Complex sentence: His first band, Nation of Ulysses, formed in 1988, was influential in the Washington D.C. punk scene, dissolving in 1992 after failing to record their third studio album.
Split into simpler sentences: His first band, Nation of Ulysses, formed in 1988, was influential in the Washington D.C. punk scene. The band broke up in 1992 after failing to record their third studio album.