The Butthole Surfers, Big Boys, Dicks and Scratch Acid led Texas’ crazed punk scene

Host Nate Wilcox welcomes Pat Blashill to discuss his book "Texas Is the Reason: The Mavericks of Lone Star Punk." Pat was part of the Austin, Texas punk scene that lured Nate to Austin and the two compare notes on their musical hometown.

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