Fugazi
Fugazi ranks as one of the bands that not only set a high bar musically for American post-punk and indie bands of the late 80's, 90's and into the 21st century, but also morally, by insisting on charging low prices for their releases and five dollars, (whenever possible), for their live shows. They ran straight against the trend of bands from the underground signing to major labels, burning out and imploding by creating challenging albums and playing all-ages shows and showing that punk ideals can be carried forward into adulthood.
Fugazi was formed after the dissolution of Ian MacKaye's seminal early 80's hardcore band, Minor Threat, and after the break-up of his genre-defining emocore band, Embrace. MacKaye began jamming in the basement of the... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie, Post Punk
- City Of Origin:
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Formed Date:
- 1987
