Washington’s 1980s hardcore punk (or “harDCore”) bands were known for vigor, intensity and rapid stylistic evolution. But the impatience audible in their songs also manifested in another way ...

which aims to maintain the history of D.C.’s punk and local music scene from the ’70s to the present day. This evening, I was there for one of their concerts. Before going to Washington, I knew very ...

(Photo by Farrah Skeiky for The Washington Post) W hat was the Hated? A punk band for sure, but also a community, a clique, a refuge, a reverie, a sound, a style, a spore, a spiritual practice ...

When one thinks of punk rock music from the 1980s, usually British bands come to mind. While punk and proto-punk bands across the pond definitely pioneered their own legendary period in rock music ...

Founded in Washington ... A year or two after the band formed, the group’s friend Sid McCray introduced them to punk rock music. It was then that Mind Power switched up its sound to help ...