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Teen Idles concert flier - June/July 1980

1980-06 ‧ 8.5 x 11 in ‧ Print ‧ color ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:Advertising flier promoting three concerts in 1980 by the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band, The Teen Idles. The concerts occurred on June 28 at Fred's Inn in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C., June 30 at Scandals in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and on July 2 at Marble Bar in Baltimore, Maryland. Members of The Teen Idles included Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who went on to start the record label, Dischord, as well as the highly influential hardcore band, Minor Threat. MacKaye later played in the bands Embrace, Fugazi, and The Evens. Joining The Teen Idles for two of the shows was The Untouchables, another band from the D.C. hardcore scene. MacKaye's brother, Alec, was the vocalist for The Untouchables.
Creator:Unknown
Contributor:Teen Idles (Musical group)
MacKaye, Ian
MacKaye, Alec
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:District of Columbia
Place of origin – Settlement:Washington
Temporal subject: 1971-1980
Topical subjects: Teen Idles (Musical group)
Punk culture--Washington (D.C.)
Punk rock musicians--Washington (D.C.)
Hardcore (Music)--United States.
Dischord Records
Punk rock music--United States.
Advertising fliers
Genre:Fliers (printed matter)
ArchivesUM location:Sharon Cheslow Punk Flyers collection, 1979-1991
  • series 1: Flyers, 1979-1991
  • box 1
  • folder 1
  • frame 17
Repository:Special Collections in Performing Arts
Browse terms:Performing Arts, Music
Copyright holder:Unknown
Collection:Digital Collections
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