Dag Nasty

Dag Nasty was a punk/hardcore band formed in 1985 by Brian Baker (guitar) of Minor Threat, Colin Sears (drums) and Roger Marbury (bass), both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestr

Dag Nasty was a punk/hardcore band formed in 1985 by Brian Baker (guitar) of Minor Threat, Colin Sears (drums) and Roger Marbury (bass), both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and Shawn Brown (vocals). Their style of less aggressive, melodic hardcore was influential and influenced by emotional hardcore (a.k.a. emo) as well as being an influence on post-hardcore. Shawn Brown was the first vocalist, with whom the band recorded (until recently) previously-unreleased versions of most of the material that later made up their first release, "Can I Say," with former roadie and new singer Dave Smalley of DYS. Just over a year later, the band had a new album titled Wig Out at Denko's, a new bassist named Doug "Fig Nuts" Carrion (then of The Descendents, later of The Kottonmouth Kings and the Humble Gods) and a new vocalist, Peter Cortner (formerly of Protem and Lunchbox).

1988 saw the release of their divisive album Field Day (. Many fans hated this album and many loved it. It was an ambitious feat, attempting to blend pop melodies with hardcore/metal riffs even further than previously attempted on Wig Out. The result was a schizophrenic haze of Californian guitar god excess and self absorbed, whine-rock vocal stylings. The band split up shortly after this.