Page Two: Inner Sanctums, Outer Orbits

The intertwined legacies of indie music and the alternative press

"...This weekend, however, Inner Sanctum Records, which from 1970 through the early Eighties..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Column by Louis Black

The Inner Circle

"...and continuing through the war, the premise of The Inner Circle offers a potentially intriguing look at the human..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

As the Years Go Passing By

Inner Sanctum Records and the Armadillo – rock & roll, Austin-historical-style

"...was sanctuary. Through the panes of glass on the Inner Sanctum Records door, lights glowed. I twisted the cold..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

“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"

"...the Sex Pistols to wake everyone up or something." Sanctum Sanctorum..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Old Friends/Bookends

Sex, drugs, and rock & roll. And books.

"...I'd seen Richard Dorsett just off the Drag at Inner Sanctum Records, behind the counter mingling with Joe Bryson..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two

We struggle with the obscenity of a special legislative session aimed at redistricting, and we mourn the passing and celebrate the life of Al Ragle, an almost unsung hero of the Austin music scene.

"...I met Al when he was working at Inner Sanctum Records. For an improbably long time, it was..."

June 20, 2003 Column by Louis Black

TCB

Hepatitis C and the damage done.

"...business in Austin," says (Condo) Joe Bryson, who owned Inner Sanctum records until 1984. Ragle, who worked at Inner..."

June 20, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

What a Drag

West Campus Loses a Piece of Historic Charm

"...legends as the Mad Dog and Beans hamburger stand, Inner Sanctum Records, the so-called Slacker house (the one with..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Really Over There

The Texas Documentary Tour: Garrett Scott and Ian Olds' 'Occupation: Dreamland'

"...of the squad tromping through a possibly innocent family's inner sanctum, casually joking about their furnishings and lifestyle. A..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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”

"...Shoal Creek the night they came to Austin," says Inner Sanctum Records employee Neil Ruttenberg. "He was totally smacked-out...."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Film Society Announces 2016 Grants

Program gives much-needed funds to Texas filmmakers

"...Inner Sanctum Aaron Jacob Weiss and Robert Weiss (Austin) $5,000..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Tomorrowland

Seeming more like a calculation than a flight of fancy, this adventure tale has both hits and misses

"...ahead. On Earth, Frank’s booby-trapped house and the secret inner sanctum of the Eiffel Tower are dazzling...."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Kiss That Ignited Austin's Punk Scene

Made in Texas occasions a trip down nostalgia lane

"...shock rock of the Sex Pistols, and Ruttenberg and Inner Sanctum Records manager Richard Dorsett were outside on the..."

March 15, 2015 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar's connection to Fanny – who knew?

"...ran from my rooming house on Nueces over to Inner Sanctum Records to buy the album. Inner Sanctum was..."

July 29, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Man With Two Brains

Ghostland Observatory pulls back the curtain

"...Boys, adventurous boy wonders of hook-driven, beat-laden, laser-pulsing performances. Inner Sanctum..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two: Dream of Life

SXSW celebrates the best of what I am and what I believe

"...had been forced upon me by Richard Dorsett at Inner Sanctum Records. Those were the days when I tried..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...fall of 1980 and put up a poster at Inner Sanctum Records saying "guitarist looking for band." There was..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

This Be an Empty World Without the Blues

Sometimes a sandwich – and its maker – is a hero

"...feeling. Sometimes, at night, I'd run into him at Inner Sanctum on 24th Street, his arms full of records..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Remembrance of Things Weird

Nancy Higgins' 'Viva Les Amis'

"...the Big Boys' Lullabies Help the Brain Grow at Inner Sanctum Records downstairs. I'm not positive, but I think..."

April 29, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Princess of Hearts

TV Eye

"...a break back in the hotel before the Hugo winners announcement, and had signed onto AOL sometime around 8pm...."

Sept. 12, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

"...from the television show is a peek inside the inner sanctum of the Satellite of Love: Tom Servo's and..."

April 19, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

A Room of One's Own

Austin's Newest Record Stores Carve out Their Niche

"...example from this city, back in the punk days Inner Sanctum was (along with Raul's) as much a subcultural..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Music Feature

Making Biscuit

Punk icon Randy "Biscuit" Turner serves art 24/7

"...house as a state of mind(warp). Welcome to the inner playscape of Randy "Biscuit" Turner, one-time frontman of storied..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

"...once played to a crowd of 200 and received dinner at the venue as their pay. (The story was..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Austin Ch30nicles

Remember That Issue ... When Nick Balanced Louis?

"...was, the reporter with his typewriter lounging in an inner tube, floating down a Hill Country creek. He reflected..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature

Tough Crowd

The setup: 21 depressives, neurotics, and social misfits walk into a book. Meet comedy's all-stars.

"...per subject. In his book, Sacks digs into the inner workings of the comic mind (a sometimes deeply troubled..."

July 3, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Coffeehouse Chronicles

Intrepid coffeehouse chronicler Pableaux Johnson provides the lowdown on Flipnotics Coffeespace Cafe.

"...the street" atmosphere. A slow coffee in the coffeespace's inner sanctum -- a dark burgundy room with regal golden..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Food Column by Pableaux Johnson

An Austin Music Poll FAQ: Attempting Answers on the 43-Year Tradition

Winner announcements move to print; the party moves to Antone’s

"...Austinites in 1981," with help from the folks at Inner Sanctum Records. This search resulted in a measly one-page..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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

"...scenester UT Radio-TV-Film majors snatching up import 45s at Inner Sanctum Records or not is debatable – Gavin recalls..."

Dec. 23, 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”

"...out of it," says Hoge. "We were regulars at Inner Sanctum Records. So, yeah. We were really primed for..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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