Hardcore punk of the 90s remains a special era for its continued commitment to mainstream inaccessibility and anti-establishmentarianism that developed in the 80s. D.C. hardcore was still going strong, and New York City was booming. Powerviolence was also on the up-and-up. At the same time, there was the growing Seattle grunge scene to contend with. In this way, a lot of hardcore bands of the 90s were swept under the rug, unless you were involved in the scene. Here are my picks for three bands that should have gotten more love in their time.

Dawson

The way I had to scrounge for a scrap of information about this band should win me a Pulitzer, and if you heard that I now have a suspiciously obtained copy of their album Barf Market: You’re Ontae Plums living on my hard drive, no, you didn’t

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