International Artists pressings. This will be Attack of the LPs Vol II. Read more about it here:

http://press.arrivenet.com/entertainment/article.php/921329.html

Roky Erickson's Legal Rights Restored!

Roky Erickson's legal rights were fully restored on Feb. 23, 2007 Since 2001, Roky had been under the legal guardianship of his brother Sumner Erickson. This is being celebrated at the Fifth Annual Roky Erickson Ice Cream Social. The Ice Cream Social is being held at Threadgills (301 W. Riverside Drive, 512-472-9304) and will run from 2 until 8 p.m. Admission is $20 and children under 12 are admitted free.

Roky & the Explosives - Live at Noise Pop!

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Roky Erickson at GAMH, SF

Roky Erickson and The Explosives Great American Music Hall, San Francisco March 1, 2007

Cold Night for Alligators

White Faces

Don’t Shake Me, Lucifer

The Interpreter

The Beast

Bermuda

Splash 1

Creature with the Atom Brain

Eyes I Think of Demon

Before You Accuse Me

Two-Headed Dog

You’re Gonna Miss Me

Encores:

I Walked with a Zombie

The Wind and More

The 5th Annual Roky Erickson Psychedelic Ice Cream Social

The Roky Erickson Trust presents: The 5th Annual Roky Erickson Psychedelic Ice Cream Social celebrating Electro-Shock Survivors!

ROKY ERICKSON and The Explosives, Spoon, Robyn Hitchcock and Peter Buck, Michelle Shocked, Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai, Tommy X Hancock, Black Lips, Powell St. John, J. T. Van Zandt & Sumner Erickson of The Texcentrics

THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED BY AUSTIN RADIO TALK SHOW HOST JACK BLOOD.

March 15th, 2007 2:00 PM (DOORS) to 8:00 PM

Threadgills WHQ, S. Austin, Texas

Tickets available at http://www.frontgatetickets.com/ and at Threadgills WHQ.

$20.00 General Admission and children 12 and under Free with an adult

Roky at NoisePop

Nice to see a "fair" review of the film. Keven McAlester has always struck me as just another Trust suck-up. See the film review here:
http://www.sfist.com/archives/2007/03/01/noisepop_film_fest_youre_gonna_miss_me.php

Roky & The Explosives to play Coachella!

http://www.coachella.com/event/lineup/roky-erickson-and-the-explosives
Roky will be playing on Saturday, April 28th at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio CA.
Tickets are sold out to this event, but if you can pay scalper prices, you can find tickets on ebay, Craigslist and other sources.

Roky Erickson to Appear in New Orleans in May

Roky Erickson will be appearing at the 2007 Ponderosa Stomp, along with master arranger Wardell Quezergue, soul songwriter supreme Dan Penn, rockabilly wild man Dale Hawkins, R&B soprano Little Jimmy Scott, and dozens more rarely seen – and seldom heard – American music legends in its line-up. This is a marathon eight hours-plus music festival that celebrates and pays tribute to the unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll, rhythm & blues, and other forms of American roots music, the 6th Annual Ponderosa Stomp will rock two stages, the Big Room and the Parish, at New Orleans' House of Blues from 5:30PM to 2AM on Wednesday, May 2, 2007. It's produced by a group known as the Mystic Knights of the Mau-Mau.

The Mystic Knights consider it their mission to celebrate America's overlooked musical pioneers and re-educate the community about their impact on music. Through past partnerships with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sun Studios, The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, The New Orleans Musicians Clinic, and The New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund, the 501c3 group has helped resurrect the careers of several legendary musicians, including Jody Williams, Howard Tate, and Barbara Lynn.

"The audience won't even know what hit them, " promises Dr. Ike Padnos, executive director of the Mystic Knights of the Mau-Mau, the 501c3 organization that's producing the 6th Annual Ponderosa Stomp, which also features Texas Tornado co-founder Augie Meyers, Stax sessions guitarist Skip Pitts, Mardi Gras king Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Excello harp master Lazy Lester, tremendous trumpeter/famed New Orleans bandleader Dave Bartholomew, tough Texas shouter Roy Head, and rockabilly wailer Joe Clay.

Also appearing at the 6th Annual Ponderosa Stomp: Motown guitar slinger Dennis Coffey, hill country bluesman Kenny Brown, chitlin' circuit showman Bobby Rush, "Mr. Big Stuff" singer Jean Knight, piano man Henry Gray, six-string demolition expert Eddie Kirkland, rockabilly drummer Matt Lucas, Memphis sessions genius Bobby Emmons, swamp pop singer Grace (Dale & Grace) Broussard, New Orleans heartbreaker Tony Owens, Muscle Shoals veteran Ralph "Soul" Jackson, and backing bands Lil Buck Sinegal and the Top Cats with special guest Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Deke Dickerson & the Eccofonics, and the New Orleans Rhythm and Blues Revue.

The Mystic Knights of the Mau-Mau also produces various events throughout the year, including showcases at SXSW and New Orleans' own Voodoo Music Experience, one-off concerts in New Orleans and Memphis, and The Ogden Museum of Southern Arts' monthly After Hours music series. The non-profit, volunteer-run organization, founded by a group of rock'n'roll fanatics to celebrate the pioneers of blues, country, swamp pop, jazz, soul, and R&B, has presented more than 50 shows.

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