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Raul’s in Overdrive: “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”
Patti Smith and Elvis Costello visit Raul’s, after the Bodysnatchers beat the Skunks to vinyl, in Chapter 6, Part 2 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”
Austin Punk Chronicles
Local punk scholar Tim Stegall’s serialized history of homegrown DIY culture has been playing out in the pages of the Chronicle over the years. The chapters began dropping in 2019 and ultimately amounted to a book called Anarchy in the Studio: Punk Music 1970-1979 – The Rise of Punk Rock. You can find all the published installments below.
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Raul’s in Overdrive: “Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer”
1978, when San Antonio’s the Next became Austin’s Fourth Punk Band and Dallas’ Nervebreakers beat locals in a battle of the bands for Chapter 6, Part 1 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”
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Austin Punk Chronicles: “Hard, Fast & Unapologetic” – Raul’s Shifts Into Fourth Gear
In the wake of the one-night debut of the Skunks and the Violators, Austin punk begins in earnest in Chapter 5, Part 2 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”
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Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul’s
14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin’s scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”
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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”
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Austin Punk Chronicles: “I Don’t Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!”
The San Antonio shootout ricochets locally in Chapter 4
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“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
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The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks
The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades
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The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin
The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)
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How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock
Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution
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The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators
Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles