Artist
Nation of Ulysses
Late '80s DC band known for MC5-inspired revolutionary rhetoric, avant jazz elements, and volatile live performances. Their agitprop rock and political intensity influenced riot grrrl bands like Bikini Kill, creating a direct line from DC hardcore to feminist punk. The band's experimental approach and political commitment extended Revolution Summer's challenge to hardcore orthodoxy, proving DC's scene remained creatively restless even as the original wave of bands dissolved or evolved.