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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”
The Skunks
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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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“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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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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Margaret Moser Tribute: Jon Dee Graham
A champion of Austin music – and Austin music writers
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Alejandro Escovedo, Vagabond & Wandering Spirit
Iconic rocker’s love affair with the USA, part one
