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

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"

"...week at CBGB, a fledgling group set several unofficial records for length of time played without changing chords at..."

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

"...and San Antonio Streets directly behind the Drag's Tower Records. Consistently heavy foot traffic at the edge of the..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

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 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”

"...most outrageously offensive act. Monk, mindful of Warner Bros. Records' concerns, determinedly defused that bomb before it got lit...."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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

Page Two: Dream of Life

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

"...South by Southwest is only one week away. Check..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

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

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”

"...We're very different people, and we've all heard those records, yes. But we never deliberately sat down with them..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Off the Record

From Cactusgate to Casual Victim Pile, the year in local music ends with the tragic death of drummer Bill Maddox

"...start – according to financial statements obtained through Open Records Requests, the venue lost more than $35,000 in the..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Unknown Soldier

Bill Carter steps out from under the shadow of Captain Jack Sparrow

"...plate of grilled salmon and green beans. "Nobody's buying records anymore? So what?"..."

May 3, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

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

Page Two

The real tragedy of downtown construction, the life of Steven Fromholz, and the death of Joey Ramone

"...one of the centers of the music scene was Inner Sanctum Records, a record store in one room of..."

April 20, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Now's the Time to Own Up

Aug. 15, 2017 Postmarks

ATX Flashback

"...calling card. Penned by bassist/bandleader/filmmaker Neil Ruttenberg and his Inner Sanctum Records colleague Richard Dorsett (1955-2012), the droll synth-punk..."

July 24, 2015 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Moving Pictures

Twenty years on, more than two dozen filmmakers pay tribute to Slacker and a city in transition

"...in front of the crowded ghosts of Les Amis, Inner Sanctum Records, and Mad Dog and Beans, the sharp..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Slack to the Future

Slacker at 20

"...Janis Joplin and the Big Boys, Sound Exchange and Inner Sanctum Records, hugely changed. The skyline, the population, the..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TCB

Saying adios to Texas music titan Freddy Fender, and bienvenidos to a little band called the Rolling Stones

"...the home of "Condo" Joe Bryson, then owner of Inner Sanctum Records, for a "three-day gambling drunken orgy" around..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

An 'Our Town' for Our Town

With 100 Austin stories, Zach builds a city on a stage

"...and as he would shop with Ginger by campus (Inner Sanctum Records, the Cadeau, the Magic Mushroom) and see..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Meow? Meeee-oooooowww? Where is Miss Kitty??? And is Stephen going all punk rock on us?

"...a distinct contradiction of terms), I joined her for dinner at Opal Divine's. Things started off innocuously enough with..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Daniel Johnston

Texas Platters

"...that winkled your nostrils every time you walked into Inner Sanctum Records, an early Johnston supporter. To the uninitiated,..."

May 16, 2003 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Slacker, the Map

It's been over a decade since Slacker premiered at the Dobie Theater. Since then, the lifestyle it celebrated is largely gone, along with the locations it helped make famous. In this "Slacker map," we look at what's disappeared and what's endured.

"...Right next to the also-now-departed Inner Sanctum Records ("Austin's first independent record store!") inside Bluebonnet..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Room of One's Own

Austin's Newest Record Stores Carve out Their Niche

"...not-so-bustling Bustleton Avenue, where, according to the store's T-shirt, "Records Are Like Life." A dingy room, staffed mainly by..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Music Feature

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