Marginal Man was an American hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C., that formed in 1982. Three of its members—Steve Polcari (vocals), Pete Murray (guitar), and Mike Manos (drums)—had previously played together in the Bethesda, Maryland hardcore band Artificial Peace,[1] a notable part of D.C.'s early hardcore scene, appearing on Dischord Records' "landmark"[2]Flex Your Head compilation. After Artificial Peace disbanded, the trio would join up with Andre Lee (bass) and Kenny Inouye (guitar) to form Marginal Man. The band's first performance occurred on November 19, 1982 at a basement show with Scream, Insurrection, Double-O, United Mutation, and others.[3] According to Polcari, the name 'Marginal Man' referred to the concept of "having friends in two or more groups, but not being part of any individual group. Kind of like 'outside looking in.'"[4]
Steve Polcari Pete Murray Mike Manos Andre Lee Kenny Inouye
Marginal Man was one of the first D.C. hardcore bands, in addition to The Faith and Minor Threat, to feature two guitars. According to Minor Threat drummer and Dischord Records co-founder Jeff Nelson, "Marginal Man made the best use of two guitars of all the bands in D.C."[5] The band toured and recorded frequently before giving a "final" performance at the 9:30 Club on March 24, 1988. The band subsequently reunited for several shows—the 9:30 Club on August 29, 1991 and December 30, 1995 (the second-to-last show at the 9:30 Club's original location) and at the Black Cat on August 20, 2011.[6]
Identity 12" EP (Dischord Records, 1984)/CD EP (Dischord, 1997)
Double Image LP (Gasatanka/Enigma Records, 1985)/CD (In Your Eye, 2000)
Marginal Man LP/CS (Giant Records, 1988)
Appearancesedit
"Marginal Man" on the "Alive And Kicking" 7" compilation (WGNS Recordings, 1985)
"Stones Of A Wall" on the "State Of The Union" LP compilation (Dischord, 1989)
"Friends" on the "Going Nowhere Slow" LP compilation (Double A Records, 1990)
"Mainstream" and "Tell Me" on the "...And The Fun Just Never Ends" CD compilation (Lost And Found Records, 1993)
"Missing Rungs" and "Manipulator" on the "20 Years Of Dischord" 3xCD compilation (Dischord, 2003)
Membersedit
Steve Polcari - Vocals
Pete Murray - Guitar, Vocals
Kenny Inouye - Guitar
Andre Lee - Bass
Mike Manos - Drums
Referencesedit
^Righi, Len (April 12, 1986). "Marginal Man: Discontent On The Punk Border", The Morning Call, p. 60.
^Azerrad, Michael (2002). Our band could be your life : scenes from the American indie underground 1981-1991 (First Back Bay paperback ed.). Boston. p. 133. ISBN0316787531.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^"Marginal Man and Shudder to Think concert flier, 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. - March 24, 1988". Special Collections in Performing Arts, University of Maryland Libraries. hdl:1903.1/43920. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^"Marginal Man Interview". Independent Viewpoint (2). 1984 – via Internet Archive.
^Crawford, Scott (2017). Spoke : images and stories from the 1980s Washington, DC punk scene. [Brooklyn, New York]: Akashic Books. p. 60. ISBN978-1-61775-500-2.
^Marginal Man Reunion At Black Cat Aug 20th, Dischord, June 6, 2011.
