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Sublett, published in late March 2017, tells the history of the famed music hall affectionately known as "the 'Dillo" which served as an Austin music industry stage and incubator of Austin culture far beyond the decade it was in existence (1970-1980). And, in
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Sublett should be hailed as an Ellroy-level master of modern crime writing." Sublett mined the history of Austin crime and corruption in the 1970s for another true crime chronicle in
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Sublett left The
Violators after six months to concentrate on the Skunks, and the Violators disbanded thereafter, but the Skunks recorded numerous singles, EPs and LPs, and played across the US, including the punk meccas of New York City,
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which debuted in 2007 with music by Austin-based singer-songwriter Darden Smith. In 2009, however, Sublett asserted his sole authorship of the play and announced that future productions would feature his own original
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Sublett and his wife, Lois
Richwine, were married in 1984. They have one son, Dashiell Sublett, who was born in Los Angeles in 1993.
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Sublett began writing seriously in the 1980s. As of 2024, 12 books have been published under his name. His first novel,
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bands that arose in Austin from about 1985 to 1990, and who were perceived as reacting to the more ironic outlook of
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Sublett's adaptation (written with director/producer
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Boneyards: The Secret Lives of Machines." A two-hour documentary,
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in Austin. He wrote the original book for a stage play called
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Dissonant Identities: The Rock'N'Roll Scene in Austin, Texas
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Dissonant Identities: The Rock'N'Roll Scene in Austin, Texas
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Sublett's essays and journalism pieces have appeared in the
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Jesse Sublett performing at the 2012 Texas Book Festival
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featuring a bass-playing sleuth named Martin Fender.
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