How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...As Roky Erickson's live solo debut loomed at the grand opening of..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

7 Roky Erickson Moments at the Austin Music Awards

"...of my fondest memories of that show was Roky Erickson playing with the True Believers. The set was ending,..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

True Love Cast Out All Evil

New oral history explores the head and mysteries of Austin's psych pioneer

"...True Love Cast Out All Evil's retelling of Roky Erickson's life. Brian T. Atkinson dominoes his ripping garage rocker..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Culinary Networker Extraordinaire

Cooking with a message: community, diversity, ambition

"...I first met Mike Erickson at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Food Feature

Pie-o-Neers for Peace

Peace Through Pie initiative going forward one school at a time

"...districtwide No Place for Hate activity, so chef instructor Mike Erick­son's students, Connally's nutrition students, and the kids who..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Connally High Culinarians Bring Home the Gold Again

Area culinary students win gold for second year in a row

"...Chef Mike Erickson, director of the Connally High culinary program, reports..."

Jan. 28, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Eve & the Exiles in August

Hanging out with Antone’s Records co-owner Eve Monsees

"...Eve Monsees owns Antone’s Records with husband Mike Buck. A local since she was 8, the guitarist..."

July 29, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bigg Robb, Weedeater, the return of Lou Ann Barton, Mike Sailor's Good Time Orchestra, and more

"...Peterson Brothers burn it down first.  – Kevin Curtin Mike Sailors' Good Time OrchestraMonks, Thursday 30..."

July 1, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

David Barrow: The Revivalist

Local filmmaker and activist showcases local food movement

"...grant last fall, True Beef will portray visionary chef Mike Erickson and his students at the Connally High School..."

Sept. 25, 2013 Food Post by Anna Toon

Austin Food & Wine Alliance Announces Grant Winners

Culinary innovation and community projects rewarded with $20,000

"...High School Culinary Arts Department (Pflugerville), led by Chef Mike Erickson, the Connally High School Culinary Arts program is..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trippin'

More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at

"...Hot Button (5) SATURDAY: Super Soul Saturday with Mingering Mike & Dori Hadar, Wiley & the Checkmates, Ralph "Soul"..."

March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Black and White and Rick All Over

The ABCs of 'The School of Rock'

"...Actor Jack Black, screenwriter and actor Mike White, and director Richard (aka Rick) Linklater are the..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Am the Resurrection

Ignore Jim Morrison - do not cancel your subscription to the resurrection, because Roky Erickson is Lazarus unbound.

"...When Roky Erickson stepped onstage in Zilker Park last September at Austin's..."

March 10, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Viva Sinatra

Recent Titles

"...first of three novels starring Las Vegas private eye Mike Rose, and it certainly whets the appetite for the..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Books Feature

2019-20 Austin Music Awards

"...Mike & the Moonpies win Best Country..."

March 12, 2020 Photo Gallery

Playing Kissyface

Profile of eclecto-rockers Adult Rodeo

"...of a distaff J. Mascis, while co-founder guitarist/vocalist Rob Erickson provided lean, rough-edged guitar fills and vocals as bombastic..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...Sorry for Mine]") and local color ("Cry Baby" by Mike Kindred, "Too Sorry" by Doyle Bramhall) into Andrews' own..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop

Ride into the light

"...Between sets, Roky Erickson's first wave garage-punk haunting The Evil One loops endlessly...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Battle of the Big Box

Enviros and Southwest neighbors find a common cause: fighting Wal-Mart and its plans for a Supercenter on the aquifer

"...friendly quips on the panel with progressive political consultant Mike Blizzard -- who, after working for Slusher on his..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

This Magic Moment

15 Years of the Austin Music Awards

"...by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, two Roky Erickson experiences, Jody Denberg's unlikely jam with the True Believers,..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Daniel Fears, Sydney Wright, AB6IX, and More Crucial Concerts

Get out and get live

"...guitar riffs cutting through classic honky-tonk turns. Still, frontman Mike Harmeier’s songwriting runs heavy across restless roads and wild..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Austin Music Awards Show Performers 1983-2016

Every AMA performance lineup of the past 34 years

"...“King” Carrasco y los Coronas, True Believers with Roky Erickson, Eric Johnson, Lou Ann Barton & Angela Strehli with..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

Dark Shadows

Billy Miller on the return of Cold Sun at Austin Psych Fest

"...to I Have Always Been Here Before: The Roky Erickson Anthology, electric autoharpist and visionary Billy Miller was essential..."

April 29, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Crack Music

2005's music haiku

"...Bun B (Trill), Paul Wall (The Peoples Champ), and Mike Jones (Who Is Mike Jones?) Who? Mike Jones. Who?..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Celebrating Clementine Hall, the Unsung “Sixth Elevator”

Freddie Steady Krc and Eve Monsees team up on 7-inch tribute

"...This year's iteration of the annual Roky Erickson Ice Cream Social – on Saturday, July 15, from..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Basco, Dionysio Basco, Arianna Basco Producers: Joan Banaga, Rawn Erickson II, Dante Basco, Rome Reyes, Sienna Olazo, Belay A..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...was boring in 1975," snarls Billy Bill Miller, Roky Erickson's electric autoharp genius. "The outlaw thing was pretty big...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Down the Line

The 2010-11 Austin Music Awards crown South by Southwest's Saturday night

"...Jake Owen on guitar and the rhythm section of Mike Meadows and Will Sexton on bass. That lead-in to..."

March 25, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

The Weak in Rock

"...for a few choruses during the 24-hour Gloriathon that Mike Hall is hosting starting this Friday evening and running..."

July 23, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...record a band like that – you put a mike in front of a loud amp and it just..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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