^Freed, Benjamin R (2012-12-18). . DCist. Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
Other sources
Dischord Records
Interview with Kenny Inouye on Dissonance Radio
External linksedit
Digitized Marginal Man fliers and fanzine coverage from the University of Maryland's D.C. punk collections
December 15, 2023
marginal, sociological, concept, marginal, marginal, theory, american, hardcore, punk, band, from, washington, that, formed, 1982, three, members, steve, polcari, vocals, pete, murray, guitar, mike, manos, drums, previously, played, together, bethesda, marylan. For the sociological concept marginal man see Marginal man theory Marginal Man was an American hardcore punk band from Washington D C that formed in 1982 Three of its members Steve Polcari vocals Pete Murray guitar and Mike Manos drums had previously played together in the Bethesda Maryland hardcore band Artificial Peace 1 a notable part of D C s early hardcore scene appearing on Dischord Records landmark 2 Flex Your Head compilation After Artificial Peace disbanded the trio would join up with Andre Lee bass and Kenny Inouye guitar to form Marginal Man The band s first performance occurred on November 19 1982 at a basement show with Scream Insurrection Double O United Mutation and others 3 According to Polcari the name Marginal Man referred to the concept of having friends in two or more groups but not being part of any individual group Kind of like outside looking in 4 Marginal manOriginWashington D C United StatesGenresHardcore punkYears active1982 1982 1988 1988 1991 1995 2011 reunions LabelsDischord Gasatanka Enigma GiantPast membersSteve PolcariPete MurrayMike ManosAndre LeeKenny InouyeMarginal Man was one of the first D C hardcore bands in addition to The Faith and Minor Threat to feature two guitars According to Minor Threat drummer and Dischord Records co founder Jeff Nelson Marginal Man made the best use of two guitars of all the bands in D C 5 The band toured and recorded frequently before giving a final performance at the 9 30 Club on March 24 1988 The band subsequently reunited for several shows the 9 30 Club on August 29 1991 and December 30 1995 the second to last show at the 9 30 Club s original location and at the Black Cat on August 20 2011 6 Guitarist Kenny Inouye is the son of the late former Representative Senator and Medal of Honor recipient Daniel Inouye D Hawaii 7 Contents 1 Discography 1 1 Releases 1 2 Appearances 2 Members 3 References 4 External linksDiscography editReleases edit Identity 12 EP Dischord Records 1984 CD EP Dischord 1997 Double Image LP Gasatanka Enigma Records 1985 CD In Your Eye 2000 Marginal Man LP CS Giant Records 1988 Appearances edit Marginal Man on the Alive And Kicking 7 compilation WGNS Recordings 1985 Stones Of A Wall on the State Of The Union LP compilation Dischord 1989 Friends on the Going Nowhere Slow LP compilation Double A Records 1990 Mainstream and Tell Me on the And The Fun Just Never Ends CD compilation Lost And Found Records 1993 Missing Rungs and Manipulator on the 20 Years Of Dischord 3xCD compilation Dischord 2003 Members editSteve Polcari Vocals Pete Murray Guitar Vocals Kenny Inouye Guitar Andre Lee Bass Mike Manos DrumsReferences edit Righi Len April 12 1986 Marginal Man Discontent On The Punk Border The Morning Call p 60 Azerrad Michael 2002 Our band could be your life scenes from the American indie underground 1981 1991 First Back Bay paperback ed Boston p 133 ISBN 0316787531 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Marginal Man and Shudder to Think concert flier 9 30 Club Washington D C March 24 1988 Special Collections in Performing Arts University of Maryland Libraries hdl 1903 1 43920 Retrieved 20 August 2022 Marginal Man Interview Independent Viewpoint 2 1984 via Internet Archive Crawford Scott 2017 Spoke images and stories from the 1980s Washington DC punk scene Brooklyn New York Akashic Books p 60 ISBN 978 1 61775 500 2 Marginal Man Reunion At Black Cat Aug 20th Dischord June 6 2011 Freed Benjamin R 2012 12 18 Late Sen Daniel Inouye Was the Biggest Punk in Congress DCist Archived from the original on 2015 01 02 Retrieved 2014 09 06 Other sourcesSouthern Records web site biography Dischord Records Interview with Kenny Inouye on Dissonance RadioExternal links editOfficial Website Digitized Marginal Man fliers and fanzine coverage from the University of Maryland s D C punk collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marginal Man amp oldid 1180240623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
