J.T. Van Zandt -- Clay Pigeon

JT Van Zandt, son the legendary singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt, recently played at the 5th Annual Roky Erickson Psychedelic Ice Cream Social.

The concert featured, Roky Erickson and the Explosives, Spoon, Robyn Hitchcock and Peter Buck, Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai, Tommy Hancock, Black lips, Powell St. John, Sumner Erickson of the Texcentrics.

The Concert was hosted by radio guru Jack Blood with special guest anti-psychiatry activist and author Leonard Roy Franks and Dr. John Breeding.

The Roky Erickson Trust celebrated electroshock Therapy survivors.

Roky Erickson, Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Franks, Jim Franklin (poster artist for the event) are all electroshock therapy, ECT survivors.

The Ice Cream Social is co-sponsored this year by the Coalition for the Abolition of Electroshock in Texas (CAEST). Many artists have been hurt over the years by the labels and biological treatments of the mental health system. Roky Erickson, Townes Van Zandt and Jim Franklin are Austin music legends who suffered from psychiatric electroshock, also known as electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT. Families Rock Productions is also a co-sponsor.

Stay tuned for more concert footage.

Links

Roky Erickson Trust
http://www.rokyerickson.net/

Coalition for the Abolition of Electroshock in Texas
http://www.endofshock.com/

Family's Rock
http://www.familiesrock.com/

Video footage by Mary Marvel
http://www.youtube.com/marymarvelmovies

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[msaladyga]

Actually a Blaze Foley song, great song.

[nopathatall]

Sounds like his Dad but without the incredible sadness...

[JJI6881]

If you ever wondered what townes would look like with a beard--there you go

[Rantomon]

Wow, He's the spit of his dad, If I didn't know better I'd say he was a young Townes... E.C.T. is bad news

[steviegaga]

This is incredible. J.T.Van Zandt (Towne's son) doing one of my favorite Blaze Foley songs - made famous by John Prine who, sadly, I missed at the Calvin Saturday night, BUT this whole thing is about against electro shock therapy, which Towne's was subjected to as a youth. Weirrrd.

[unclebobunclebob]

@shackkat1 John Prine does a great version too. His doesn't suck.

[jgray1345]

Its good to see you again my friend.

[joshuapearson80]

What is the little bit of a song with a guitar and harmonica at the beginning of this video? It sounds really familiar. J.T. is a great musician. Does anybody know if he's written any originals?

[shackkat1]

This has become my favorite youtube song. It's my go to.. Anyone who wants to learn to play Clay Pigeons should learn it from J.T. or Blaze. Every other versions just plain sucks compared to these..

[shackkat1]

This has become my favorite youtube song. It's my go to.. Anyone who wants to learn to play Clay Pigeons should learn it from J.T. or Blaze. Every other versions just plain sucks compared to these..

[RossM3838]

shock treatment may well have been the best treatment at the time. These days the treatment has been greatly refined. It is only used for extreme cases of depression and for those it does seem to help at least for a while.

[tommmyy93]

i was there!