Review: Okkervil River & Roky Erickson, Austin Music Hall

Okkervil's Will Sheff gets real / Photo by Eric Nowels

Cabbing to the far end of 4th Street, we hit the Austin Music Hall for a set from hometown folkies Okkervil River, which was preceded by the Austin Music Awards -- naturally Spoon and its frontman Brit Daniel walked with a staggering nine awards in total.

Later, Okkervil took the stage and churned out three tunes from their latest record, 2007's Stage Names, including a vocally emphatic rendition of "Our Life Is Not A Movie or Maybe" and "Unless It's Kicks," before supporting Austin's own rock legend Roky Erickson. Together, they ripped through Erickson's 13th Floor Elevators gem -- and High Fidelity soundtrack fave -- "You're Gonna Miss Me," a total set-topper.

Now Watch This: Okkervil River, "For Real"

Now Watch This: Okkervil River & Roky Erickson, "You're Gonna Miss Me"

Video by Eric Nowels