The Nervebreakers, Bag Of Wire, Yeah Yeah Yeah, Superman's Girlfriend, The Skuds, The Vomit Pigs, NCM, The Damned, The Sex Pistols, Buddy Holly, The Clash, The Ramones, The Buzzcocks, Magazine, Stiff Little Fingers, New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders, Patti Smith, MC5, The Stooges, Roky Erickson, The Dickies, The Troggs, George Jones, Ennio Morricone
The Punk Rock Dinosaurs came together in 2001, midwifed by BarryKooda and JonathanLacey. Barry's idea was to do punk hits from the late 70's at a one-off gig. The gig was booked, and rehearsals began.
Jonathan recruited AllanHayslip to join, and between the two of them they bullied the project towards playing some of the great songs from Kooda's previous incarnation in The Nervebreakers. From there it was a no-brainer to get another former NervebreakerMike Haskins involved. Russell Fleming, who'd played in bands that were contemporaries of The Nervebreakers, as well as a number of later permutations of Barry's and Mike's post-Nervebreakers bands, joined on drums, despite the rehearsal schedule conflicting with football season.
The Punk Rock Dinosaurs played their one-off gig at ClubDaDa on October 20, 2001. There were high points and low points. Hayslip and Lacey both forgot words to the Pistols and Buzzcocks songs they sang, respectively. Kooda played the first part of I Fought The Law in the wrong key. Haskins insists he couldn't hear his voice in the monitor. Flemming ran low on gas towards the end of the long set. In other words, they laughed, they cried, it was better than Cats! [there's a multi-track recording of this gig that, although it needs to be re-mixed, provides a perfectly decent record of this event]
Things went better than the fellas had expected (intended?) and they ended up getting booked for another show, this time a birthday party on January 11, 2002 at the Red Blood Club, hosted by FrankCampagna. What can we say...they appealed to our mercenary instincts--we even learned a few extra songs to flesh out 2 sets worth of music. [The multi-track recording of this gig failed--there may be some ambient mic tracks that are salvageable].
Having turned a one-off gig into 2 more gigs, one of which paid pretty good, the Punk Rock Dinosaurs nearly went extinct. Rehearsals had always been difficult to organize. Getting any further gigs might actually require work on the part of one or more of us. By silent, absent assent we went into remission.
Sometime in 2003 the call came to do another gig, this time a multi-person, multi-band party on the patio (RIP) at Bar Of Soap. Due to the usual faulty lines of communication, it was mis-construed that Mike Haskins wasn't too interested in doing the gig, so Barry, Jonathan, Allan, and Russell re-christened themselves as a new iteration of The Barry Kooda Combo. This was, after all, less unwieldy than calling ourselves the Punk Rock DinosaursLite. We played the party on July 10, 2003. There's a 2-track recording floating around somewhere (which we later used to remember the changes for Uncommon Man).
Music Monday: DFW PUNK Rated NR; 68min; Director:Laura Tabor-Huerta Location: Alamo Downtown
This show is a part of the Music Monday Signature Series, Click to See More
Sponsored by Austin's greatest music store, End of an Ear Records, and Austin's most essential vintage furniture and decor store, Room Service.
A documentary about the Dallas & Fort Worth, Texas punk and new wave music scene. It covers the early years in the late 1970's to the middle years in the late 1990's and gives a tiny glimpse of where those eras have led punk to now. In the documentary, fifty people were interviewed between the ages of 12 and 50 about their opinion of what punk is and isn't and what place they hold in the punk scene. Some notable people interviewed are: Bobby Soxx, George Gimarc, Barry Cuda and MC 900 Ft Jesus. For old (and young) Big D and Cowtown punk rockers, this screening is likely to be a family reunion. For everyone else it's an exciting look at the workings of a scene. Featuring a huge amount of stunning rare footage including live performances by The Ralphs, The Nervebreakers, The Telefones, Teenage Queers, Why Am I? and Riot Squad, among many more. Watching DFW PUNK will give you the feeling of photocopied exhilaration you got from finding that new zine that spoke directly to you.
Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.
Screenings (click on a show time to buy tickets): Monday, August 03, 2009 o 10:00p
Music Monday: DFW PUNK Rated NR; 68min; Director:Laura Tabor-Huerta Location: Alamo Downtown
This show is a part of the Music Monday Signature Series, Click to See More
Sponsored by Austin's greatest music store, End of an Ear Records, and Austin's most essential vintage furniture and decor store, Room Service.
A documentary about the Dallas & Fort Worth, Texas punk and new wave music scene. It covers the early years in the late 1970's to the middle years in the late 1990's and gives a tiny glimpse of where those eras have led punk to now. In the documentary, fifty people were interviewed between the ages of 12 and 50 about their opinion of what punk is and isn't and what place they hold in the punk scene. Some notable people interviewed are: Bobby Soxx, George Gimarc, Barry Kooda and MC 900 Ft Jesus. For old (and young) Big D and Cowtown punk rockers, this screening is likely to be a family reunion. For everyone else it's an exciting look at the workings of a scene. Featuring a huge amount of stunning rare footage including live performances by The Ralphs, The Nervebreakers, The Telefones, Teenage Queers, Why Am I? and Riot Squad, among many more. Watching DFW PUNK will give you the feeling of photocopied exhilaration you got from finding that new zine that spoke directly to you.
Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.
Screenings (click on a show time to buy tickets): Monday, August 03, 2009 o 10:00p
DFW PUNK screens friday dec 14th 10pm Bar of Soap 3615 Parry Ave Dallas, TX 75226 (214) 823-6617
DFW Punk is a documentary about the Dallas & Fort Worth, Texas punk and new wave music scene. It covers the early years in the late 1970's to the middle years in the late 1990's and gives a tiny glimpse of where those eras have led punk to now. In the documentary fifty people were interviewed between the ages of 12 and 50 about their opinion of what punk is and isn't and what place they hold in the punk scene. Some notable people interviewed are: Bobby Soxx, George Gimarc, Barry Cuda and MC 900 Ft Jesus.
Director, Producer and Editor - Laura Tabor-Huerta Right-hand man -Sean Whitley Camera – Laura Tabor-Huerta, Cynthia Evans, Chris Bellomy Production Assistants – Sean Whitley, Michael Allen, Chris Bellomy, Colin "Sickboy" Bradley, David Cartmel, William Fenstad, Kip Fuller, Becky Runyon, Theron Rodriguez Boom Operators – Sean Whitley, Michael Allen , Colin "Sickboy" Bradley, Thalia Harithas, Kip Fuller, Jasun Huerta Still Photographer – Mae Leigh Brisbon, Michael Allen Research – Sean Whitley, Roxanne Bogucka, C. Michael Mayo Logging – Stephanie Bogdanich, Mark Martinez, Nerissa Oden, Susan Rittereiser, Editing Advice – Ramona Diaz, Don Howard, Anne Lewis, Allie Light Final Cut Pro "Guru" - Scott Hillier, Final Cut Pro "Pro" – Jared Ravens Trailer Editors – David Cartmel, Randall Maxwell, Laura Tabor-Huerta Intermediate dubs – Media Systems Company, Austin Texas Austin Digital Media, Austin Texas Post Production Assistance – Sarah Garza Segment Editor –Deepak Swami
Opening Title design Sherri Miles Graphic Designer and Illustrator – Jasun Huerta Additional Title Design - Laura Tabor-Huerta Additional historical footage- Shelley Deh Additional footage – Tanna Gilder Video Footage Credits – Texas Christian University, Channel 8 Ft Worth Texas,, Michael Allen, Steve Dirkx , Mike
There is a theory that says that Punk Rock Dinosaurs is a band that exists and that can be seen performing at your local venue... or is that only a theory?
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