Meat Joy Reunion Shows and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Ways to celebrate the annular eclipse, fundraise for Sarah Brown, and avoid ACL

"...already-queer punk subculture, which included openly gay bandleaders like Randy "Biscuit" Turner of the Big Boys and Gary Floyd..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

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

"...gay person he knew was fellow future Big Boy Randy "Biscuit" Turner, via various local skateboard sessions. Biscuit may..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Faster Than Sound: Nine Records That Inspired Austin Author Fernando A. Flores' Valleyesque

From Pauline Oliveros to Big Boys, sounds behind the surreal South Texas-rooted story collection

"..."Randy 'Biscuit' Turner just happened to grace the cover of..."

June 3, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Music Awards Gallery, 1988-2007

"...Randy "Biscuit" Turner..."

Nov. 27, 2019 Photo Gallery

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...Gary Floyd of the Dicks, and the Big Boys' Randy "Biscuit" Turner. "The Dicks and the Big Boys had..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Playback: The Austin Music Industry Awards Come of Age

Kevin Curtin reverses his “awards are bullshit” stance

"...the Army, early-Eighties fliers made by David Yow and Randy "Biscuit" Turner from the collection of late local punk..."

March 2, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

I Said That, Volume 1: The Dicks and Mutant Rocker: The Art of Randy "Biscuit" Turner, Volume 1

by Gary Floyd; edited by David Ensminger

"...own personal life changing." Meaning that as Floyd and Randy "Biscuit" Turner, respective frontmen for the genre's two most..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Austin Music Awards Gallery, 1986-2000

"...Larry Seaman (l) and the Big Boys’ late Randy “Biscuit Turner,” 1985..."

March 2, 2017 Photo Gallery

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...Tim Kerr, before drummer Rey Washam counts down to Randy “Biscuit” Turner’s demonic incantation on “The Seed.”..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

Austin Music Awards Show Performers 1983-2016

Every AMA performance lineup of the past 34 years

"...with MC Overlord; Austin in the Eighties: Steve Collier, Randy Franklin, Kim Longacre, Cindy Toth, Alejandro Escovedo, Jon Dee..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame Inductees 1983-2016

Never before published list of all Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame inductees

"...Uncle John Turner (08)..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

John Doe Moves to Austin

X’s “man of the world” contemplates life in Big Boys country

"...I’ve always liked Austin. I’ve liked Austin ever since Randy Turner [Big Boys singer also known as “Biscuit”] said,..."

Feb. 9, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: John Doe Moves to Austin

X's John Doe moves to Austin, Adam Nurre celebrates his late bandmates, and The Shopkeeper takes Congress House Studio to the movies

"..."I've liked Austin ever since Randy ["Biscuit"] Turner said 'Hey, man, come on down,'" says..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...the printer, Big Boys frontman and cover story subject Randy "Biscuit" Turner was found dead at his home by..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Go Make Your Own Movie

Local filmmaker tackles the Big Boys

"...or just plain pals with the band's late frontman Randy "Biscuit" Turner, bassist Chris Gates, guitarist Tim Kerr, and..."

June 5, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Johnny Winter (1944-2014)

Guitar great, 70, dies two weeks after our story on him

"...production of a cover story on Big Boys great Randy “Biscuit” Turner the singer died. Heavy hearts finished that..."

July 17, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Texas Punk Problem

"...Randy “Biscuit” Turner of the Big Boys at the Skyline..."

July 10, 2014 Photo Gallery

Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows

Austin Music Awards Director Margaret Moser goes out with a bang

"...of the late Seventies and early Eighties. Core trio Randy "Biscuit" Turner, Tim Kerr, and Chris Gates humanized the..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Alejandro Escovedo’s United Sounds of Austin

January 11, 2014. 41 photos.

"...a big screen projection of late Big Boys frontman Randy “Biscuit” Turner...."

Jan. 13, 2014 Photo Gallery

Left of the Dial: Conversations with Punk Icons

From fanzine to book.

"...when Houston historian and educator David Ensminger, drummer for Randy "Biscuit" Turner's final outfit the Texas Biscuit Bombs, nailed..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Big Boys

"...Tim Kerr's skittering guitars, Chris Gates' fatback bass, and Randy "Biscuit" Turner's blues-drenched howl, is the throbbing, screaming desire..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Playback

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...• Randy "Biscuit" Turner, singer of local punk legends the Big..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Off With Their Fez!

Lovejoys gets priced off of Sixth Street, Swan Dive pulls back from live music, and the Blind Pets plot their own fundraising scheme.

"...they've honored Stevie Ray Vaughan, Janis Joplin, Doug Sahm, Randy "Biscuit" Turner, Clifford Antone, and Champ Hood. You have..."

July 20, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Visual Vitriol: The Street Art and Subcultures of the Punk and Hardcore Generation

Essential collection of not-so-disposable DIY markers

"...aging Austin punk rawk memory banks: full-color repros of Randy "Biscuit" Turner's Left of the Dial covers, a frenetic..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Lives Well Spent

Life cycles of those who sold their souls for music

"...When the Austin Music Memorial inducts punk rocker Randy "Biscuit" Turner on Friday, Nov. 18, (7-9pm at Austin..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Butthole Surfers Meet John Hawkes in Super-8

John Hawkes' B'Hole Surfers movie

"...peeled for cameos from the late Big Boys frontman Randy Biscuit Turner and Sixth Street's famed Ritz Theater (now..."

Sept. 11, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Your Name Here

Big Boys guitarist Tim Kerr put Austin punk on the map, then spent the next quarter century painting on it

"...the former fun house of Big Boys' late provocateur, Randy "Biscuit" Turner, offered a home playscape of gleaned junk-art..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Our Bands Are Bands

"...with a sense of humor and an outlandish frontman, Randy "Biscuit" Turner. The Big Boys are as critical to..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Feature

Os Mutantes

"...same manner – peyote casserole. Dressed like a hippie Randy "Biscuit" Turner in a cape and purple Indian kurta,..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Cargo Cult/Texas Biscuit Bombs

"...quartet Cargo Cult (1985-1987), starring former Big Boys mouthpiece Randy "Biscuit" Turner (1949-2005) and future Jesus Lizard guitar machinist..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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