Raul's was a legendary punk rock club of the smallest sort in Austin Texas.It was the birthplace of the seminal bands The Big Boys, The Dicks, The Huns,and MDC , and midwife to The Butthole Surfers.Austin music critic Margaret Moser said it better than I ever could:
"Raul's never intended to be a punk palace; mgr. Joseph Gonzalez hoped to mix a little tex-mex music with the rock and roll planned for the newly opened bar in '78. Within six months, the little club west of the University of Texas had a reputation as the focal point for New Wave Music in Austin, and the atmosphere being created was so vibrant and productive, even Patti Smith and Elvis Costello were prompted to make unexpected appearances (both with the Skunks, incidentally)Word got out that Raul's was the southwest's most active new wave scene and was sought out by visitors like Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, and Deborah Harry as well as members of the Dictators and John Cale's band.
None of this is important, because nothing lasts forever, especially the many futures of rock. New Wave has been everything from the british invasion to the tres punk Sex Pistols to to Devo's neo-scientific techno-rock and the B-52's early 60's stylings. Intangible and non-linear as the term New Wave is, it can be applied to any group whose music consciously rejects the predictable patterns of 70's rock. "--Margaret Moser,
The Skunks, jamming with Patti Smith @ Raul's, 1978
Biscuit
Steve Marsh--Terminal Mind
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The Huns bust
The Huns, Standing Waves, Dicks, Big Boys, The Skunks, Sharon Tate's Baby, The Next, Boy Problems, Black Flag, Fear, Butthole Surfers, Gang of Four, The Droogs, Aces 88, Terminal Mind, The Jitters, God On Drugs, Scratch Acid, The Vendettas, D-Day, The Explosives, The Foams, The Chickadiesels, Toxic Shock,The Whoom Elements, Sally and the Norvells, Psychedelic Furs, The Delinquents, Roky Erickson, Inserts, The Offenders, The Stains (later MDC), Jerrys Kids, Derelicts, Gator Family, Legionaire's Disease, Charismatics, Invisibles,Bang Gang, Fudge Tunnels, Austin Strangler, Teenage Popeye, Electros, Joe 'King' Carrasco, Stiff Kittens, Skuds, the Rejects, Action Toys, Electric Tools, Delta, Radio Planets, Patti Smith, Finz, Killerwattz, Dinettes, Casa-Novas, SKP's, Reptilicus, Sensuous Plastique, the Court Reporters, N.C.M., The Incomparable, Insex, Diamond Joe, Ideals, Mannequin, Kamikaze Refridgerators, Skyscrapers, Controllers, Voracious Tarts, the Mistakes, The Reactors, Radio Free Europe, Skylab, Reversible Cords, the Violators, Hormoans, the Judys, the Other Guys, the Shades, F-Systems, Perverted Popes, Max and the Make-ups.
and we all worshipped The Ramones and the Sex Pistols, of course!
Movies
The Huns , 1979, Live at Raul's Club
American Hardcore Trailer (Note :This trailer ORIGINALLY began and ended with 2 killer songs from the Austin scene, "Dicks Hate Police" by The Dicks, and "Monotony", by the Next.As soon as I commented to the American Hardcore site that I hoped appropriate credit was given to the Austin scene, (which was NOT posted) the trailer on youtube was EDITED, obviously because the film did not obtain permission from the bands, one of whom at least knew NOTHING about it being used. What the fuck is this, a punk rock cover up? I know I am not the only person who viewed this!!!
Roadie. Slacker. Almost Famous. Sid and Nancy. Hellbent. Dazed and Confused. The Filth and the Fury. Heathers. Pink Flamingos. Female Trouble. Desperate Living. The Great Rock-n-Roll Swindle. Prey For Rock and Roll. Velvet Goldmine. Badlands. Sex Pistols Live at the Longhorn. The Doom Generation. Rebel Without A Cause. Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Ciao! Manhattan. Go. El Topo. Nowhere. SLC Punk! Wigstock.
Television
don't watch no fuckin' TV!
Books
Fucked Up and Photocopied: Instant Art of the Punk Rock Movement, Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1992, Main lines, Blood Feasts and Bad Taste, Never The Same Again, Electric Ladyland: Women In Rock Culture,Big Book of Austin Punk-Era Posters and Images Vols. 1 and 2, Please Kill Me, We Got the Neutron Bomb.
