13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History Pulp The first installment of Mekas’

The first installment of Mekas’ diaries

Carr traces how the album became beloved in the underground

Ivo and Persephone

handmade in Morocco

13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History Pulp The first installment of Mekas’Born out of a union of club bands on the burgeoning Austin bohemian scene and a pronounced taste for hallucinogens, the 13th Floor Elevators were formed in late 1965 when lyricist Tommy Hall asked a local singer named Roky Erickson to join up with his new rock outfit. Four years, three official albums, and countless acid trips later, it was over: the Elevators pioneering first run ended in a dizzying jumble of professional mismanagement, internal