The Chronicle is reporting this morning that the Black Angels, who will be serving as both the opening and backing band for psych pioneer Roky Erickson on an upcoming west coast tour, has been entrusted by Erickson’s manager, Darren Hill, with over 60 homemade Rocky Erickson recordings, many of which have never been released. The Black Angels are going through the material and choosing 10 songs to record with Roky at Cacophony Recorders, which will be released as an album. That’s some exciting news for both parties, uniting Erickson’s seminal influence with the contemporary rise of local sextet, but it’s most exciting for Austin as a whole, pairing our exceptional musical history with our promising future. We’ll keep you posted as more details emerge.
In other Black Angels news, the group has been added to the upcoming Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup going down November 8 and 9 in Waterloo Park. Among the other additions to the fest are locals the Octopus Project (who lit it up at ACL!) and Golden Arm Trio, as well as the Black Heart Procession, Municipal Waste, Neil Hamburger, Black Joe Lewis, Spot & Albert, Grampall Jookabox, Ume, Camp X-ray, J Davey, Terp2it, Zeal & Phranchyze, Dragonboy Suede, and a solo set from White Demin’s James Petralli. Awesome!
