When it comes to the music journalism geography of ‘70s/’80s punk rock, most scribblings concentrate on the Holy Troika of New York, London, and Los Angeles. But in fact, Texas had a surprising (and surprisingly diverse) punk scene of its own.

And though many of the bands, clubs, and scenesters were concentrated in the Capital City of Austin, other areas of activity included Houston, San Antonio and even Dallas.

Pat Blashill was born and raised in Austin and started attending punk shows in 1979. As a photojournalism student at the University of Texas, he often brought his camera along. In 1987, he relocated to New York City, with his work appearing in periodicals like Rolling Stone, the New York Times and Wired .

Now, Blashill has gathered the decades-old remembrances of scores of

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