Yet another legendary performer gracing us here in Los Angeles, Roky Erickson, founder of one of the greatest garage bands of all time, the 13th Floor Elevators, will be in town March 1st performing at the El Rey theatre. I actually have SEVERAL pairs for this show, so if you and a group of friends want to go, courtesy of Melting Pot, make sure to e-mail me at michael[at]meltingpotblog.com by 5pm on Wednesday for your chance to win tickets to see Roky Erickson!
Here’s the classic from the 13th Floor Elevators, quite possibly the best 1960s garage song of all time, “You’re Gonna Miss Me”…always blows my mind, when I see clips like this, just how amazing 1960s TV actually was:
As amazing as “You’re Gonna Miss Me” is, I think I dig this track even more from the band, especially because of just how crazy that electric jug sounds on this track:
Now, here’s an example of what the man sounds like today, with still quite a lot of fire on one of his signature tunes, “Two Headed Dog”!
he's not the founder of the elevators, he's just a member.
I'd dispute that, there were no 13th Floor Elevators before Erickson joined up with the other members, he was in the Spades, they were in a different band. He didn't coin the name "13th Floor Elevators," but he's certainly a founding member of the band.