Washington D.C has it all. Politics, museums, monuments, and music. Although the jazz and R&B scenes are most popular right now, the 1980s marked a time of musical creativity and change. Emerging from a generation that understood the shortcomings of their parents, the punk rock music scene began to take Washington D.C by storm. In this podcast, I examine the role that Washington D.C’s independent venues and lack of a music industry had on this particular time in music history with the help from an interview that D.C Music Rocks did with Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat and Fugazi. Thank you for listening, and I hope you enjoy it!
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Clarke, Craig. “Review of Horgan, Susie J., Punk Love.” H-DC, H-Review, July 2007. https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=13396.
DC Music Rocks. (2018, February 6). Brian Interviews Ian MacKaye of Dischord Records & Fugazi, live on DC Music Rocks [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxUIkwrHcIY
Freedom Du Lac, J. “Rock Legend: A Multimedia History of D.C.’s 9:30 Club (Washingtonpost.Com).” Accessed April 9, 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/artsandliving/930-club-turns-30/.
“History – 930 Club.” Accessed April 9, 2021. https://www.930.com/history/.
Sandu, Zain, and Allan Navarro. “Music Venues Shape, Promote DC’s Music Scene,” October 25, 2019. https://thehoya.com/music-venues-shape-promote-d-c-s-music-scene/.
Segall, Dora. “Live Music Venues Closed in March. How Are Employees Doing? – WCP.” Washington City Paper, December 10, 2020. https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/503914/live-music-venues-closed-in-march-how-are-employees-doing/.
Washingtonian. “12 Great Places to Listen to Live Music Around DC, Maryland, and Virginia,” June 21, 2016. https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/06/21/great-places-listen-live-music-dc-maryland-virginia/.
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