Long-running country-punk outfit Hickoids celebrating 40-year anniversary with San Antonio gig

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Hickoids, the pioneering cowpunk band led by San Antonio's Jeff Smith, is about to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its first show.

Hickoids emerged as part of a tight-knit Austin scene that included the Offenders and Scratch Acid and other unconventional punk acts.

Be that as it may, Smith and Hickoids will celebrate the anniversary of their live debut with a Thursday, March 28, show at the Lonesome Rose that will include a full performance of the group's debut album,For those who need a refresher in Texas punk history, Hickoids played its first gig at long-gone San Antonio venue Via Fontana in 1984, sharing a bill with now-legendary acts Black Flag and the Meat Puppets.

"That's been a running theme, to varying degrees, as time and money have allowed," said Smith, who also operates San Antonio's long-running Saustex Records label."You try to benefit from the synergies that are created by a scene." The Hickoids emerged as part of a tight-knit Austin scene that included The Offenders, Scratch Acid and other groups unafraid to fuse punk aggression with other forms of music.

The band continued touring and releasing records but dissolved in the early '90s in a haze of substance abuse and chaos. At present, Smith is the only member of the first-album lineup who's still alive.

 

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