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

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

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

“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

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

Playback: James Petralli's Constant Bop

Has White Denim become Bop English? Which festival might relocate to the new superstage at Circuit of the Americas? Is LBJ turning over in eternity over the Beatles exhibit at his library? That and other Q&As in this week's music news.

"...Ft. Worth soulman. Netting a major-label contract with Columbia Records, Bridges became an overnight sensation, so Block and Jenkins'..."

June 12, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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

Gary Clark Jr.: The Chosen One

‘Bomber’ issue of ‘Rolling Stone’ also features Austin hero

"...Beyond the citation of local landmarks – Antone’s, Antone’s Records, and even the Travis County Jail – Doyle using..."

July 26, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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

Suzi Quatro Coming to Austin

As keynote speaker for October’s female-focused MEOW Con

"...the choice of Suzi Quatro as keynote speaker and winner of the Women of Valor award. Without ever hearing..."

April 10, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

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

In Memory of Richard Dorsett

Beloved local left his mark on Austin

"...independent record store near the UT campus area called Inner Sanctum. One day in 1972 owner Joe Bryson wanted..."

Nov. 14, 2012 Books Post by Michael Hall

A Boy Named Emo

What was your favorite show on Red River at Emo's?

"...Capitol dome. As new signees to Austin's Trance Syndicate Records, Carrie Clark, Chris "Frenchie" Smith, Jeff Copas, and Bryan..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Feature

The Austin Ch30nicles

Remember That Issue ... When Nick Balanced Louis?

"...Waterloo Records and the Chronicle go together like the Beatles and..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature

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

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

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

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 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

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...solo debut, Gravity. Austin's best song practitioners grab that inner sanctum by the hair...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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

Yesterday When I Was Younger Than Yesterday

Surveying the local scene then and now

"...Cathell of Radio Planets and Lynn Keller of the ReCords to that group), something the Cramps’ Kid Congo liked..."

Dec. 15, 2008 Music Post by Margaret 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

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

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

Tone Setter

Graham Reyolds' A Scanner Darkly score

"...An hour before the in-store, Waterloo Records' indoor bandstand is already crammed. Keyboards, drums, amplifiers, stand-up..."

July 7, 2006 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

This Be an Empty World Without the Blues

Sometimes a sandwich – and its maker – is a hero

"...with Antone and his companions. They were listening to records all the time and even had a few instruments..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

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