Tex & the Horseheads

One of the wilder exponents of cow-punk, Tex and the Horseheads are spiritual kin to the Gun Club. And while they lean towards a very punky image (lead singer Texacala Jones dresses like a female Stiv Bator; on the first album, the bassist's name is Smog Vomit and the drummer is Rock Vodka), their playing is fairly coherent. Mixing mutant blues (even a cover of Jimmy Reed's "Big Boss Man") into the first album's punk-country-rock blender, Tex and the Horseheads have a convincingly strong sound, but are a few pints short on material. (http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=tex_and_the_horseheads)

Scheduled
Friday, 11 October 1985, "Big Hall", 24:00 - 01:00

Line up
Texacala Jones – vocals; Mike Martt – guitar; Greg "Smog Vomit" Boaz – bass; Rock Vodka – drums

Set list
Unknown

Recording
Unknown. The album Tot Ziens - Live in Holland (Enigma, 1986) was not recorded at Pandora's Music Box, although the picture on the front cover was taken there.



Other info

I was in the eightys at pandoras box in netherlands, huge lots of bands playing there, we looked in the program and saw - Tex and the horseheads - I haven´t known before something from these band, so we go for have a look.IT WAS THE BEST GIG on the whole festival. A concert I will never forget. Fuckn Great...!!!
The greatest gig coming out of hell on pandoras box doelen.That was fun pure (confetty, http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=27534331&albumID=0&imageID=1419076)


Article from festival booklet


Tex on stage at Pandora's 85 (Vinyl magazine, 1985/11)


Tex on stage at Pandora's 85 with the Legendary Stardust Cowboy watching from the side (Vinyl magazine, 1985/11)


Tex on stage at Pandora's 85 (Oor magazine, 1985/21)


Tex on stage at Pandora's 85 (photo: Lex van Rossen). This picture was used on the front cover of Tot Ziens - Live in Holland.


Photographer Lex van Rossen posing in front of his favourite concert picture, showing Tex on stage at Pandora's 85.

"Nee, ik heb geen moeite mijn eigen favoriet aan te wijzen. Ik hou van deze foto van Tex and the Horseheads. Toen ik haar zag was ik meteen verkocht. Het was heel aandoenlijk: ze was heel erg dronken. Ik vind de vormen mooi: die kronkel in het snoer en die vlek op het podium. Voor mijn gevoel heb ik The Beauty en The Beast in één foto weten vast te leggen."
Erik van den Berg (OOR): "Ik heb Tex een aantal keer gezien. Dat geeft de foto voor mij een meerwaarde. Het lijkt wel of ze poseert. Maar ze ligt gewoon op het podium. Toch is het een intiem moment. En die vlek is heel rock 'n' roll. Ik vind het een sexy foto." (Lex van Rossen, http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel/22455643)


Tex on stage at Pandora's 85 (photo Cor Jabaaij, http://www.corjabaaij.nl/)