"Something was in the air in Washington DC in 1985 – a revolution that tried to rid punk of its machismo."
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Revolution Summer (music)
was a phrase coined by an employee of Dischord Records in an effort to revive and innovate the hardcore punk scene of Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1985. The bands associated with the effort are retrospectively credited with the development of the punk subgenres post-hardcore and emo.
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