#wilson center

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Me and Dylan Lane at the Wilson Center 2/25/83 at the beginning of Minor Threat's set.

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Photo © by Photographer Unknown

Fugazi, Wilson Center, Washington D.C. USA 3/24/1989 (FLS #0095)

A benefit for the Washington Peace Center, which played out at the Wilson Center, the place where Fugazi played their first ever gig some year and a half before, as well as other iconic shows such as the December 29, 1988 homecoming concert or their September 3, 1997 tenth anniversary gig.

As mentioned in the side-notes on the Fugazi live series website, the quality of this recording is subpar, unfortunately. There is a notable hiss during the more quiet parts, Joe’s bass is hardly discernible in the mix overall, Brendan’s drums sound muddled and are not nearly as up front as needed, and the vocals come off somewhat suppressed.

However, it is still doable to listen to the recording, and I do think that it is worth visiting for a number of reasons. For one, the set list showcases the first 7 Songs EP live in its entirety. Also, no less than four songs from the April 1990 Repeater album are debuted early on here, i.e. Brendan #1, Sieve-Fisted Find, Shut the Door and Greed.

What is more, this recording appears to document the signature Fugazi dual guitar play by Ian and Guy for the very first time! Even though Guy took a first stab at playing guitar with Fugazi live at the aforementioned, previous show at the Wilson Center on December 29, 1988, while performing Reprovisional, it did not pan out due to technical hindrances with his guitar amp. 

So here, some three months later, Guy is at it again. Still, as I mentioned, the sound quality of the recording is significantly marred, and most of Guy’s guitar play gets buried because of it. So all that is left are a just handful of chords that hint at another pivotal moment in Fugazi history...

The set list:

1. Intro 2. Margin Walker 3. Interlude 1 4. Lockdown 5. Waiting Room 6. Bad Mouth 7. Bulldog Front 8. Burning 9. Interlude 2 10. Brendan #1 11. Sieve-Fisted Find 12. Interlude 3 13. Shut the Door 14. Greed 15. Interlude 4 16. Suggestion 17. Burning Too 18. Give Me The Cure 19. Interlude 5 20. Glueman

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Mark Atwood Lawrence Photo by Jay Godwin

New Director of Johnson Pres. Library & Museum

Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero today announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Atwood Lawrence as the new Director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, effective January 5, 2020.

“I can think of no one more fitting than Dr. Lawrence to head the Library and Museum of the 'Education President' than one who has spent a career using primary source materials to educate students and scholars," said Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero. "With his extensive knowledge of the 1960s, proven scholarship, and experience in museum design and planning, Dr. Lawrence is uniquely qualified to lead this Library and Museum."

Full press release online here.  

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Thirty years ago today, Fugazi played its first show at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. 

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Fugazi, live “Gold Tinted Footage” set to the Slo Crostic instrumental and pulled from the Instrument documentary by Jem Cohen. According to the liner notes, this footage was shot at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C. in 1987. 

I doubt this information is correct since the video appears to portray the band members at different points in time (notice the differences in haircuts and clothing). 

And even though Fugazi did perform two times at the Wilson Center in 1987, i.e. on September 3, 1987 (first show) as well as on December 3, 1987, the band played its first show as a three-piece (Brendan, Ian & Joe) with Guy only joining in on vocals in the course of the subsequent shows.

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