Tour of Psychedelic Austin, Part 4

One last stop for Erickson and Co.

Okkervil River's Will Sheff saved the best for last in his guided tour through Roky Erickson's past. In this final episode, the two visit the Elevators' old stomping grounds on E. 38th St. It was there the band used to hang out with fellow outcasts like Janis Joplin before getting busted by the vice squad in Feb. 1966.



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