Disruptive Since ’79: MDC’s Radical American Rock’n’Roll Revisits Houston

For 40 years, groundbreaking hardcore punk band MDC has proven that commitment works. As a globe-reaching political unit, they foreshadowed The Woke Generation’s emphasis on social justice, pro-LGBTQIA fights, environmental awareness, labor concerns, police brutality, and much more. Though they began as the Stains at long-lost clubs like Raul’s in Austin in the late-1970s, they have spent the last four decades scouring the world, from Brazil and Malaysia to Russia, making music that is ferocious, fast, and focused on creating a sense of participatory culture. As proud vegans and left-wing activists, they are a tour-de-force, with a sarcastic edge.