March 11th, 2015
SALAD DAYS Wins Noise Pop Film Series Audience Award
Last month, “Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)” made its West Coast premiere at the Noise Pop Film Festival (San Francisco) to a sold out audience at the Roxie Theater.
Noise Pop writes, "Many thanks to all of you who made it out to some of our eclectic premieres, unique presentations and beautiful scorings. This was one of the best series to date! For all of you who participated in the Audience Award voting, drum roll please… Hats off to Director Scott Crawford and the West Coast premiere of "Salad Days: The Birth of Punk in the Nation’s Capital."
SALAD DAYS, a documentary film that will be released by MVD later this year, examines the early DIY punk scene in the Nation’s Capital. It was a decade when seminal bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Government Issue, Scream, Void, Faith, Rites of Spring, Marginal Man, Fugazi, and others released their own records and booked their own shows—without major record label constraints or mainstream media scrutiny. Contextually, it was a cultural watershed that predated the alternative music explosion of the 1990s (and the industry’s subsequent implosion). Thirty years later, DC’s original DIY punk spirit serves as a reminder of the hopefulness of youth, the power of community and the strength of conviction.
Noise Pop writes, "Many thanks to all of you who made it out to some of our eclectic premieres, unique presentations and beautiful scorings. This was one of the best series to date! For all of you who participated in the Audience Award voting, drum roll please… Hats off to Director Scott Crawford and the West Coast premiere of "Salad Days: The Birth of Punk in the Nation’s Capital."
SALAD DAYS, a documentary film that will be released by MVD later this year, examines the early DIY punk scene in the Nation’s Capital. It was a decade when seminal bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Government Issue, Scream, Void, Faith, Rites of Spring, Marginal Man, Fugazi, and others released their own records and booked their own shows—without major record label constraints or mainstream media scrutiny. Contextually, it was a cultural watershed that predated the alternative music explosion of the 1990s (and the industry’s subsequent implosion). Thirty years later, DC’s original DIY punk spirit serves as a reminder of the hopefulness of youth, the power of community and the strength of conviction.
Salad Days Official Trailer from Scott Crawford on Vimeo.