Scratch Acid was an Austin, Texas noise rock group formed in 1982… The band was named by music journalist Will Lerner as “the American equivalent of the Birthday Party.” After developing a reputation ...

And the first U.S. Scratch Acid show has slipped out of the gate. The band will play the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta on November 1st. David Wm. Sims (also of The Jesus Lizard) previously announced ...

Scratch Acid also counted many of Seattle’s prime movers among their most ardent fans, including Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, the latter of whom once listed the band’s 1984 ...

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 ...

[{ "name": "Inline Story Links", "component": "11821434", "insertPoint": "4th", "startingPoint": 3, "requiredCountToDisplay": "3", "maxInsertions": 5 },{ "name ...

(Right to Left) David Yow, David Wm. Sims, Brett Bradford, and Rey Washam enjoying an exchange with Buxf Parrott (crowd, front left) at the Lost Well on Saturday. For the first time in ten years, all ...

Scratch Acid has announced plans to perform at All Tomorrow's Parties in Minehead, UK this December. The band also has plans for American and possibly more European dates in November and December; ...

Five Australians walk into a bar. Roughly 30 people come in to see them, two of whom are members of Scratch Acid. One member of Scratch Acid tells a punk scene photographer to go to Richardson to get ...

Given that the voice on the other end of the phone belongs to David Yow— the legendary frontman of both the late, great Jesus Lizard and the recently (and temporarily) re-formed Scratch Acid, who’s ...