Utilitarian, easy to understand, and difficult to corrupt – Henry Rollins on Dischord
If you haven’t had the chance to see Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) yet, put it on your to-do list. It’s a fascinating look at a punk community that would go on to influence many others. And it has a powerful message about community.
The documentary features interviews with the DC punk and music community including Ian MacKaye, Jeff Nelson, Henry Rollins, Dante Ferrando, Skipp Groff, Don Zientera, Jenny Toomey, Mark Robinson, Jason Farrell, Fred Armisen, John Stabb, Amy Pickering, Mark Andersen, Brendan Canty, Geoff Turner, Brian Baker, Dave Grohl, Kim Coletta, Craig Wedren, and J. Robbins
The film was directed by Scott Crawford, who began attending shows in D.C. before he could drive, and produced by Jim Saah, who has been photographing bands in D.C. since the early 1980s.
They included some pretty great live footage in the doc including Minor Threat, S.O.A., Void, Bad Brains, Government Issue, Fire Party, Marginal Man, Soulside, Scream, Faith, Rites of Spring, Marginal Man, Jawbox, Nation of Ulysses, Shudder to Think, and Fugazi.
Rock Shop is pleased to present an encore screening on Tuesday, July 7 at The Somerville Theatre at 7:30pm. Tickets are available at The Somerville Box Office and online here.