Few Austin bands have ever played as memorable a first show as the Huns. The motley quintet of vocalist Phil Tolstead, keyboardist Dan Transmission, guitarist Manny Rosario, bassist Joel Richardson, and drummer Tom Huckabee debuted on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1978 at Raul’s, a UT-area proto-punk dive located at the present-day site of the Texas Showdown. Five songs into the band’s set, Austin police officer Steve Bridgewater entered Raul’s in response to a noise complaint. According to police accounts, Huns vocalist Tolstead screamed, “I hate your fucking guts, pig!” When Bridgewater appr… read more
Few Austin bands have ever played as memorable a first show as the Huns. The motley quintet of vocalist Phil Tolstead, keyboardist Dan Transmission, guitarist Manny Rosario, bassist Joel Richardson, and drummer Tom Huckabee debuted on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1978 at Raul’s, a UT-area proto-punk di… read more
Few Austin bands have ever played as memorable a first show as the Huns. The motley quintet of vocalist Phil Tolstead, keyboardist Dan Transmission, guitarist Manny Rosario, bassist Joel Richardson, and drummer Tom Huckabee debuted on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1978 at Raul’s, a UT-area proto-punk dive located at the present-day site of the Texas Showdown. Five songs int… read more