Punk’s not dead — especially not at the library
— was the first in a summer series; a real-time, live-action extension of the D.C. Punk Rock and Go-Go Archives, a special collection of tapes, fliers and interviews in the D.C. library system.The punk side catalogues Washington’s influential hardcore scene — the days of Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Henry Rollins and Dave Grohl’s first time in a band as the drummer for Scream, among others.
Barakauskas, 37, a registered nurse, answered a Craigslist ad that James Guile, 31, posted in 2016 when he was looking for a bandmate. It was a whim, but the two clicked. And Teen MortgageAdvertisement Their modest side gig — Barakauskas never stopped working as a nurse and Guile works at Soundcheck Rock Academy in Maryland — seemed like it might go big just as the pandemic hit and shows stopped.Barakauskas was a health-care worker who became one of those celebrated heroes of the pandemic. It was pretty easy for the two to stay together and go hard on developing their sound and partnership during the shutdowns.
“He said one time, when the base was being shelled, during the chaos someone started blasting some heavy music and it got everyone fired up,” Barakauskas said. It was their song “Doctor.”
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