THE PEOPLE (more to come)

Carl Normal
Founder of pivotal scene-chronicling ‘zine No Reply and bassist/vocalist turned guitarist/vocalist for Stretford, the long-running pogo-punk combo named for the Manchester suburb where Normal was reared. Although Normal was British, Stretford’s fealty to the Spirit of ‘77 sometimes led those not in the know to accuse him of faking it.

Craig Koon
Curmudgeonly Sound Exchange manager who co-founded Rise Records with famed poster artist Frank Kozik. He also published the extra-caustic Yet Another fanzine and started the Prole Art Threat record pressing facility. Koon frequently “bootlegged” shows with a Sony TCS430 Stereo Walkman, including all of the squalid performances compiled on 1996’s A Curious Mix of People: Live at the Blue Flamingo.

Rebecca Cannon
Onetime UT student radio DJ tapped as vocalist for Sincola in 1993. Cannon’s wild-eyed stage persona became the fulcrum for this compelling alt-rock quintet. Their self-titled Rise EP yielded a local hit single in “Bitch” and a deal with Caroline Records. The band was dropped in 1997 after two albums. Prior to Sincola, Cannon served a brief stint as trumpeter for Stretford.

Staryn Wagner and Dave Hermann
Two of three owner/operators of The Cavity, an all-ages BYOB dive located at 615 Red River that immediately became the epicenter of Austin’s underground music scene when it opened by Wagner, Hermann and Squat Thrust guitarist Jimmy Bradshaw in the Fall of 1991. Wagner and Hermann lived in the club for much of its two-year tenure. Despite its shoestring pedigree, the Cavity hosted roadshows by Bikini Kill, Green Day, Pavement, and, most notably, G.G. Allin. Hermann died in 2015.
