Roky Erickson live in concert.
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Roky Erickson

45
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

68
%
Based on 
45
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Critic Consensus

Based on 45 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Roky Erickson is rated as a neither good nor bad live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Roky Erickson concert reviews describe live shows and performances as psychedelic and retrospective.

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Latest Release

Live At The Whisky 1981 (4 March 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Dallas, United States (7/15/1947)
Bio
Roky Erickson (born Roger Kynard Erickson on July 15, 1947, died May 31, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Austin, Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators, who are considered to be one of the first two bands to ever use the word "psychedelic" ( + see The Deep) to describe rock music.
Has Performed With
The Hounds of Baskerville, The Explosives, Okkervil River

Critic Concert Reviews

Rockfreaks.net (Denmark)

April 19, 2016
75
%
Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark

Dallas Observer (USA)

July 16, 2012
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I spotted him at the Kessler Theater bar, and noted Sam looked very young, probably not much past his late 20s.

Dallas Observer (USA)

October 3, 2011
%
There's a difference between the psychedelic music that comes from Texas and that which comes from other scenes.

QRO Magazine

November 1, 2010
%
Walking onstage as the screen behind him spelled out his name Roky Erickson was met with howls and screams of We Love You Roky!.

Spectrum Culture (USA)

June 13, 2010
%
Portland, USA

Houston Press (USA)

June 25, 2009
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Aftermath: Roky Erickson at the Continental Club

Spectrum Culture (USA)

November 16, 2008
%
I’m no Texas resident, nor am I involved in the music industry to the degree I’d be at a SXSW event, so the odds were stacked against me ever seeing the legendary Roky Erickson live.

Past critic reviews published in

Radio K (USA), Sound of Boston (USA), That Music Magazine (USA)

Image Credit

Ron Baker [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons