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Washington, D.C., band Bad Brains. Washington, D.C., hardcore, commonly referred to as D.C. hardcore, sometimes styled in writing as harDCore, [citation needed] is the hardcore punk scene of Washington, D.C. Emerging in late 1979, it is considered one of the first and most influential punk scenes [clarification needed] in the United States.
The U Street Corridor was the location of many jazz clubs and theatres during the early years of the jazz age.. Washington, D.C., has been home to many prominent musicians and is particularly known for the musical genres of Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, bluegrass, punk rock and its locally-developed descendants hardcore and emo, and a local funk genre called go-go.
From the late-1970s through the early-1980s, Washington, DC had a thriving hardcore punk community. [2] The short-lived scene is one of the most influential in the United States. [3] Bad Brains were an early influence on the speed of hardcore punk and Straight edge came to fruition in the wake of Minor Threat. [4]
The band held their practices there and had to be let in by Secret Service agents. [5] S.O.A. played a total of nine concerts in and around the eastern United States. Among them: 1980-12-06 - Washington, D.C. (the first show) 1980-12-13 - 1929 Calvert St., Washington, D.C. 1980-12-17 - Unheard Music Festival, D.C. Space, 7th & Enw., Washington ...
The club, which was a regular stop on East Coast tours by UK bands from the late 1970s on, featured artists including U2 (their second show in the United States), Kiss, Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers (performing twice in 1988 which would be their final DC shows with founding members Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons), The Only Ones, Squeeze ...
Rock music groups from Washington, D.C. (3 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Musical groups from Washington, D.C." The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total.
Pages in category "1980s in Washington, D.C." The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980–90) is a documentary written and directed by Scott Crawford. [1] Released on December 19, 2014, [2] the Kickstarter-funded [3] [4] film features early pioneers of the Washington, DC hardcore punk music scene over a decade (1980–1990) including Minor Threat, Fugazi, Bad Brains, Government Issue, Youth Brigade, Teen Idles, Rites of Spring ...