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The Evens

April 29, 2005 • Ian MacKaye is known as a punk rock veteran, the guitarist and vocalist who founded the seminal band Minor Threat in the early '80s. But his most recent album, the self-titled debut of his new band The Evens, is lilting melody.

A Quieter Course for Punk Pioneer Ian MacKaye

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The Evens: The Power Of Turning Down The Volume

Ian MacKaye, co-founder of Dischord Records and the bands Fugazi and Minor Threat, and Amy Farina, formerly of The Warmers, form The Evens. Their third album together is called The Odds. Charles Previtire/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Evens: The Power Of Turning Down The Volume

December 2, 2012 • Ian MacKaye and Amy Farina's music as The Evens is quiet and spare, but it preserves the intensity of their past bands, Fugazi and The Warmers. Here, the husband and wife discuss their latest album, The Odds.

The Evens: The Power Of Turning Down The Volume

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First Listen: The Evens, 'The Odds'

November 11, 2012 • On their third album, Ian MacKaye and Amy Farina confront what it means to be a grown-up punk: how to question authority while accepting adult responsibility.

King of Kings

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