Tag: minor threat
Salad Days Punk Doc is a Deep Dive on Dischord Records
Danny Baraz
March 1, 2015
For decades, the music industry has found ways to exploit and capitalize on homegrown music scenes. Organic movements of pubescent and pre pubescent children, finding their voice and by proxy, the voice of the other kids in their neighborhood. Whether it was grunge in Seattle, hip hop in Brooklyn or punk in Orange County, the music industry sees a devoted legion of rabid consumption and immediately moves to find a way to make money from it. It seems like corporations have never failed to corrupt the purity of art except for one exception; Dischord Records in Washington D.C. Last night I went to the L.A. premiere of Salad Days: The D.C. Punk Revolution at The Regent Theater and I learned so much about one of the most influential, uncorrupt able, DIY music scenes that has ever existed. Salad Days is most definitely a chronicle and an ode to Dischord Records. There was very little in this movie about the Bad Brains outside of the acknowledgment that they influenced the entire scene. The movie was complete enough to mention other bands that influenced the region like The Cramps, The Clash and The Ramones and even a decent amount of time
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Salad Days DC Punk Doc Ticket Giveaway at The Regent Theater
Danny Baraz
February 24, 2015
If you love hardcore punk rock then chances are that one of your favorite bands came out of the Washington D.C. Punk Scene. Bands like Bad Brains and Minor Threat not only changed music but also made social and political ripples all throughout the world. Get an inside look at the scene, the bands, the labels and the people that drove this musical movement into infamy. On Friday, February 27th, The Regent Theater will be screening Salad Days: The DC Punk Revolution at 8pm and 11pm. The 8pm show is already sold out but we are giving away 3 PAIRS OF TICKETS to the 11pm show. To win tickets you have to do 4 very little things. Follow us on Twitter, Follow us on Instagram and Like us on Facebook. Once you have done so, leave a comment on this post confirming you have completed all required steps to win. We will select the winner on Friday morning at 10am and contact you by the email you use to leave your comment. Only those who complete all steps will be eligible to win one of 3 PAIRS of tickets. [button color=”pink” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”http://www.theecho.com/event/786293-10pm-screening-salad-days-los-angeles/”]…or PURCHASE TICKETS TO THIS EVENT
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