Rites of Spring was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in late 1983. [7] Along with Embrace, and Beefeater, they were one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement [8] which took place within the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk scene.. Musically, Rites of Spring increased the frenetic violence and visceral passion of hardcore punk while simultaneously ...