Rites of Spring
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Rites of Spring was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in late 1983. Along with Embrace and Beefeater, they were one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement w
Rites of Spring members Guy Picciotto (left) and Mike Fellows (right) performing
Guy Picciotto
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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.
Rites of Spring
…the emerging emo genre, though the band rejected the label. The band only performed 19 shows, 16 in the DC area and 3 outside of DC. Vocalist/guitarist Guy Picciotto and drummer Brendan Canty went on to play in Fugazi with producer and former Minor Threat singer Ian MacKaye in the late 1980s, while bassist Mike…
Picciotto performing with Fugazi in 1996
Picciotto holding his guitar immediately before performing with Vic Chesnutt in 2009