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Home » Roky Erickson

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Posted inMusic

Huntsmen bassist Marc Stranger-Najjar on a spoken-word poet with a beautiful brain

by Jamie Ludwig April 28, 2020August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Huntsmen bassist Marc Stranger-Najjar, musician and producer Sanford Parker, and Reader associate editor Jamie Ludwig

Kiss Kiss Cabaret
Posted inArts & Culture

The Reader’s Guide to New Year’s Eve 2013

by Chicago Reader December 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Our guide to the best places to be when 2014 starts

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: “I Think of Demons,” a Roky Erickson classic back in print

by Peter Margasak September 4, 2013August 19, 2021

A Roky Erickson gem from his classic comeback album The Evil One

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Posted inMusic

Six points and 40 bands at Wicker Park Fest 2013

by Luca Cimarusti July 23, 2013August 19, 2021

Six points and 40 bands—including Roky Erickson, the Reigning Sound, and Ted Leo—at Wicker Park Fest 2013.

Posted inBlogs

Braid’s reunion, “demon bass,” and more on this week’s B Side

by Miles Raymer May 17, 2012August 19, 2021

Notable local releases, “demon bass,” revenge-minded songwriters, and more

Redd Kross
Posted inMusic

Festival: the 2012 HoZac Blackout

by Miles Raymer May 16, 2012August 19, 2021

Bubblegum punks Redd Kross, psych-rock legend Roky Erickson, and more at HoZac Blackout 2012

Posted inBlogs

Plastic Crimewave, finally on the Internets

by Philip Montoro August 25, 2008August 19, 2021

Now you can visit Plastic Crimewave on the Web.

Posted inBlogs

If you have ghosts

by Monica Kendrick July 25, 2007August 19, 2021

Keven McAlester’s Roky Erickson documentary is about a lot more than just one man.

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