Patti Smith and Elvis Costello visit Raul's, after the Bodysnatchers beat the Skunks to vinyl, in Chapter 6, Part 2 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"
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Austin Punk Chronicles
Local punk scholar Tim Stegall’s serialized history of homegrown DIY culture has been playing out in the pages of the Chronicle. The chapters began dropping in 2019 and will ultimately amount to a book, which the veteran journalist plans to call You’ll Never Understand What We’re Trying to Say: Austin Punk Rock 1975-Present. You can find all the published installments here.
Dec. 29, 2022
1978, when San Antonio's the Next became Austin's Fourth Punk Band and Dallas' Nervebreakers beat locals in a battle of the bands for Chapter 6, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"
Dec. 22, 2022
In the wake of the one-night debut of the Skunks and the Violators, Austin punk begins in earnest in Chapter 5, Part 2 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"
Aug. 11, 2022
14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"
Aug. 4, 2022
In this week's issue, Tim Stegall recounts a pivotal Sex Pistols concert that inspired Austin's punk scene
Jan. 6, 2022
UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"
Jan. 6, 2022
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Jan. 1, 2022
The San Antonio shootout ricochets locally in Chapter 4
Dec. 30, 2021
A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the Austin Punk Chronicles
Dec. 22, 2021
The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades
Jan. 23, 2020
The Austin Chronicle Show examines resettlement, and punk
Jan. 17, 2020
The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)
Jan. 16, 2020
Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution
Aug. 8, 2019
Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles
