A tribute concert to the psychedelic rock musician Roky Erickson, performed by local Austin musicians including Eve Monsees and Mike Buck.
The Continental Club is hosting a Roky Erickson tribute on Monday, July 20, with a lineup that brings together several local names. Eve Monsees, Mike Buck, Tjarko Jeen, and Brad Fordham are the names listed, and the bill mentions others will be joining in, too. It's a night built around the songs of Roky Erickson, the 13th Floor Band frontman who helped define the psychedelic sound of the city.
The venue is the Continental Club, 1315 S. Congress. It opened in 1957, and thirty years later Steve Wertheimer took it over as an anchor for touring and local Americana, rockabilly, and swing. The club's Tuesday happy hours mix sultry jazz, country, and blues, while Monday is devoted to homegrown honky tonk, with other regulars like Earl Poole Ball on Saturdays and Heybale! on Sundays. This tribute falls on a Monday, so it sits right in the middle of that honky tonk tradition.
As for the music, the focus is on Erickson's work. If you're familiar with the 13th Floor Band, you know the sound: distorted guitars, raw vocals, and a psychedelic edge that pushed the boundaries of garage rock. The lineup of Monsees, Buck, Jeen, and Fordham will be working through that material, with more musicians expected to rotate in throughout the night. It's a tribute in the truest sense—a group of players coming together to run through the songs of a local legend.
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The show starts at 6:30 PM, and there's a $10 cover at the door. It's a 21+ event, so bring your ID. If you've spent any time with Erickson's records, this is a good chance to hear them played live in one of the city's longest-running rooms.
