Fugazi

This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 15 albums that defined the melodic style of post-hardcore that took off in the early 2000s thanks to bands like At the Drive-In, Thursday, and Glassjaw, many of whom are still breaking ground and/or influencing new bands today

From Rush to The Damned, from Decline of Western Civilization to ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot,’ here are a baker’s dozen of great rock docs you can stream on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Tubi & other places right now.

Today’s picks for amazing live videos to watch while there are no actual shows to attend include Fugazi at 924 Gilman in 1990, Dinosaur Jr with Donna Dresch in 1989, Tori Amos in 1996, Metronomy in 2012, and more.

”While all workers are suffering right now, musicians, touring workers, DJs and other gig economy workers are particularly hurt because we are ineligible for unemployment, paid sick leave, or other benefits under our current system.”

Listen to new songs by Code Orange, Yves Tumor, PINS, M. Ward, jennylee, E L U C I D, Drain, Active Child, and more.

Secret Fun Club offer their take on a Fugazi deep cut.

Ian McKaye’s new band Coriky, which also includes his Fugazi bandmate Joe Lally, and his Evens bandmate Amy Farina, will release their debut album on March 27 via Dischord. On Saturday (2/22) they previewed the album at a free show in DC…

While we all want Fugazi to please finally reunite, the first single by Ian MacKaye’s new band (with Fugazi’s Joe Lally & The Evens’ Amy Farina) has us very excited for this project too.

Back in 2018, Ian MacKaye, his Fugazi bandmate Joe Lally, and his Evens bandmate Amy Farina debuted a new band on stage in DC, and now that band is set to release their debut album.

“From the perspective of that family-sized row house, this film dives back into an array of D.C. area bands of the late 1970’s (Slickee Boys, White Boy…) and looks forward into the growth of DC’s hardcore punk scene of the early 1980’s (Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Faith…)”