On Dec. 8, 1965, psychedelic rock pioneers the 13th Floor Elevators first performed at the Jade Room in Austin.

Long-running cowpunk band Hickoids traces its roots back to early-’80s Austin and San Antonio. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Hickoids Central Texas cowpunk act Hickoids is raising money for a good cause ...

The Summer of Love kicked off in San Francisco in 1967, but in 1966, a few musicians were already ahead of the game with ...

Roky Erickson backstage at Skip Willy’s in San Antonio on Oct. 30, 1979 Credit: Photo by Clyde Kimsey / Courtesy of the Wittliff Collections Roky Erickson backstage at Skip Willy’s in San Antonio on ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. After a whirlwind four years fronting psychedelic-loving post-punks The Teardrop Explodes, and a ...

This week's cover story [“A Long Strange Trip”] on Tommy Hall, the LSD philosopher/electric jug player/lyricist for '60s psych band the 13th Floor Elevators, tells the story of an underground musical ...

In the annals of Austin music history, few acts parallel the mythic status of the 13th Floor Elevators, the Sixties trailblazers heralded as founders of psychedelic rock. Their success – and sanity – ...