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”

"...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 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

“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

An Inside Look at Austin’s Biggest Used Bookstore

Half Price Books, N. Lamar: “We tend more toward the unusual.”

"...cover than just what pertains to the venue’s unique inner sanctum...."

Oct. 19, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Now's the Time to Own Up

Aug. 15, 2017 Postmarks

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

Page Two: A Happy Time Inside My Mind

On being and forgetfulness

"...old Soap Creek Saloon in the hills with legendary Inner Sanctum manager James "Cowboy" Cooper getting married with a..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Column by Louis Black

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.

"...began his Beatles hoarding at bygone ATX record store Inner Sanctum. The local installation features a unique marvel: the..."

June 12, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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

Robert Earl Keen

Inside REK's inner sanctum, the "Scriptorium"

"...we put out the live record, No. 2 Live Dinner at Floore's, and that's when it really took off...."

Jan. 30, 2015 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Gary Clark Jr.: The Chosen One

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

"...founding Rolling Stone. As he toured us around the inner sanctum, David Fricke told us a few advertisers were..."

July 26, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Unknown Soldier

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

"...he was playing an in-store with Jubal Clark at Inner Sanctum Records when he met a University of Texas..."

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

AFF2012: ‘See the Dirt’

Locals produce prize-winning short doc about a vintage vacuum fan

"...the halls. (Naturally, the MacMillans have wall-to-wall carpet.) The inner sanctum is his bedroom; where other teenagers would hang..."

Oct. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Leah Churner

A Boy Named Emo

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

"...Those of us who crowded Emo's inner sanctum June 14, 2004, were well aware of the..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Feature

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

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Spencer Parsons 2

Spencer Parsons on Slacker 2011

"...AC: Your scene plays like a Les Amis-Inner Sanctum-Let's Go Skate flashback with iPhones and kids. Which..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

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

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...fly-on-the-wall and with talking heads commentary – into the inner sanctum of the Newspaper of Record, for a look..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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

"...anniversary was celebrated in August alongside four-decade observances of Inner Sanctum Records and local Western swing institution Asleep at..."

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

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