Western Punk

Some originals, some covers.

'Rawhide' by The Dead Kennedys


'Evil Ruby' by The Beasts of Bourbon


'Mother of Earth' by The Gun Club


'Big Steer Blues' by The Suburbs

a reply to: ColeYounger

It's called "cowpunk" and it's freaking awesome when done right.
Lookup some of the main players' offerings like
"The Legendary Shack Shakers"
"Hank WIlliams 3"
"Ghoultown"
and if you want to hit the history of the genre, give Hasil Adkins, GG Allin**, and Pete Berwick a listen.




**Warning: GG Allin is definitely NOT everyone's cup of tea.

When someone says "punk" i always think first of the Sex Pistols, The Jam. Dead Kennedys yes, but personally i wouldnt say the other 3 are punk.

a reply to: burdman30ott6

I saw Adkins in the mid-80s. It was a good show.

a reply to: ColeYounger

O.C. had the Posh Boy label which put out some amazing bands-





Then up here on the L.A. coast we had SST, home of Black Flag and more-





The soundtrack of my youth

a reply to: underpass61

Wow! Thanks for the memories. I lived in Minneapolis when I was in my 20s. Saw Husker Du several times. The 'Metal Circus' album is a masterpiece.

Never heard of the Stepmothers, but I liked them at first listen. When visiting L.A. relatives in the 80s, I was lucky to
have seen The Dream Syndicate, The Flesheaters, and The Gun Club.

a reply to: ColeYounger

Let's not forget that all these great bands probably never would have existed (western, UK, euro, and even eastern) if it weren't for the Ramones

a reply to: burdman30ott6

I liked those, I absolutely love Psychobilly and Rockabilly stuff!

Not everyone's cup a tea but I have to give the Queers a shout, I know they just sound like the Ramones (like a lot of bands) but they are so fun to listen to!

I like most styles of Punk though, Punk, 50s/60s and Hardcore (the European EDM genre not rock) are what I grew up on!

a reply to: burdman30ott6

Rank and File were really good -


My favorite was Jason and the Scorchers-

a reply to: ColeYounger

Just thought I'd add a few more early pioneers from my neck of the woods