Seemingly overnight, every major metropolis on Earth boasted at least 10 local bands singing a variation on that chorus. 2 Great Punk Hope, from the B-side of their debut 45, 'White Riot.' ' No Elvis, Beatles, or the Rolling Stones/ In 1977!!!' roared the Clash, London's No. Over the Chronicle’s next three issues, Stegall takes us from Austin’s first punk band to the big-bang event of the Sex Pistols playing Randy’s Rodeo. Chapter 1, documenting how a collaboration between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm spurred this primal strain of rock & roll, and Chapter 2, delineating the pre-punk world of glam rock, ran in 20, respectively. The Violators: (l-r) Carla Olson, Marilyn Dean, Jesse Sublett, and Kathy Valentine (Photo by Ken Hoge)Įditor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall.