August 1993 Band Line Up

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Slant 6 was an all-female trio that emerged from the Washington DC music scene in the summer of 1992. In 1993, they released a three-song single for Dischord Records and spent much of that year touring across the U.S. Their debut album, Soda Pop Rip Off, was recorded in Washington DC and produced by Don Zientara, a long-time Dischord collaborator, along with Fugazi's guitarist Ian MacKaye. The band's connection to the West Coast scene ran deeper than just touring—one of Slant 6's members lived on the Cell 63 property for a time, highlighting how the venue wasn’t just a space for shows but a thriving community hub where musicians and artists came together, shared ideas, and supported each other beyond the stage.

Strife remains a highly active force in the music scene, continuing to tour and perform at numerous music festivals. Known for their relentless energy and dedication to hardcore punk, the band regularly connects with fans old and new through live performances. Their second album, In This Defiance, released in 1997, marked a major milestone in their career, featuring guest appearances from Chino Moreno of Deftones, Dino Cazares of Fear Factory, and Igor Cavalera of Sepultura. As a band that has never slowed down, Strife has built a reputation for their high-impact shows, maintaining a strong presence in the hardcore scene as they continue to tour the United States and perform at iconic punk festivals.

Parasites have been releasing records since 1987 and toured the US, Europe and Japan extensively. They have shared the stage with iconic bands such as Green Day, Rancid, NOFX, Bad Religion, Buzzcocks, Jawbreaker.

This flyer, created by Mark Rogers of Unfucked, was designed to promote shows at Cell 63 and Club Amalgamated during the month of August 1993, spanning from August 1st to August 29th. 

Inside Out was a straight edge, hardcore punk band fronted by Zack de la Rocha, who would later gain global fame as the lead vocalist of Rage Against The Machine. The band was a crucial part of the early '90s hardcore scene, known for its politically charged lyrics and aggressive sound.

The August 19th, 1993 show at Cell 63 marked a rare Inside Out reunion performance, just as Rage Against The Machine began to gain major momentum in the music world. This show was particularly special, as it was a unique moment where the band's hardcore roots and de la Rocha's future in the more mainstream success of Rage began to cross paths.

Aug 1: Policy of 3, Bobsled, Honeywell

Aug 3: Sparkmarker, Undertow, Hellbender

Aug 6: Naked Aggression, Face to Face, Blank 7, Horace Pinker

Aug 7: Iconoclast, Not For The Lack of Trying, Shroom Union, Mohinder

Aug 12: Face Value, Strife

Aug 15: Ego, Sticks and Stones, Slant 6

Aug 16: Parasites

Aug 17: Manumission, Man Is the Bastard

Aug 19: Inside Out, Iceburn, Alloy

Aug 20: Drop Dead, Crossed Out, Lack of Interest

Aug 21: Cupid Car Club, Slug, Seesaw, Dug

Aug 29: Driftwood, Still Life, Indian Summer, Mikelteo Fairies

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Face to Face is a punk rock band from Victorville, California, that rose to prominence with their 1995 album Big Choice, which included the popular radio single "Disconnected." The song made appearances in films like Tank Girl and National Lampoon's Senior Trip. They have toured with iconic bands such as Sublime, NOFX, The Offspring, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and headlined the 1997 SnoCore Tour. Face to Face also joined the Warped Tour in the late '90s. Their song "I Won't Lie Down" was featured on the soundtrack for the 1997 movie Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. In 2002 they joined the DropKick Murphys for a split EP. They are still active today, garnering tens of millions of streams on Spotify and releasing their most recent single in 2024.

Honeywell was among the first bands to help shape the genre now known as "screamo." Their final live performance took place in 1994 at Cell 63, where they shared the stage with other pioneering screamo bands like Nuzzle and Mohinder.

Indian Summer was an influential band that worked to shape the American emo genre in the 90’s. In 1994, their album Science was listed in Rolling Stone’s top 50 emo albums, coming in 37th place.