A Gathering of Promises

The Battle for Texas's Psychedelic Music, from The 13th Floor Elevators to The Black Angels and Beyond

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Pop & Rock, Rock, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book A Gathering of Promises by Ben Graham, John Hunt Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ben Graham ISBN: 9781782790938
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing Publication: June 26, 2015
Imprint: Zero Books Language: English
Author: Ben Graham
ISBN: 9781782790938
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Publication: June 26, 2015
Imprint: Zero Books
Language: English
A Gathering of Promises is a history of acid rock and psychedelic music in and from the state of Texas, focusing largely on its mid-1960s origins with the 13th Floor Elevators and contemporaries such as the Golden Dawn, the Red Crayola and Bubble Puppy, and following its development to the present day and the popularity of the annual Austin Psych Fest. Grounded in a strong social, cultural and historical context, the book asks how Texas produced some of the most extreme and influential psych of any era despite a prevailing social ethos of Christian conservatism and the strictest drug laws of any American state. It looks at how this environment shaped and affected the music, alongside the Texan frontier spirit and its championing of expansion, freedom and individualism.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
A Gathering of Promises is a history of acid rock and psychedelic music in and from the state of Texas, focusing largely on its mid-1960s origins with the 13th Floor Elevators and contemporaries such as the Golden Dawn, the Red Crayola and Bubble Puppy, and following its development to the present day and the popularity of the annual Austin Psych Fest. Grounded in a strong social, cultural and historical context, the book asks how Texas produced some of the most extreme and influential psych of any era despite a prevailing social ethos of Christian conservatism and the strictest drug laws of any American state. It looks at how this environment shaped and affected the music, alongside the Texan frontier spirit and its championing of expansion, freedom and individualism.

More books from John Hunt Publishing

Cover of the book The Writing on the Wall by Ben Graham
Cover of the book Essence by Ben Graham
Cover of the book Non Stop Inertia by Ben Graham
Cover of the book The Machine Society by Ben Graham
Cover of the book More Snapshots? From My Uneventful Life by Ben Graham
Cover of the book A Kitchen Witch's World of Magical Food by Ben Graham
Cover of the book Negative Capitalism by Ben Graham
Cover of the book The Gospel of the King of the Jews by Ben Graham
Cover of the book New Jew: An Unexpected Conversion by Ben Graham
Cover of the book The Awakening Artist by Ben Graham
Cover of the book Multidimensional Evolution by Ben Graham
Cover of the book The High Heeled Guide to Enlightenment by Ben Graham
Cover of the book The Heart of the Hereafter by Ben Graham
Cover of the book Gift by Ben Graham
Cover of the book Extraordinary Ordinary Forgiveness by Ben Graham
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy