Guy Picciotto is an American songwriter, musician, and record producer from Washington, D.C. He is best known as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist in Fugazi and as lead vocalist of Rites of Spring.
Picciotto performing with Fugazi in 1996
Picciotto holding his guitar immediately before performing with Vic Chesnutt in 2009
Fugazi was an American post-hardcore band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1986. The band consisted of guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally, and drummer Brendan Canty. They were noted for their style-transcending music, DIY ethical stance, manner of business practice, and contempt for the music industry.
Fugazi performing at Emo's in 2002; left to right: Ian MacKaye, Brendan Canty and Guy Picciotto (not pictured: Joe Lally)
MacKaye performing with Fugazi at the Academy 1 in Manchester England on October 30, 2002
Handmade tickets for a Fugazi concert from 2001 in Indianapolis, Indiana