Marky Ramone, the Pinky Rings [outside]

So, the man who sat longest on the drumstool for the band who reinvented raw rock & roll as punk rock back in the Seventies comes through town, playing “I Wanna Be Sedated” and all the other Johnny-Joey-DeeDee-Tommy-Marky hits? So what? The Ramones haven’t existed in years. Someone’s gotta keep the legacy alive, other than every band daring to call themselves “punk.” Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg features the artist born Marc Bell and three young players. It might be the closest thing to a Ramones reunion, short of pulling out the Ouija board. Austin’s all-woman Pinky Rings open with their angry/nasty/hooky noise-punk. – Tim Stegall