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.jpg) The 13th Floor Elevators were the leading band of the 1960s Texas psychedelic scene. | |
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Texas psychedelia (or simply Texas psych) was a regional American psychedelic rock scene centered in Texas during the mid-to late 1960s, particularly Houston and Austin. Notable acts included the 13th Floor Elevators, Red Krayola and the Familiar Ugly, the Golden Dawn, the Clique, Lost And Found, Endle St. Cloud, Brother L. Congregation, Moving Sidewalks and Bubble Puppy.
History
[edit]In 1965,
The 13th Floor Elevators were one of the earliest rock bands to use the term "psychedelic" to describe their music.[1][2][3]
Decline
[edit]Revival
[edit]Legacy
[edit]In 2011, Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT stated "I was pretty blown away by the fact that people were making sounds before Piper At The Gates Of Dawn and all the other ‘classic’ psychedelic albums, and that the sounds were being made by guys in Texas doing shitloads of LSD and making these completely wild records."[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (2007-06-08). "Roky Erickson: the man who went too high". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ Staff, Billboard (2005-03-12). "I Have Always Been Here Before: The Roky Erickson Anthology". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ Curtin, Kevin (2022-07-18). "George Kinney, Who Helmed the Golden Dawn's Early Psych Rock Treasure Power Plant, Has Died". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ Nowlin, Sanford (2024-06-26). "Texas Trip: The Black Angels talk about the enduring power of psych rock before San Antonio show". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ Campbell, Marc (2011-01-14). "Roky Erickson and The Black Angels live!". dangerousminds.net. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "The Black Angels: "I'd Rather Be Lonely"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "100 cult albums to hear before you die, chosen by your favourite rockstars". NME. 30 August 2018.
Bibliography
[edit]- Graham, Ben (2015). A Gathering of Promises: The Battle for Texas's Psychedelic Music, from The 13th Floor Elevators to The Black Angels and Beyond. Zero Books. ISBN 978-1782790945.
- Drummond, Paul (2007). Eye Mind: Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators. Process. ISBN 978-0976082262.
- Joynson, Vernon (1984). The Acid Trip: A Complete Guide to Psychedelic Music. Last Gasp of San Francisco. ISBN 978-0907188247.
- Joynson, Vernon (1988). The Flashback: Ultimate Psychedelic Music Guide. Borderline Productions. ISBN 978-0951287514.
- Unterberger, Richie (1998). Unknown Legends of Rock'N Roll: Psychedelic Unknowns, Mad Geniuses, Punk Pioneers, Lo-Fi Mavericks & More. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0879305345.
- Keenan, David (2025). Volcanic Tongue: A Time-Travelling Evangelist’s Guide to Late 20th-Century Underground Music. White Rabbit. ISBN 978-1399624947.
- Robins, Wayne (2016). A Brief History of Rock, Off the Record (Kindle ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-1135923457.
- Jasinski, Laurie E.; Monahan, Casey (2012). Handbook of Texas Music (2nd ed.). Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-0876112533.
- Blashill, Pat (2025). Someday All the Adults Will Die!: The Birth of Texas Punk. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-1477332474.
- Embree, Alice; Dreyer, Thorne; Croxdale, Richard (2016). Celebrating The Rag: Austin's Iconic Underground Newspaper. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1365390548.
- The Handbook of Texas Music. Texas State Historical Association. 2003. ISBN 978-0876111949.
- Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-14-303672-2.
- Corcoran, Michael; Kerr, Tim (2020). Ghost Notes: Pioneering Spirits of Texas Music. Texas Christian University Press. ISBN 978-0875657431.