Trio began practicing

After the hardcore punk group Minor Threat dissolved, Ian MacKaye (vocals) was active with a few short-lived groups, most notably Embrace . MacKaye realized that he wanted to prioritize making music over being in a band, “because sometimes bands get in the way of music, because you’re so focussed on making a band that you forget that it should be about music first.” MacKaye had gotten to know Joe Lally, who was working as a roadie for the band Beefeater . After learning Lally played bass, MacKaye asked him if he would be interested in playing together. They soon recruited Dag Nasty drummer Colin Sears , and the trio began practicing around August or September of 1986. MacKaye’s original concept for Fugazi was akin to ” MC5 plus reggae “.