Oedipus, TX at the Frequency 8-20-2011. With Perverse Engineer, My Empty Phantom and Nimbus. Genre indie music Members Eric Caldera Hometown Madison/San Antonio Record Label DIY Biography When Eric Caldera is not playing in EL VALIENTE or trying to convince the University of Wisconsin to give him a phD, he is playing around madison as OEDIPUS TEX. If you like his tunes please buy a CD from him (OT=5$; EV=10$) becasue he really wants another beer and doesn't have any more cash. Oh, and he is from the great state of Texas and used to play in a bunch of bands there..blah blah. .......................some press from THE ISTHMUS......................................... Both El Valiente and Oedipus Tex evoke a certain type of desert loneliness with shimmering finger-picked guitar lines and tragic melodies that swell and recede, a sound equally fitting for a cowboy at a campfire and an indie rocker at a dive bar. While a number of forces have conspired to create this sound, it has much to do with Caldera's upbringing in Texas. Both El Valiente and Oedipus Tex evoke a certain type of desert loneliness with shimmering finger-picked guitar lines and tragic melodies that swell and recede, a sound equally fitting for a cowboy at a campfire and an indie rocker at a dive bar. While a number of forces have conspired to create this sound, it has much to do with Caldera's upbringing in Texas.See More Influences j. mascis (dinosaur jr.), doug marsch (built to spill), cat power, belle and ...