DC band Fugazi (founded 1987) has been on “permanent hiatus” since 2003, but their concerts are going global. Discord Records is putting digitizing audio tapes of 800 live Fugazi shows on its Web site. There already were 130 shows up there in the Beta version, and the site went public today as Fugazi Live Series.
The band is known for insisting on low prices and trusting its fans, and the archive is in keeping with that DIY, all-ages-access philosophy. It’s pay what you can/pay what you like, with each recording at a suggested price of $5 per show and a sliding scale of $1 to $100.
More:
“Fugazi Rises Again, in Online Archive,” Ben Sisario, New York Times
“Fugazi Set to Launch Live Show Archive,” Bryan Hood, Atlantic Wire
“Full Disclosure: Fugazi’s Live Series Is a Lot More Than Angry Banter,” Ryan Little, Washington City Paper
“Fugazi Web archive captures more than 800 live recordings of D.C. punk band,” Washington Post
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