For anyone who may have not had the good fortune to have come of age in Austin in the magical 80’s that we so often hear about, you probably missed out on some pretty great punk rock. Every city has it’s glory years. No use being nostalgic about it and for now you can probably catch Ghetto Ghouls at Beerland or any other haunt who will have them in the near future. The local retro punks just put out their first full-length LP despite being a band since the Clinton years. Released on the Austin label, Monofonus Press, (which is also home to the likes of The Golden Boys and Daniel Francis Doyle to name a few) the self-titled record sounds and feels like a band that has spent much of the last decade with reckless abandon and was recorded apparently in less then four hours. Still, like all great punk bands, they should be seen live as nature intended. Your next chance is Saturday May 17th @ Hotel Vegas. In the meantime, you can vote for Ghetto Ghouls for our artist of the month poll.
