The afternoon high tops 100 for the umpteenth straight day. Lawns are tinderbox brown. Traffic is at a standstill. Nerves fray; minds curdle. It's a beautiful day for a Scratch Acid reunion. From 1982 ...

In July, 1984, Scratch Acid entered Austin’s Earth & Sky Studio to record their eight-song debut. Between the sledgehammer surf psychosis of “Greatest Gift,” high-desert horror of “El Espectro,” and ...

Before he was the contortionist front man of Jesus Lizard, David Yow was honing his wild-man skills with noise-rock pioneers Scratch Acid, who helped develop the driving, angular Touch and Go sound.

How much of a role did drinking play in the Jesus Lizard universe? We could drink an awful lot. David, Duane and Mac were pretty good at not drinking too much before we played because they really want ...

Scratch Acid may have become more well known since its breakup (with former members hooking up with such combos as the Jesus Lizard, Rapeman, Tad and Helios Creed) but while it was together in 1982-87 ...