Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

For you to rewind this weekend at Zilker Park

"...same stage last ACL, Foo Fighters kneeled to the Ramones, then the Beatles on "Nothing at All," and even..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Foo Fighters, Alanis Morissette, BigXthaPlug, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

From Rina Sawayama's avant-pop to Die Spitz's morning mosh

"...same stage last ACL, Foo Fighters kneeled to the Ramones, then Beatles on “Nothing At All,” and even the..."

Oct. 8, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Crosstalk: Jason Dick Rejoins the 101X Morning Show, and More Music News

The Devils reunite at Giddy Ups, and Wizard Rodeo snags Deerhoof

"...couple hours a reunion gig seemed inevitable." The Devils' Everly-Brothers-meets-Ramones sound opens up for the Lost Weekend on Wednesday...."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Quiet Light, One Be Low, a few July 4th traditions, and more recommended shows

"...Some cite the Who in the mid-Sixties. Ramones, Radio Birdman, and Sex Pistols a decade later, OK...."

June 30, 2023 Music Column by Wayne Lim

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...rock & roll perfectly. The loud/clear/crunchy production rivals the Ramones' Rocket to Russia, the Sex Pistols' debut album Never..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...the Mistakes, who Gates summarizes as "not like the Ramones ... They were fast, loud, and tight – no..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Chef Charles Zhuo Innovates the Menu at Apt 115

Cooking small, cooking fierce

"...then we'll get into, like, Cyndi Lauper or the Ramones, and then, by the end of the night we'll..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

What We're Listening to This Week

Christeene, the Bad Lovers, and Churchwood in this week's worthwhile listens

"...vocals still recall a Marlboro-smoking high school senior on Ramones-esque opener "In the Graveyard," flexing his penchant for catchy,..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

The Most Memorable Moments of Sunday’s ACL Fest

Spoon, Buffalo Nichols, and Paramore’s devotional nostalgia

"...Frusciante turning in a stilling solo rendition of (Joey) Ramones’ “I Remember You,” Stadium Arcadium twofer “Dani California” and..."

Oct. 10, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Austin Punk Chronicles: "Hard, Fast & Unapologetic" – Raul's Shifts Into Fourth Gear

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”

"...Feb. 17, 1978, the Ramones invaded Cosmic Cowboy stronghold Armadillo World Headquarters, accompanied by..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

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"

"...the bands which are the club's staple, 1977 Xerox Ramones-clones with names like the Dicks, the Big Boys, Sharon..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...and his encased ticket and guitar pick for the Ramones at the Armadillo World Headquarters make for a Temple..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dog Days: The Chronicle’s Hair of the Three-Legged Dog Day Party Reminds Us That Music is Mankind’s Best Friend

Yard Act, Surfbort, and hometown vibes at Hotel Vegas

"...that magic period between ’75 and ’76 when the Ramones were gaining traction, but things hadn’t quite yet codified..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Gary Lindsey

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...other than the standard late-Seventies punk litany (Sex Pistols, Ramones, etc.) – included the Monkees, Paul Revere & the..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"..."We had been listening to the Ramones, Sex Pistols, New York Dolls, stuff like that," he..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...found a record bag outside Dobie Mall containing the Ramones' third LP, Rocket to Russia, and the just-released Never..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Review: Jason Boland & the Stragglers

The Light Saw Me (Proud Souls)

"...Are Relative likewise managed to sneak in a tight, Ramones-inspired rocker with "Dee Dee OD'd." Boland could still jerk..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...at the Ritz at roughly the same moment the Ramones ruled CBGB. L.A. proto-punks the Imperial Dogs and Berlin..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Crucial Concert Countdown: New Year’s Eve Edition

"...tribute to luminaries Daryl Hall & John Oates, the Ramones, the Clash, the Pretenders, Blondie, Duran Duran, and more...."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Column by Greg Stitt

Levitation Interview: the Hives Wax Deep ATX Roots

Plus Halloween, human sacrifice, and psychedelia (sort of)

"...heard. It was like discovering AC/DC, or discovering the Ramones, or discovering, you know … because they’re one of..."

Nov. 2, 2021 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

White Reaper's Hunter Thompson Discusses the Band's Evolution and His Guitar Nerd DNA

ACL Fest's a homecoming for the Austin-based guitarist

"...an extension of that EP, where it’s really fast Ramones-type songs. Then The World’s Best American Band record was..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tim Kerr Sets His Own New Colors

Austin "Self-expressionist" paints visionary artists, photographs their environments, accompanies with old time music duo Up Around the Sun

"...but that band's corrosive-yet-playful art funk hardly resembled the post-Ramones chainsaw guitar rock now characterizing punk. Poison 13 didn't..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...songs in the repertoires of hallowed punk gods the Ramones and Motörhead. "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" bopped Joey and..."

May 14, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Gift Guide: Motörhead

Ace of Spades 40th Anniversary (Sanctuary)

"...had, with their ever-refining base blueprint, joined hallowed company: Ramones, Cramps, AC/DC, for starters. Their ultimate distillation alongside "Motörhead,"..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

How I Won the War Against Stress With A Little Help From Vinyl & Tequila

Giving praise before the altar of the turntable

"...New Wave cassettes (Clash, Elvis Costello, Joan Jett, Pretenders, Ramones) fed the portability paradigm. In college, a roommate brought..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...splits the difference between early punk 'Mats and hardcore-era Ramones. "Surf Song" whips and sparks like a Lemmy demo...."

July 24, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...catching the only European performance by the band, The Ramones. But not everyone in the family is as smitten..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ed Ward Unleashes His Second Volume on The History of Rock & Roll

First-generation rock critic visits Teen Pan Alley

"...becoming rockabillies overnight, to three-chord lessons from the first Ramones LP on a cheap guitar resulting in punk, and..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Ugly Beats

"...Beats, each member lists one of the first five Ramones LPs. Which may seem peculiar unless you recall the..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Music Review by Tim Stegall

How a Joke on Facebook Became a Punk Album With 17 Covers of the Same Song

Austin punks offer takes on Worm Suicide song "Babies Ruin Bands"

"...Inspected perfectly channel 1981. Öldie Häwn commits a note-perfect Ramones homage, and the Butts, Drive the Sky, Skink, and..."

April 5, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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