Film: We Jam Econo - The Story Of The Minutemen (sun May 22)

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WE JAM ECONO-THE STORY OF THE MINUTEMEN (SUN MAY 22)

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U:MACK
Present
a one off screening of
WE JAM ECONO - THE STORY OF THE MINUTEMEN
SUNDAY 22 MAY
TEMPLE BAR MUSIC CENTRE
DOORS 7.30pm FILM BEGINS 8.30pm
TICKETS €9 FROM ROAD, CITY DISCS & RED INK BOOKS. Online at www.tickets.ie
VEIW TRAILER AT: www.minutemen.com
www.umack.com

mike watt & the secondmen, thursday may 12 in whelans


Hi,
just to let you know,
we're staging a one off screening of the superb new documentary about the ground breaking early 80’s punk rock band, the minutemen on sunday may 22 in the temple bar music centre. The film features incredible live footage spanning their five year exsistance and interviews with a whole heap of people who were involved with the band and the early 80's american punk scene including Mike Watt, Jello Biafra, Greg Ginn, Richard Hell, Henry Rollins and Thurston Moore.
Mike Watt suggested We Jam Econo's title. It was a D.I.Y. mantra he devised for the group's early days of loading, driving and unloading its own van, making its own music and doing so in its own way. "People have certain kinds of expectations of what a band should be like," he says. "I've had guys get weirded out because I load my own stuff or because we didn't fly to gigs. It don't matter what kind of expectations people might have, just do what it takes to get it done. If it's econo, that's fine. As a matter of fact, twenty-five years later, I do things the same way. I'd rather take risks with the music than the lifestyle. Jamming econo makes sense."

theres an awesome trailer for the film here:
http://www.theminutemen.com/trailers.html
mike watt of the minutemen is playing a gig with his current band, the secondmen, on thursday may 12 in whelans.

Full information and list of interviews in the film below
hope life is good,
u:mack
WE JAM ECONO - THE STORY OF THE MINUTEMEN is a feature length documentary

chronicling this ground breaking, early 80’s punk rock band from their humble beginnings in the

harbor town of San Pedro, CA to their untimely demise when lead singer and guitarist D. Boon

was killed in a van accident in December of 1985.

Told by those who were there, WE JAM ECONO - THE STORY OF THE MINUTEMEN weaves

together footage from over fifty newly shot interviews with archival interviews and live

performances to capture the dynamic energy and do-it-yourself spirit of these punk rock

pioneers.



Like an angel from heaven D. Boon fell from a tree in San Pedro’s Peck Park

landing him squarely on Mike Watt. The two thirteen year olds lives would never

be the same. Sharing an obsession with history, their adopted home town of San

Pedro and 60’s and 70’s arena rock bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival

and Blue Oyster Cult, the two friends grew up to form both a deep personal and

musical bond. This bond formed the foundation of one of the most revered,

intriguing, and groundbreaking bands of the early ‘80’s.

Steeped in the mentality that creating music was for unreachable rock stars

performing in arenas, Boon and Watt were completely taken aback by the late

70’s punk rock scene in Hollywood. Energized by punk’s do-it-yourself attitude

the two friends started and stopped the Bright Orange Band and the

Reactionaries searching for their creative voice.

Taking inspiration from English bands Wire and the Pop Group, Watt and Boon

formed the Minutemen in 1979. After original drummer Frank Tonche quit the

band after one gig, the duo enlisted original Reactionaries drummer and fellow

San Pedro High School graduate George Hurley to take over playing drums. The

trio was cemented and the Minutemen never looked back.

In a whirlwind of 5 years the Minutemen released eleven records ranging from 7"

singles to the epic double album Double Nickels On The Dime, an output totaling

over 150 songs! They crisscrossed the country opening for bands ranging from

Black Flag to REM as well as on their own headlining tours. Their video for "This

Ain’t No Picnic" was even being shown on MTV in between videos from Cyndi

Lauper and Michael Jackson.

Tragically, at the very peak of their creative force the Minutemen were brought to

a halt when D. Boon was killed in a van accident just three days before

Christmas 1985.

The Minutemen may have ended that day twenty years ago, but their convictions

and ethos still remain strong and can be heard and felt in the spirit and sound of

new bands just starting out in their garages to mega selling artists playing

arenas.

INTERVIEWS (alphabetical order)

Milo Aukerman

Joe Baiza

Kevin Barrett

Scott Becker

Jello Biafra

Richard Bonney

Jack Brewer

Dez Cadena

Joe Carducci

Nels Cline

Byron Coley

Ed Crawford

Brother Dale

Richard Derrick

John Doe

Ray Farrell

Flea

Michel C Ford

Greg Ginn

Carlos Guitarlos

Richard Hell

Pat Hoed

Robert Holzman

George Hurley

Randall Jahnson

Kjehl Johansen

Martin Lyon

Ian MacKaye

Dave Markey

Mike Martt

J Mascis

Brother Matt

Vince Meghrouni

Richard Meltzer

Thurston Moore

Bill Morgan

Chris Morris

Keith Morris

Brendan Mullen

Colin Newman

Raymond Pettibon

Tony Platon

David Rees

Lisa Roeland

Nanette Roeland

Kira Roessler

Henry Rollins

Kurt Schellenbach

John Talley-Jones

Tom Watson

Jean Watt

Mike Watt