Heroes
Smile, Hippy!
Dixon Edge Coulbourn,R.I.P.:photographer/archivist/webmaster of the "Idle Time" website. Responsible for keeping us all in touch with one another, one of the first ever and best punk sites, it is lovingly maintained by his friends at Wedigdixon.com. Randall J "Biscuit" Turner, beloved singer of the Big Boys, Cargo Cult, Swine King, The Slurpees and an Esther's Follies' devotee, eccentric artist and funny clown. Both R.I.P. 2005. We miss you both dearly!
Joseph Gonzalez and Bobby Morales, who embraced us into Raul's establishment and gave us a home there, bringing together outcasts of all walks of life.
AND, all the Cheap Girls!!!!!
Raul's Club's Details
Status:
Single
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Austin, fuckin' Texas!!!
Ethnicity:
Other
Religion:
Wiccan
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus
Smoke / Drink:
Yes / Yes
Children:
I don't want kids
Occupation:
old school punk
Raul's Club is now a Starbucks??? Posted at 2:07 AM Jan 6 view more
1979: punk rock, new wave, cheap girls, skinny boys, skateboardin', mohawks, decadance, leather, beer, drugs,vinyl,zines, frat fights, chains, stripes,zippers, make-up on boys, ripped t-shirts, guest lists,Duke's Royal Coach Inn, gratuitous sex and violence, dirty jeans, spray paint, fishnets, Club Foot, pink hair, black nail polish, vintage clothes, rockabilly, vomit, buying imports at Inner Sanctum, slam dancing, sneering at poseurs,pre-parties, parties, after-parties.Week long parties.A celebration of the absurd.
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Who I'd like to meet: Anyone who ever played, danced, drank, got 86'd, or puked at Raul's Club, Austin Texas, 1978-1981. Or anyone who knows enough about music to know it was inarguably one of the best music venues in the U.S.
I just love this slide show.
Thanks for checking out our NEW myspace page WITH MUSIC from The Most Fiercely Independent Music Scene In Texas!!! More to come including a Ty Gavin myspace Music page.
Sorry I couldn't make it to the reunion--I seriously considered coming in for it, and would have definitely made it if bands were booked, but, well, I heard a great time was had by all. Please post pix!!!
Consider this a Raul's Public Service Announcement:
You can also listen to the station anytime by going to indie1031.com and clicking on the casette that says "listen live", though Jonesy(as in STEVE JONES, the sex pistol!!) is by far the star attraction.His shows are amazing, listened to by music lovers the world over.)Repeats are broadcast at 6 pm, PST. You may thank me later.
Well I've also played the teenage queers, and the Huns, and D-Day and the Dicks, as well as bands from other places in Texas, if you want to trade some CDRs of Austin bands I don't have I'm down, and will play them on the podcast.
This is important!!! Please let all of your friends know about the importance of contesting the proposed noise ordinance in austin that is endangering the entire music scene in Austin!! This is not to be taken lightly--there are BILLIONS of dollars at stake, and real estate developerswho plan to repopulate downtown with yuppies and condos are extremely powerful!!If it passes, it would be akin to outlawing Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Broadway in Manhattan, gambling in Vegas or country music in Nashville. Don't let this happen, folks!! Please attend the Austin Music Commision’s Town Hall Meeting on Monday, Nov. 5 (at 7pm at Momo’s, which is just above Katz’s Deli at 618 W. 6th Street (512-479-8848). If at all possible, bring others with you If you absolutely cannot attend, you can write to the members of the Austin Music Commission, and to the Mayor and the City Council expressing your concerns:
Austin Music Commission: Brad Stein, Chair: bradstein@hotmail.com Jill George, Secretary: jgeorge@utsystem.edu Mary Ermel: mermel@austin.rr.com Teresa Ferguson: tferguson@slackdavis.com Randy Houston: rhouston@foholaw.com Don Pitts: don.pitts@gibson.com Nikki Rowling: nikki@nikkirowling.com Luis Francisco Zapata: elgatopardo@hotmail.com
Email the Mayor Will Wynn and all City Council members at this link: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/groupemail.htm
Thanks for the add. Don't you love the way the paint that tries cover old Raul's graffiti always seems to fade away on the side of the building. Hey, any truth to an upcoming Raul's reunion?
