The Evens

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Washington, D.C.

The Evens is a Washington, D.C. duo, formed in the fall of 2001, comprising Ian MacKaye (b. 4.16.62) (Minor Threat, Fugazi, The Teen Idles) and Amy Farina (The Warmers, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists). After Fugazi entered a hiatus, the Evens began practicing extensively, and eventually played a few shows and recorded a self-titled album, released in March 2005 on MacKaye’s label, Dischord Records. The Evens are known for their unusual choices in venues for performances and the stylistic change from what many have dubbed the “D.C.” or “Dischord sound”. The Washington Post has described the sound as “what happens when post-hardcore becomes post-post-hardcore”.

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Top Tracks

1	Shelter Two	160
2	Around the Corner	154
3	Cut From The Cloth	151
4	All These Governors	138
5	Crude Bomb	133
6	Everybody Knows	121
7	Cache Is Empty	118
8	Sara Lee	117
9	Blessed Not Lucky	115
10	You Fell Down	109
11	No Money	105
12	If It's Water	103
13	On the Face of It	100
13	You Won't Feel a Thing	100
15	Pushed Against The Wall	99

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HeWhoSmellsBad wrote:
August 2008

the funny thing is i didn't know about this project of Ian's until i saw ther song for Pancake Mountain. xD

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Cannsaw wrote:
August 2008

its pronounced "hostile dick"

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ayvieno wrote:
August 2008

its pronounced "stfu"

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IPWNEDURMOM wrote:
August 2008

hey guys is it pronounced evens or is it evans?

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[deleted-user] wrote:
July 2008

..totally fucking awesome
Subhuman1016 wrote:
July 2008

ian and amy just had their first child in may. they named him Carmine Francis Farina MacKaye. i'm not trying to gossip or encourage people to get caught up in their personal lives, but a) it explains why there's been a lack of musical activity lately from them, and b) it's kinda neat that at 46 years of age, ian is finally a daddy..i didn't see it coming. i wonder what he'll grow up to be like...

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TJDivers wrote:
July 2008

..DONT follow the link to AMAZON or ITUNES, go to the Dischord website and order the records direct.. give your money to people who actually care about music instead of just the money that can be made from it

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girlybat wrote:
May 2008

so awesome live!!! =)

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[deleted-user] wrote:
May 2008

i <3 the evens. sooooooooo damn goooood.
PopeDaniel wrote:
April 2008

Dammit, I should be rich but I'm not.

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JeremyAce4 wrote:
April 2008

You discovered this? What kind of royalties are you getting?

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PopeDaniel wrote:
April 2008

I can't believe I just discovered this!

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jesusjihad wrote:
February 2008

so fucking good

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[deleted-user] wrote:
November 2007

Any links?
allanahj wrote:
November 2007

Saw them in Houston. Danced my heart out. Too bad I was the only one... We don't need any more Houston cool.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
November 2007

The Evens are playing this Sunday in DC at the old Wilson Center: positiveforcedc.org
girlybat wrote:
November 2007

tomorrow night--woo hoo!

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parano1dandro1d wrote:
November 2007

Just saw them at an art gallery here in Wichita, Kansas. One of the best shows I've ever seen, really. Pretty inspiring.

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stevevanjames wrote:
November 2007

just saw them in a small record store in lawrence kansas. dddddddddddammmn good show.

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1223334Zs wrote:
November 2007

I saw this band with about 40 other people in the gym of an elementary school down the road from where i live. The only lighting was a floor lamp.

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