What is MDC (band)?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = MDC | Img = MUSIC MDC.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = MDC (2017) | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Austin, Texas]], [[USA]] | death_date = |death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[Hardcore punk]]<ref>{{cite web|last=MDC|first=|title=MDC|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mdc-mn0000222974|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref> | Occupation = | Years_active = 1979{{ndash}}1995, 2000{{ndash}}present | Label = R Radical Records, [[Crass Records|Crass]], Boner Records, [[New Red Archives]], [[Sudden Death Records|Sudden Death]], Tank Crimes | Associated_acts = [[Big Boys]], [[Dead Kennedys]], [[The Dicks]], [[Patareni]], [[Leftover Crack]], [[Poison Idea|Pig Champion]], [[Operation Ivy (band)|Operation Ivy]], [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]] | URL = | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = [[Dave Dictor]]<br>Ron Posner<br>Mike Smith<br>Al Schvitz<br>Russ Kalita | Past_members = Michael Donaldson<br>Franco Mares<br>Dejan Podobnik<br>Brady Green Erik Mischo<br>Bill Collins<br>Matt Freeman }} '''MDC''' are an [[anarcho-punk]] and [[hardcore punk]] band that started in [[Austin, Texas]] in 1979. They helped make hardcore punk popular in Austin, but in 1982 they moved Their lyrics were very [[political]]. They did not like the [[police]], [[war]], [[capitalism]] or [[racism]]. They did like [[gay]] people and thought that they should be treated to [[San Francisco, California]], where they continued to become popular in the hardcore punk community. In 1993 the band stopped playing music, but they began again in 2000 and still play music today. fairly. The name MDC is an [[abbreviation]] and has meant many things.