Revolution Summer (music)

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Revolution Summer was a social movement within the hardcore punk scene of Washington, D.C. that occurred during the summer of 1985.

Background and creation[]

See also: Washington, D.C. hardcore

From the late-1970s through the early-1980s, Washington, DC had a thriving hardcore punk community.[1] The short-lived scene is one of the most influential in the United States.[2] Bad Brains were an early influence on the speed of hardcore punk and Straight edge came to fruition in the wake of Minor Threat.[3] By 1984, the scene was awash in violence; skinheads came to hardcore punk concerts in DC to fight.[4] Shows devolved into vandalism.[5]

The tight-knit community around Dischord Records, who helped create the scene, decided to leave it and create a new alternative music scene in the city.[6] This scene was to be more aware of the sexism of the traditional punk scene, embraced animal rights and vegetarianism, and was in opposition to moshing and violence at concerts.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Blush 2001, pp. 132–158
  2. ^ Norton, Justin M. (17 October 2012). "13 Essential DC Hardcore Albums". Sterogum. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ Azerrad 2001, p. 119; Azerrad 2001, p. 136
  4. ^ Azerrad 2001, p. 378; Andersen & Jenkins 2009, pp. 159–161
  5. ^ Andersen & Jenkins 2009, pp. 153
  6. ^ Azerrad 2001, p. 379
  7. ^ Anderson, Mark (3 July 2015). "Revolution Summer lives on — 30 years later". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

Further reading[]

  • Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (2009). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital. New York: Akashic Books.
  • Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company.
  • Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Los Angeles: Feral House.


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