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Formed in Columbia, Maryland in 1980 by Bubba Dupree, Sean Finnegan, Chris Stover, and John Weiffenbach, Void created a singularly brutal and agonistic sound that merged the ferocity of hardcore with the sonic textures of metal. Void was famed for their live performances, with Alec MacKaye of the Faith remarking that “seeing them live was like throwing a garbage can down a flight of stairs. It was insane.” Void’s 1982 split LP with the Faith on Dischord remains one of the most influential recordings of the early hardcore era.

Drawn from the Paul Bushmiller collection on punk, the Sharon Cheslow Punk Flyers collection, the D.C. punk collection, and the D.C. Punk and Indie Fanzine collection at Special Collections in Performing Arts at the University of Maryland.

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Fliers

Flier for Government Issue with cartoon and skeleton illustrations on the right side.
Government Issue, Deadline, The Faith, Void - Market 5 Gallery, Washington, D.C., December 19, 1981
Artificial Peace flier with a prominent image of normally dressed people armed in gas masks, and a collage of other images.
Artificial Peace, Black Market Baby, Void - Arlington, Virginia, January 22, 1982
Capitol Punishment flier with an image of a petition to the Congress of the United States in the top half of the page. The bottom half consists of other photos and handwritten text.
Capitol Punishment, Iron Cross, SS Decontrol, Void, Black Market Baby - Arlington, Virginia, January 22, 1982
Artificial Peace Flier with band names, event details, and a collage design featuring a girl sitting on the floor surrounded by trophies.
Artificial Peace, Void, and Double-O - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982
Iron Cross Flier with a drawing of a rat and band names including Void, Minor Threat, Faith, and Artificial Peace.
Iron Cross, Void, Minor Threat, Artificial Peace, Faith and Double-O - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982
Flier with a list of featured bands and event details on the left side, and on the right is the shape of a sword made by the vertical repetition of the words 'DC' and 'HARDCORE'.
Minor Threat, The Faith, Artificial Peace, Iron Cross, Void, and Double O - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982
Flier for a concert at Wilson Center featuring multiple bands, with a street scene sketch as the background.
Minor Threat, Faith, Void, Iron Cross - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982
Flier for a concert at Wilson Center in varying stylized text.
Minor Threat, Void, and The Faith - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982
Void Flier with a drawing of five figures with decorated jackets sitting and standing in a line, all with their backs to the viewer.
Void, Faith, Double-O, Iron Cross, Minor Threat and Artificial Peace - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982
Flier for 'The Party'. The background image is of five guys (band members) standing together and looking at the camera.
Iron Cross, Scream, Void, Hate from Ignorance, Capital Punishment and Trenchmouth - Bethesda, Maryland, May 22, 1982
Iron Cross Flier with a background image of a strong-looking bald man and handwritten text.
Iron Cross, Artificial Peace, Scream, Void and Jerry's Kids - Columbia, Maryland, July 2, 1982
Flier with an illustration of a man tied up to a pole on the left side, a small drawing of a pig at the top, and a skull head at the bottom.
Rock Against Reagan (RAR) concert with Double-O, Fear, Necros, Void and Type-O - Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., July 3, 1982
A flier with a background image of a skull head and stylized text in orange and black.
Misfits, Necros, Government Issue, and Void - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., October 22, 1982
Dead Kennedys flier with handwritten text of event details.
Dead Kennedys, Scream, No Trend, Void concert flier, Lansburgh Cultural Center, Washington, D.C., June 5, 1983
Flier with varying stylized text and an image of a man in a suit in a room with skeletons standing up.
Void, Outrage, Michael Enkrumah & the Israelites, Lionhearts and Underground Soldier concert flier, Lansburgh Cultural Center, Washington, D.C., August 12, 1983
Hand-written flier that with pirate-themed illustrations, including a large drawing of a skeleton holding a steering wheel of a ship.
Void - Fisherman's Inn, Baltimore, Maryland, July 16, 1984

Zines

Metrozine Issue 3. Stylized text and a picture of the drummer.
Metrozine, Issue 3, Fall 1984

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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Special Collections in Performing Arts is located in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library on University of Maryland’s College Park campus.

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