Faster Than Sound: Punk’s Not White at Black & Brown Fest

Austin punks of color shine at radical San Antonio collective’s second year, Mutual Feelings evolves on their own terms, and more music news

"...blocks online trolls daily from the pages of her punk collective, Xingonas in the Pit. Any messaging along the..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Bomb City Retells the Tensions Behind the Killing of a Texas Punk

Brian Deneke’s life and death story comes to local screens

"...the parking lot of Amarillo's now-demolished Western Plaza, 19-year-old punk rocker and artist Brian Deneke was run over and..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Blowing the Dust Off Punk Record Collections

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

"...something different," Jason Blackmore laughed. The 48-year-old San Diego-based punk musician-turned-filmmaker has just finished making Records Collecting Dust II,..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Pleasure Venom's Introspective Punk Road to Rebirth/Return

Revamped and fully realized Austin quartet breaks down debut

"...first full-length, Rebirth/Return, released last week, paint a comprehensive punk-phenom picture. Try 2019 opening dates for Nineties alt standards..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...Cris Burns describes Feb. 18, 1992 – the night pervo-punk GG Allin played the Cavity Club, 615 Red River,..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Queercore's Punk Media Subculture

Curran Nault’s book sheds new light on being queer and punk

"...Now, with his first book, Queercore: Queer Punk Media Subculture, Nault returns to the subcultural and radical..."

Oct. 3, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Pivotal Punk at SXSW Music

Don't miss this gang of 10

"...hooks flying from oblique angles, creating a modern, melodic punk with an art-school mind. The Tissues..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Boleys Put an Acid-Punk Spin on the Family Bands of the Sixties

Ethan, Emma & Jovian Boley do the punk rock

"...This ability resulted in the Boleys, an acid-punk variant on Sixties family act the Cowsills (or the..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Punk Rock Patron of Austin Music Richard Lynn

Super Secret founder and Sonic Transmissions Festival underwriter expands operations

"...At first, Super Secret's catalog documented Austin's punk and indie underground, bands that commanded the tiny stages..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

How a Joke on Facebook Became a Punk Album With 17 Covers of the Same Song

Austin punks offer takes on Worm Suicide song "Babies Ruin Bands"

"...chuckle yielded an instantly classic collection of contemporary ATX punk bands – all doing the same song. More or..."

April 5, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Punk Pioneer Steve Marsh Climbs the Star Ladder

Ex-Terminal Mind vocalist explores outré galaxies in Evil Triplet

"...are all really long. They're not your three minute, punk rock-length songs."..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Beto O'Rourke's Punk Rock Politics

Can the congressman from El Paso really take a Senate seat from Ted Cruz?

"...It's not every day you see an ex-punk rocker talk tax policy in a button-down, but those..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Punk A-Z

Nine bands that like it fast and loud

"...Dead MilkmenSat., 5:15pm, Dragon’s Lair stage Funniest punk band of the Eighties, wiseguy anthems like "Bitchin' Camaro"..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Punk Fun Fun Fun

"...stage) Former hardcore spazzes have downshifted into psychotic garage punk...."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Punk Legend John Doe Presents at AFS Cinema

The L.A. to Austin transplant on acting: "I want to be sideways!"

"..."Howe Gelb says that I'm the Lee Marvin of punk rock!" laughed John Doe, Austin resident of two years..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Faster Than Sound: Vivien Goldman’s Lasting Echoes of Feminist Punk

Vanguard journalist brings new book to Austin, the Larriva family remembers their friend Elliott Smith, and local musicians pop up all over the place

"...In Revenge of the She-Punks, Goldman chronicles a similar lapse in women's music history,..."

April 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

CM Punk and Travis Stevens Hunt for the Girl on the Third Floor

SXSW Midnighter follows a haunting in Chicago

"...Brooks, aka former pro wrestler and MMA fighter CM Punk) would end up – if not wholly willingly. With..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Education Is the Next Punk Rock

Hands-on learning for those interested in the music business

"...Education Is the Next Punk RockMonday, March 7, 5pm Austin Convention Center, Room 15..."

March 4, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Punk Problem

The birth of Austin punk in vivid black & white

"...the clientele at Drag-bound venue Raul's, birthplace of Austin punk, a scene he describes as a trans-class mix of..."

July 11, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Punk Pawns

"...rockers the Shindigs. They're just so nice. The PG-13 punk that pervades their self-titled debut, released this March, is..."

July 16, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Punk Legend John Doe Gets Dark for a Weekend of Film Noir

AFS Cinema screens the series including his remake of D.O.A.

"...Americana presented by John Doe – co-founder of L.A. punk innovators X, Austin resident, and now star of his..."

July 7, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Glue Kicks Up a Long-Awaited Punk Rock Rodeo

The reclusive quartet played This Is Austin, Not That Great

"...From the moment Austin-originating punk act Glue hit the first note until the final..."

March 6, 2023 Music Post by Robert Penson

Post Animal Elevates Levitation Fest with a Psych-Punk Score

“In a world where rock is dead..." Post Animal returns to Austin

"...through a quest of bendy, eerie guitar breaks to punk preaching high notes and Eighties metal inspired guitar solos..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Post by Mars Salazar

Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over Finds the Anti-Punk in Full Fury

Beth B blows it all up in new documentary

"...Lunch first appeared in the thick of punk as the Anti-Punk – a dark-hearted Lolita wraith shrieking..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

No More "Sad Boy Americana," Otis Wilkins Evolves on "Joni Mitchell Was Punk"

Singer-songwriter sound ditched for grooves on new single

"...be more maddening if new single “Joni Mitchell Was Punk” wasn’t such a revelation. Produced by local songsmith Walker..."

May 20, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Punk Weirdos Big Bill Finally Unleash Their Inner LP

Reining in the freak show while doubling down on the absurd

"...In 2010, years before he began freak-punk project Big Bill, the recent college graduate still lived..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Punk Punk Punk

Radkey, Knapsack, Twin Peaks, Black Lips, The Bots, Pissed Jeans, Hot Water Music, Gorilla Biscuits, Rocket From The Crypt, Murder City Devils

"...vets who brought horns and snazzy outfits to vicious punk rock...."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Joe Strummer: 'Punk Rock Warlord'

"...shores, 2007 is blooming into a banner year for punk rock’s beloved warlord. That’s how Joe Strummer (1952-2002) opens..."

May 15, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

What Isn't the New Punk Rock?

"...at the suggestion that old-time music is “the new punk rock.” Yes, for sure, there are some striking similarities..."

April 1, 2007 Postmarks

SXSW Interview: Scowl Reinvigorates the Hardcore Punk Playbook

Vocalist Kat Moss reflects on their genre-pushing EP and pop influence

"...including a spot at last year’s Coachella and major punk festivals. [inset-1-right]..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Miranda Garza

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