Gary Floyd, Scene-Defining Singer of Austin Punks the Dicks, Has Died

WATCH: An exclusive look at Arts+Labor’s in-progress Dicks doc

"...a 2000 Chronicle feature on the singer, punk forebears Jello Biafra and King Coffey recalled the exact moments they..."

May 3, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Crosstalk: Music Returns to Cosmic Coffee, the Golden Horn Replaces Burger Tex, and More Culture News

And we say goodbye to a former Chronicle art director

"...shots of outsiders like Joe Strummer, Jonathan Richman, and Jello Biafra when they came to town – in an..."

April 26, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Review: Call Me Animal: A Tribute to the MC5

Austin contingent delivers highlights on Joecephus’ 2 LP set

"...Guitar Doors, welcomes Alice Cooper, J Mascis, Cherie Currie, Jello Biafra, Kim Thayil, Lydia Lunch, Mike Watt, and even..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Vio-Lence Erupts at Matinee

Reunited Bay Area pioneers induce only grinning thrash

"...shiny and smooth as his dome, with flickers of Jello Biafra. In a buttoned-down black vest emblazoned with patches..."

May 15, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Mojo Nixon Documentary Diagnoses America's Unfettered Id

Matt Eskey brings The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon to SXSW

"...just one nut after another," laughed Nixon. "‘Oh, there's Jello [Biafra]! There's Kinky Friedman! There's Todd Snider! There's Steve..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Dance"), Mudhoney ("Aim Tastes Good"), and Hamell on Trial, Jello Biafra, and the Bellrays all contributing wildly different takes..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Levitation Profile: Flipper

San Francisco noise punks bring chaos to the festival

"...grunge, have remained cult favorites since 1981 when superfan Jello Biafra put their "Ha Ha Ha" as the lead..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

"Shoot Like a Grrrl" Takes You on a Club Crawl Through Lost Austin

Photographer Martha Grenon's exhibit at SouthPop covers the Austin music scene in the Eighties and Nineties

"...as a band's music does: a shirtless and sneering Jello Biafra brandishing a traffic cone at a Dead Kennedys..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Crime Month: A Chron "… and Punishment" Playlist

Songs answering the musical question, "Does crime pay?" No.

"...“I Fought the Law,” The Dead Kennedys Count on Jello Biafra and his band to put a nihilistic spin..."

July 17, 2019 Arts Post by M. Brianna Stallings

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

A gentle, poetic look at gentrification that shimmers with the winds of history

"...Finn Wittrock, Danny Glover, Willie Hen, Thora Birch and Jello Biafra...."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blowing the Dust Off Punk Record Collections

Jason Blackmore explores punk musicians' record collections in Records Collecting Dust II

"...Lonely Hearts Club Band. Or former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra insisting, "I just wanted access to a whole..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: Starf**king SXSW

SXSW’s bubble burst? Sure, okay – if you say so. Leave the starfucking to us, then.

"...which released catalog gem Rollin' Through the Night on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label out of San Francisco. Johns'..."

March 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Metaldom Will Miss Red 7

Closing club moshes this final week

"...Marduk and ATX black metallers Averse Sefira vs. anarchist Jello Biafra and avant-garde jam band Dirty Projectors. Earlier, modern..."

Aug. 24, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Celebrate Bastille Day Austin Style

Boots, baguettes, and Jello Biafra

"...music and spoken word planned. Storm the Bastille with Jello Biafra, Métal Urbain, and more...."

July 10, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Remembers

Tributes for those killed last year as well as SXSW’s Brent Grulke

"...after 11pm that night at Cheer Ups. Inside Mohawk, Jello Biafra’s Guantanamo Baywatch, the Memories, and Part Time are..."

March 16, 2015 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Anarchy in Paris

French electro anarchist Éric Débris resides in South Austin

"...the first time, eventually playing SXSW 2004 and 2005. Jello Biafra showcased the harder, angrier post-millennial Metal Urbain on..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: Lines, Rhymes, and Redemption

The line at Fun Fun Fun Fest wasn't the only show last weekend

"...lines, and great stage views as Dead Kennedys axis Jello Biafra & Guantanamo School of Medicine prompted the fest's..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Jello Biafra Raves

Dead Kennedys icon recounts punk history tonight then DJ's

"...standard “Kill the Poor” at Fun Fun Fun Fest, Jello Biafra puts on two very different performances today in..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Fun Fun Fun Live Shot: Jello Biafra & Guantanamo School of Medicine

Dead Kennedys frontman: still seething

"...Blue skies and agreeable temperatures did little to temper Jello Biafra’s vitriol Friday afternoon. His voluminous fount of hardcore..."

Nov. 8, 2014 Music Post by Greg Beets

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014, Friday

"...Jello Biafra..."

Nov. 8, 2014 Photo Gallery

Fun Fun Fun Fest Interview: Jello Biafra

Dead Kennedys mouthpiece and his (out)spoken word

"...Punk’s politically-driven clown prince Jello Biafra will always be frozen in most minds as..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Friday Interviews

"...Jello Biafra Fri., 2:55pm, Black stage Sat., 3pm, Yellow stage..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: Fun Fun Fun Fest's New Look

New location and grass, same Fun Fun Fun

"...little-noted fact in punk rock history that in 1976 Jello Biafra was a roadie for the Ravers, a seminal..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Friday Interviews

Interviews for FFF day one

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature

Hell Bent for Brisket

Match the FFF Fest performer with the food vendor

"...N. Jello Biafra..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Housecore Horror Preview: Voivod

Nuclear winter’s never far from the Canadian thrashers

"...ML: Dead Kennedys. Actually, Jello re-released our very first demo a couple of years..."

Oct. 23, 2014 Music Post by Adam Ganderson

Playback: Tip Jar Etiquette

See that tip jar? Give.

"...festival include Portlandia star Fred Armisen, Dead Kennedys mouthpiece Jello Biafra, comb-over character Neil Hamburger, and pasty pop talent..."

July 4, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest Comedy Lineup Revealed

Headliners include director John Waters, actor Fred Armisen

"...Jello Biafra..."

July 1, 2014 Arts Post by Chase Hoffberger

Housecore Horror Gets Heavy Again

Metal/horror festival announces first bands and a very special guest

"...featuring Dave Grohl, Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks), Jello Biafra, Reed Mullin (Corrosion of Conformity), Corey Taylor (Slipknot,..."

June 24, 2014 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Fun Fun Fun Fest: Hell Bent for Leather

Some heads are gonna roll at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014

"...collab Run the Jewels, Gary Numan, Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra with his Guantanamo School of Medicine, Atmosphere, Swedish..."

May 23, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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