Roky Moon and Bolt brought glam rock, theatrical vocals, and punk energy to Houston during its original 2009–2012 run. Led by Mike Hardin under the name Roky Moon, the group included pianist Cassie Hargrove, guitarist Aaron Echegaray, and drummer Jeoaf Johnson. Its album American Honey (2011) was recorded at SugarHill as part of ZenHill’s One Day Record project, with producers Dan Workman and Chris Longwood. Performances at The Mink and Fitzgerald’s established a local setting for the band’s flamboyant approach, connecting Houston independent rock with traditions of musical theater and seventies glam.
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Held artifact from Free Press Summer Fest 2011, an edition the act played. 2011 stage guide, published on the festival lineup page alongside a PDF. Free Press Houston Archive holding.
2 appearances documented on Free Press Houston bills. Records are kept to the lineup sources the archive holds; nothing beyond them is stated.
Lineup row held for Free Press Summer Fest 2011, source fpsf-dev-2014-previous-lineups.
Documentary evidence
Portrait — not event-specific. Roky Moon & BOLT! performing at Summer Fest, August 9, 2009. Mark C. Austin, 2009. All rights reserved / copyright retained by photographer/source. 29-95.com / Flickr. Sourced 2009 performance photograph by Mark C. Austin; not a Westheimer Block Party photograph.
Westheimer Block Party, fall 2009Lineup row held for Westheimer Block Party, fall 2009, source wbp-2009-lineup-page.
Free Press Summer Fest 2011Lineup row held for Free Press Summer Fest 2011, source fpsf-dev-2014-previous-lineups.
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Related Free Press Houston coverage
Archive articles that name Roky Moon And Bolt. A mention is a sighting in the paper’s own pages, not a statement that the piece is about this performer.
