Fugazi

USA, 1987–2003

American band from Washington, D.C., formed by Ian MacKaye after Minor Threat. They kept every show all-ages and five dollars and every record on their own label, and made a taut, dub-inflected post-hardcore that proved the ethic was not a limitation.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Fugazi and 0 artists Fugazi influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Fugazi?

• Minor Threat — Fugazi was formed by Ian MacKaye after Minor Threat ended; the ethic and the label carried straight over.
• Bad Brains — Bad Brains are the band the whole Washington hardcore scene came out of, and their reggae-inflected hardcore is audible in Fugazi's rhythm section.