High Noon Talk: A Curious Mix of People
Programs
October 2, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Join us for a look back at the 90s music scene in Austin with Greg Beets and Tara López.
Event Details
Take a mid-day break with our High Noon Talks! Discover interesting, and often untold, stories of Texas at our casual lunchtime series.
Join Greg Beets, co-author of A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of 90s Austin, with special guest Tara López, author of Chuco Punk: Sonic Insurgency in El Paso, for a trip through the sights, sounds, and stories of the not-so-distant musical past.
Against the backdrop of a town growing into a city, physical media giving way to the internet, and a music industry rattled by the insurgency of sounds previously confined to the commercial margins, 1990s Austin witnessed a do-it-yourself explosion of new bands, venues, record labels, radio stations, and zines. Inspired by the “Go Start Your Own Band!” rallying cry of 80s Austin punk legends the Big Boys, this vibrant underground scene ultimately launched nationally recognized acts like Spoon, …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, and Sixteen Deluxe along with countless others who found themselves transformed from observers into participants.
Author Greg Beets will be available to sign copies of the book, which can be purchased on-site, after the High Noon talk from 1–1:30 p.m.
This program is FREE to the public.
Greg Beets is a music journalist and musician who wrote for the Austin Chronicle and performed as a vocalist with the 1990s Austin bands Cheezus, Noodle, and the Peenbeets.
Tara López is an assistant professor of ethnic studies at Winona State University and the author of The Winter of Discontent: Myth, Memory, and History.
Public programs at the Bullock Museum explore relevant history and celebrate the culture that has shaped our modern world. Through engaging discussions, performances, and scholarship visitors are invited to see local connections and discover how Texas fits into a broader national story.
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