The first of two vital nights of Roky Erickson, hero human of lost modern America, who will be churning up anticipation for his historic performance tomorrow at the El Rey (tix here avail only at door oh no go!) when he hosts his favorite horror movie Creature With The Atom Brain at the newly reopened Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax at 7:30 this actual night! Tix $10 here and after Roky will smile and sign copies of his certainly historic new biography. Info below:

Texas psychedelic legend Roky Erickson, lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators and subject of the acclaimed documentary You’re Gonna Miss Me knows a thing or two about horror stories, as writer of classic spook-rock songs like “Stand for the Fire Demon,” “I Think Of Demons,” “Don’t Shake Me Lucifer,” and the aforementioned “Creature with the Atom Brain”. Erickson will be on hand to introduce this feverish 50’s B-picture, his favorite horror film. Think of it as “The Godfather” meets “Dr. Strangelove” in Frankenstein’s castle: an exiled American gangster bent on revenge hires a maniacal ex-Nazi scientist to create radio-controlled killer zombies. Soon, the police, the army and the kitchen sink show up to battle it out in a climax your nightmares will take notes from. A signing of Process Media’s new biography Eye Mind: The Saga of Roky Erickson and The 13th Floor Elevators, The Pioneers of Psychedelic Sound will follow the film, with author Paul Drummond and Erickson in attendance.

Above is Roky’s famous song about his famous favorite movie: “I don’t look like him… but I am him!” “Dead men… charged with atom rays!” “I promised to see you die… and I will!”

And now it is time for you to get going!

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