Dag Nasty, is planning to reunite with original singer Shawn Brown at the Black Cat Dec. 28th in Washington DC. The reunion will include original members Brian Baker, Roger Marbury, and Colin Sears, the lineup that wrote much of Dag Nasty's well-loved debut LP Can I Say, released in 1986 on Dischord Records. Dave Smalley later recorded the vocals to Can I Say over Shawn Brown's original tracks.
Government Issue is also on the bill, alongside Black Market Baby and Kingface. The show is a "celebration" of Salad Days, the forthcoming documentary about D.C.'s 1980s hardcore scene.
Salad Days posted some footage of their first rehearsal back and it is sounding good already.
Brian Baker, formerly of Minor Threat, formed Dag Nasty with Colin Sears, Roger Marbury and Shawn Brown in 1985. Shawn's replacement on vocals (by ex- DYS frontman Dave Smalley) shortly before the recording of their debut full-length, Can I Say, began a revolving door membership that was to continue throughout their duration as a band (ultimately leaving Brian as the only original member.) Dag Nasty recorded Can I Say in June 1986, and Wig Out at Denkos in July 1987, for Dischord Records before moving to Giant Records for the release of Field Day in 1988. The Can I Say line-up reformed in 1992 to record Four on the Floor for Epitaph Records and again in 2002 to record a full-length for Revelation Records. In 1991, Dischord combined the Can I Say and Wig Out LPs onto one maxi-CD. Dischord re-mastered both records in 2003 and re-released them back onto two separate CDs, both including extra live and unreleased tracks.
In November 2010 Dischord released the long shelved Dag With Shawn recording session featuring the original Dag Nasty line-up with Shawn Brown on vocals. This is essentially the same album that was later re-recorded and released as Can I Say.
You can read a cool interview with Shawn Brown on his time in Dag Nasty over here and check out a full set with him fronting the band below from back in 85.