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The Faith

In the early days of D.C. hardcore, the Faith were a critical part of the scene. Innovating hardcore with their more complex arrangements and melodic focus, vocalist Alec MacKaye, drummer Ivor Hansen, guitarist Michael Hampton, bassist Chris Bald and, later, additional guitarist Edward Janney issued multiple recordings on Dischord. Following the band’s split in 1983, members went on to the bands Rites of Spring and Embrace, who helped usher in the Revolution Summer period that remade the D.C. scene from 1984-1986.

Drawn from the punk collections in Special Collection in Perfoming Arts at the University of Maryland.

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Fliers

The Faith flier

The Faith and Youth Brigade - Arlington, Virginia, November 13, 1981

Iron Cross flier

Iron Cross, The Faith, Negative Approach - Arlington, Virginia, November 13, 1981

Government Issue flier

Government Issue, The Faith, Capitol Punishment - Arlington, Virginia, December 11, 1981

Deadline flier

Deadline, The Faith, Government Issue - Market 5 Gallery, Washington, D.C., December 19, 1981

Government Issue flier

Government Issue, Deadline, The Faith, Void - Market 5 Gallery, Washington, D.C., December 19, 1981

Bad Brains flier

Bad Brains and The Faith - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., January 3, 1982

The Faith Flier

The Faith, Deadline and Iron Cross - Bethesda, Maryland, March 20, 1982

Iron Cross Flier

Iron Cross, Void, Minor Threat, Artificial Peace, Faith and Double-O - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Minor Threat Flier

Minor Threat, The Faith, Artificial Peace, Iron Cross, Void, and Double O - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Minor Threat Flier

Minor Threat, Faith, Void, Iron Cross - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Minor Threat Flier

Minor Threat, Void, and The Faith - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Void Flier

Void, Faith, Double-O, Iron Cross, Minor Threat and Artificial Peace - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Artificial Peace Flier

Artificial Peace, Government Issue (G.I.), Black Market Baby, Deadline, Faith and Gang Green - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., June 25, 1982

Artificial Peace Flier

Artificial Peace, Government Issue, Faith - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., June 25, 1982

Government Issue Flier

Government Issue, Faith, Scream, and Artificial Peace - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., June 25, 1982

Minor Threat Flier

Minor Threat and The Faith - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., August 1, 1982

Black Flag Flier

Black Flag, Effigies, The Faith - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., September 17, 1982

Faith Flier

Faith, Iron Cross, Effigies, Black Flag and Double-O - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., September 17, 1982

D.O.A. Flier

D.O.A., Minor Threat, The Faith, and Iron Cross - H.B. Woodlawn High School, Arlington, Virginia, October 30, 1982

Minor Threat Flier

Minor Threat, D.O.A., Iron Cross, and The Faith - H.B. Woodlawn High School, Arlington, Virginia, October 30, 1982

Insurrection Flier

Insurrection, The Faith, and Double-O - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1982

Faith flier

Faith, Minor Threat and Marginal Man - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., January 2, 1983

Hate from Ignorance flier

Hate from Ignorance, Meatmen, Faith and Necros - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., March 6, 1983

Necros flier

Necros, Faith and Meatmen - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., March 6, 1983

Marginal Man flier

Marginal Man, Iron Cross, The Faith concert flier, Georgetown University Hall of Nations, Washington, D.C., March 11, 1983

Crucifix flier

Crucifix, Marginal Man, Faith and Hate from Ignorance - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., May 6, 1983

Faith flier

Faith, Youth Brigade, No Labels, Corrosion of Conformity and Committee for Public Safety concert flier, Space II Arcade, Washington, D.C., August 17, 1983 (Design 1)

Faith flier

Faith, No Labels, Corrosion of Conformity, Scam, and Committee for Public Safety concert flier, Space II Arcade, Washington, D.C., August 17, 1983 (Design 2)

Faith flier

Faith, No Labels, Corrosion of Conformity, Scam, and Committee for Public Safety concert flier, Space II Arcade, Washington, D.C., August 17, 1983 (Design 3)

Zines

Zone V, Issue 2

Zone V, Issue 2, 1983

About

Persistent Vision presents the University of Maryland's digitized special collections materials related to punk in the Washington, D.C. area. Most of these materials reside at Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. These materials help to tell the story of a subculture and a community that has thrived since 1976.

Curators: John Davis, Ben Jackson
Design: Ben Jackson, Natalie Salive
Authors: Ben Jackson, John Davis, and Jessica Grimmer

With help from: Cindy Zhao, Jeremy Gottwig, Amanda Henderson, Gabby Cameron, Hayden Kramer

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