Articles of Faith (band)

[2] Originally a Springsteen/Clash cover band called Direct Drive, the group changed both its music and name after frontman Vic Bondi visited Washington, D.C., in 1981 and saw a Bad Brains show that he describes as an “epiphany.”[3] AoF typically showed funk, reggae and jazz influences, accompanied by lyrics bemoaning the difficulty of finding freedom and fulfillment in consumer society.

While the band's influence was blunted by being based in Chicago, it maintained close musical and thematic ties to the Washington DC / Dischord Records scene.

[2] At the time of AoF's original breakup Bondi was working as a history instructor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Bondi resurfaced with another politically charged band, Report Suspicious Activity in 2006, and was featured prominently in the documentaries American Hardcore and You Weren't There.

[6][7] Groups who have cited Articles of Faith as a prominent influence include NOFX,[8] Heroin[9] and Disfear.