After college graduation, Tim Kerr's involvement in the DIY punk/hardcore/self-expression movement led him to explore the idea that anyone could and should participate in self-expression, bursting every door and window wide open for him. As a key member of various bands, he made recordings for notable labels such as Touch & Go, Estrus, Sympathy For The Record Industry, In The Red, Sub Pop, and Kill Rock Stars, producing and recording bands for both domestic and international labels.
As a founding member of bands like The Big Boys, Poison 13, Bad Mutha Goose, Lord High Fixers, and Monkey Wrench, Tim played a significant role in shaping the US indie scene, influencing genres such as punkfunk, skaterock, grunge, and garage. He shared the stage with renowned acts like Grace Jones, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Fugazi, Black Flag, Africa Bambaataa, and X, touring extensively across the US and abroad.
With a passion for art, Tim has exhibited his work in galleries worldwide, including PS1 in New York, 96 Gillespie in London, Slowboy Gallery in Germany, Outre in Melbourne, Australia, and Beams in Tokyo, Japan. He has also been involved in various mural projects in Texas, Nashville, New York, Alabama, and California.
In addition to his artistic pursuits, Tim has received numerous accolades, including being inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame in 1996 and having his first band, the Big Boys, inducted in 2017. The Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle recorded an oral history with him in 2000, and he has donated his personal archives to the Austin History Library.
