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Soulside: Washington, DC, 1986–1989
A photographic history of the DC-based 1980s punk rock band that recorded for Dischord Records.
Soulside, a band from the mid-1980s Dischord Records punk rock scene in Washington, DC, grew into maturity in a few short years, going from occasional club shows to nationwide tours and a full European tour in 1989 immediately preceding the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union. With songs influenced by the political and social leanings of the DC punk world of the eighties, Soulside worked with a worldwide underground network to tour throughout North America and Europe. The four-year span of the band would end with a recording session of their last album, Hot Bodi-Gram, in Eindhoven, Holland, at the conclusion of their final tour.
As a perennial photographer, graphic designer, and archivist, the band’s drummer, Alexis Fleisig, has kept a collection of photos and flyers from these tours and has compiled as much as he could into this volume. The book is an ode to the people who made that journey possible, and a chronicle of the great eye-opening experiences those moments brought to the band and others.
Soulside, a band from the mid-1980s Dischord Records punk rock scene in Washington, DC, grew into maturity in a few short years, going from occasional club shows to nationwide tours and a full European tour in 1989 immediately preceding the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union. With songs influenced by the political and social leanings of the DC punk world of the eighties, Soulside worked with a worldwide underground network to tour throughout North America and Europe. The four-year span of the band would end with a recording session of their last album, Hot Bodi-Gram, in Eindhoven, Holland, at the conclusion of their final tour.
As a perennial photographer, graphic designer, and archivist, the band’s drummer, Alexis Fleisig, has kept a collection of photos and flyers from these tours and has compiled as much as he could into this volume. The book is an ode to the people who made that journey possible, and a chronicle of the great eye-opening experiences those moments brought to the band and others.
96 pages, Hardcover
Published November 5, 2019
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November 24, 2019
It's a toss-up who was more criminally underrated out of DC's punk scene back in the day... Government Issue or Soulside. Both were phenomenal and beyond inspiring for me.
This book - while smaller than I would've liked (and costing a pretty penny) - was still perfect. (And seeing the flyer to my all-time favorite show with Verbal Assault, Fugazi and Soulside at the Wilson Center - my first road trip with friends and no adults - really brought back a ton of memories.)
Fave book of 2019 and that's a fact.
"Your head in the sun /
Smarter people will do dumber things"
This book - while smaller than I would've liked (and costing a pretty penny) - was still perfect. (And seeing the flyer to my all-time favorite show with Verbal Assault, Fugazi and Soulside at the Wilson Center - my first road trip with friends and no adults - really brought back a ton of memories.)
Fave book of 2019 and that's a fact.
"Your head in the sun /
Smarter people will do dumber things"
November 29, 2019
Charming photobook and retrospective of DC Hardcore band SoulSide’s last tour. The photos are a fascinating window into life on the road as well as life behind the iron curtain before the Berlin Wall fell. The captions and fascinating and often very funny. Loved this book!
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