Rites of Spring was an American
emocore band from Washington, D.C. Although they were only together from the spring of 1984 through the winter of 1986, they helped define the
Revolution Summer sound along with
Dag Nasty and
Embrace, among others. Following the band's dissolution, singer and guitarist Guy Picciotto, guitarist Eddie Janney, and drummer Brendan Canty formed
One Last Wish with
Embrace alumnus Michael Hampton. The three later joined former Rites bassist
Mike Fellows for a quasi-reincarnation of Rites of Spring named
Happy Go Licky, releasing an LP/CD of various live…
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