MacKaye in 2010. (Photo by Christopher Chen)

Washington has another reason to celebrate today. Ian MacKaye, frontman of The Teen Idles, Minor Threat, Fugazi and The Evens, is 50 years old.

Seems like all the D.C. punks are getting up there. Last year, MacKaye’s longtime compatriot Henry Rollins hit the half-century mark, and kind of got all sentimental over the milestone, using it as fuel for a spoken-word and comedy tour.

Should we expect the same type of nostalgia from the 50-year-old MacKaye? Probably not, the City Paper says. After all, the Dischord founder isn’t really one to look back. Some of Fugazi’s best songs—”Argument,” “Long Distance Runner,” “Epic Problem”—are about a constant push forward.

And all the more reason not to look back: The Evens are recording new material, with a new LP coming some time in the near future.

But for now, let’s all wish Ian MacKaye a happy birthday and listen to “Long Distance Runner”: