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Roky & The Explosives

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"Nobody had ever heard anything like Roky Erickson when he and his 13th Floor Elevators burst out of Austin, Texas onto the psychedelic scene in 1966 with their scary nugget, " You're Gonna Miss Me ." A decade later, the power-popping Explosives re-ignited the Austin flame, infusing tight Beatlesque rhythms with the passionate fury of their Elevator hero. By 1979, it was downright inevitable that they come together as a tight quartet. Since 2005, the Explosives have again powered Erickson's inspiring return to the stage. Halloween captures the live experience of Roky and the Explosives from their powerful first cycle, 1979-1981. Explosives drummer Freddie Steady Krc has handpicked the tracks, most unreleased, including the only performance of The Beatles' " I've Just Seen a Face ." The psychedelic package (cover by San Francisco poster artist, Dennis Loren ) includes previously unpublished photos plus a complete history of the band's performances from those three amazing years." ~Rush Evans
TOUR DATES
www.rokyerickson.net/tour.html
INQUIRIES
www.tenpinmgt.com
VIDEOS
SXSW 2008: Roky & The Explosives - Before You Accuse Me
Profile by G·l·o·r·i·a Background by Billy Perkins

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Member Since: 17/07/2007
Band Website: www.rokyerickson.net
Band Members: '70s-'80s

Roky Erickson - vocals/guitar
Freddie Krc - drums/vocals
Cam King - guitar/vocals
Waller Collie III - bass/vocals

2005-PRESENT

Roky Erickson - vocals/guitar
Freddie Krc - drums/vocals
Cam King - guitar/vocals
Chris Johnson - bass/vocals

Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Goldmine Review

ROKY ERICKSON & THE EXPLOSIVES Halloween SteadyBoy Records (SB-0022) Grade:  *** Although the 13th Floor Elevators never achieved anything approaching mainstream success, its troubled leader ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:50:00 GMT

Stomp and Stammer Review by Fred Mills

Roky Erickson and the Explosives Halloween: Live 1979-1981 It's probably time to officially retire the dead-man-walking approach to writing about Roky Erickson. One, Erickson's been lucid and rocking ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:56:00 GMT

Vintage Guitar Magazine review

Roky Erickson & the Explosives Halloween Steady Boy The story of the former singer of Texas' 13th Floor Elevators was well known to rock fans, who'd given him up for lost prior to his miracul...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:30:00 GMT

HoustonPress review

Roky Erickson and the Explosives: Halloween: Live 1979-1981 By Chris Gray  Published: March 27, 2008 Demons, devils and two-headed dogs, oh my! Where: www.steadyboyrecords.com Subje...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:32:00 GMT

Austin Daze Review

ROKY ERICKSON and the EXPLOSIVES -- Halloween, Live 1979-1981 In a word, this CD is bitchin’. In two words, it is absolutely bitchin’. Spanning only three years, this period is far from th...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:21:00 GMT

Pop Culture Press Review

ROKY ERICKSON AND THE EXPLOSIVES Halloweeen Live 1979-1981 SteadyBoy Records When I moved to Austin in September 1981, it was largely because of the live music scene and the clubs, quite unlike anythi...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:31:00 GMT

Roky Erickson & The Explosives new CD "Halloween"

The Explosives formed in late 1978 and began rehearsals and demo recording sessions in early 1979. Our style of original music has been labeled "Power Pop". We were playing the "Punk" and "New Wave"...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:03:00 GMT

WATCH ONLINE VIDEO OF ROKY ON ACL!

Click HERE and scroll down page to watch. Roky Erickson with special guest Billy F. Gibbons
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:50:00 GMT