13th Floor Elevators

There’s vengeful ghosts and wagon trains and even the founders of the 13th Floor Elevators hiding in the individual histories of Leslie and the Badgers—and you’ll hear them clearly as they show up, one by one, in these artful (but exciting!) canyon-country songs. Read More

I stumbled upon the Black Elevators, or rather they stumbled upon me, when they sent me a friend invite on myspace. Read More

The mental meltdown and decades-long recovery of 13th Floor Elevators vocalist Roky Erikson has become one of rock music's great redemption tales. Read More

The Life and Music of Janis Joplin last night. Read More

John Soeder, The Plain Dealer Lucinda Williams performs Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, during the Janis Joplin tribute concert at PlayhouseSquare's State Theatre. Read More

Here's what Thee Oh Sees have given the world in 2009 to date: six singles (three of their own, three split with pals), one demo collection, and, oh yeah, two LPs. (There are six weeks left on the calendar, which might give them time to cut a few more tracks and maybe record and release a couple dozen live sets.) Read More

If you're at all familiar with the sordid past of psych-rock pioneer Roky Erickson , than you know that it was only a few years ago that the possibility of ever seeing him perform live seemed about as likely as a warm winter in Toronto. Read More

Demons, bloodsuckers and the undead all made appearances at Roky Erickson's Halloween show at a crowded Bottom Lounge on Saturday -- and those were just the creatures that populated his songs. Read More

As much as the legions of tiny trick-or-treaters who'll fill the city streets this weekend, Chicago's always-vibrant underground rock scene loves Halloween. Read More

On the yet-to-be-compiled list of Top 10 All-Time Rock & Roll Keyboard Riffs, Augie Meyers is a lock. Read More