Skip Groff, a Washington, D.C. record store owner who produced and championed the city’s seminal hardcore punk acts, has died at the age of 70. Groff’s wife Kelly confirmed to Wtop that the owner of D.C.’s Yesterday & Today suffered a seizure Monday and died at a nearby hospital.
Dischord Records’ Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, both members of Minor Threat and their predecessor the Teen Idles, penned a tribute to Groff, who produced Minor Threat’s self-titled Ep as well as other hardcore acts that often frequented and worked at Yesterday & Today.
Dischord Records’ Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, both members of Minor Threat and their predecessor the Teen Idles, penned a tribute to Groff, who produced Minor Threat’s self-titled Ep as well as other hardcore acts that often frequented and worked at Yesterday & Today.
- 2/20/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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