Coachella | Day Two | 04/28/07
3:50pm: Alfie: All throughout Roky Erickson’s set, I couldn’t help but think about the recent NME interview with Keith Richards, where Keith complains that most bands nowadays forget the roll and only keep the rock. Roky Erickson and his band, the Explosions, totally have the ROLL down. They played a blistering 50 minute set, including 13th Floor Elevators songs, as well as solo material with enough groove and soul to inspire even those who were unaware of who Roky was (and, believe me, there were a few of those present) to get into their set. Roky seemed more alive when he was playing his songs, and proved he was still capable of tearing it up on guitar.
