High Baptismal Flow

In search of rock & roll's psychedelic pioneers, Austin's 13th Floor Elevators

"...Bassist Benny Thurman, drummer John Ike Walton, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland all hailed from Central Texas but found playing..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Where the Pyramid Meets the High

Long lost 13th Floor Elevators founder and visionary Tommy Hall – found!

"...called the Lingsmen. I can't remember them all, but Stacy Sutherland was their guitarist, and Benny Thurman played violin...."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Joe Trybyszewski

High Baptismal Flow: Part 2

The 13th Floor Elevators' ground floors: Where are they now?

"...Stacy Sutherland Died: 1978, from a gunshot wound sustained during..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Report Card

"...in the rhythm section redirected the music favorably as Stacy Sutherland began to emerge from the creative ranks. Like..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Feature

Livin' On

Up on the 13th Floor, the 10-CD Sign of the 3 Eyed Men lives on and on and on

"...on bass, John Ike Walton on drums, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland, Hall and Erickson didn't just spark, they exploded..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

She Lives

Clementine Hall was the 13th Floor Elevators' hip, maternal Wendy, providing food and security for the band's tribe of Lost Boys

"..."Oddly, it was Stacy [Sutherland], John Ike [Walton], and Benny [Thurman] who dragged..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Playback: Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee: A New Campaign

Begin your write-in campaign for Poison 13 duo Tim Kerr and Mike Carroll to reunite Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee – possibly at Grizzly Hall, with Leo Rondeau opening!

"...Stacy Sutherland Tribute: A 70th birthday party for the late..."

May 27, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Record Store Day Unearths a Roky Erickson Rarity

Reanimating one of the great Austin tributes

"...the Eye to sample the 13th Floor Elevators, using Stacy Sutherland's original lead guitar throughout, then adding fevered sounds..."

April 21, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...time always. The history, the mystique, the feeling of Stacy Sutherland's super-charged steam-drill opening attack on the fast version..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Column

13th Floor Elevator Fanatic!

"...time always. The history, the mystique, the feeling of Stacy Sutherland's super-charged steam-drill opening attack on the fast version..."

Dec. 19, 2005 Postmarks

The Heaven & Hell in 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History

We return to the Red River strip of March 1966 to witness Roky Erickson and crew

"...on," Roky Erickson yells, as the band whoops and Stacy Sutherland takes off on a vertiginous lead guitar run...."

May 15, 2020 Music Feature by Jon Savage

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...bandmate Eli Southard, ably subbing for late lead guitarist Stacy Sutherland. Eleven songs from the first two Elevators albums,..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

You Blew It

"...Bless your soul, friend. Farewell! p.s. Say hi to Stacy Sutherland and Danny Galindo for us! And Benny Thurman..."

June 10, 2019 Postmarks

The Half-Century Psych of Shiva's Headband

13th Floor Elevators weren't the only local psych act exploring Austin's outer limits – and still doing so

"...13th Floor Elevators, first starring Roky Erick­son, Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland, Benny Thur­man, and John Ike Walton...."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Levitation Live Shot: 13th Floor Elevators

No one can believe what they saw and heard Sunday night

"...bandmate Eli Southard subbs expertly for late lead guitarist Stacy Sutherland...."

May 11, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

13th Floor Elevators

Levitation interviews

"...Special guests will emulate the jangly guitar work of Stacy Sutherland, who was killed by his wife in 1978...."

May 8, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Behold! The Austin Music Awards

Announcing the 2014/15 Austin Music Awards bill, the 13th Floor Elevators reunite for Levitation, and King Coffey recovers after being struck by a car

"...drummer John Ike Turner, and jug-hooting lyricist Tommy Hall. Stacy Sutherland, whose jangly guitar was elemental to the 'Vators..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Kingdom of Heaven

Psychedelic pioneer Powell St. John, on the Right Track Now

"...in the room through a twisting, turning trip, with Stacy Sutherland's lead-guitar lines feeding back far beyond what rock..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Roky Gets the Praise and Respect He's Due

"...coolest. Nothing touches what Roky and Tommy Hall and Stacy Sutherland and John Ike Walton put down on tape..."

Feb. 22, 2006 Postmarks

13th Floor Elevators: A Photographic History of Easter Everywhere

Sheet music

"...late Dan Galindo, bassist on Easter Everywhere, and tragic Stacy Sutherland, so young and darkly innocent on guitar. There's..."

July 1, 2005 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panels

"...Powell St. John. Thurman and Walton were playing with Stacy Sutherland, the Elevators' guitarist who was shot and killed..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

High Baptismal Flow: Part 2

The 13th Floor Elevators' ground floors – where are they now?

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

High Baptismal Flow: Part 2

The 13th Floor Elevators' ground floors: Where are they now?

"...the Drag where he met John Ike Walton and Stacy Sutherland. The three teamed up, found a singer, and..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Kiefer Sutherland; with Sutherland, Mykelti Williamson, Kevin Pollak, Vincent Gallo, Kim..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: NSFW

The return of Eurosex with 'Nymphomaniac' and 'Under the Skin'

"...half. Instead, it is her younger self (played by Stacy Martin) who takes pleasure in the discomfort and adoration..."

July 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker