You’ll Be Surprised At How Hard This Fugazi Cover Rocks
INDIO, CA - APRIL 13: Musicians Ian MacKaye (L) and Amy Farina from the band The Evens perform onstage during day 2 of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 13, 2013 in Indio, California. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella)
Never judge a book by its cover, the saying goes. I did when I saw this group of kids set to cover Fugazi‘s “Waiting Room” and was immediately humbled.
I mean, look at these damn kids. Their style certainly doesn’t scream: “we are wizened students of post-hardcore.” Yet here they are, in their sundresses and all, absolutely ripping through a cover of one of the great punk rock songs of all-time. Shame on me for passing judgement. Shame on you if you don’t take time to check it out.
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