RTP-area local music and culture

[Chris Rossi <nospam AT spacelabstudio.com>]

I believe you have the date wrong on the Fugazi film.  Feb 6 is today, 
Monday.  Everything else I've seen has this film being tomorrow, 
Tuesday, Feb 7.

chris



Rock Films at the ArtsCenter wrote:
> The ArtsCenter hosts a big-screen music series, most Tuesday nights in 
> February, featuring the Fugazi documentary "Instrument" (Feb. 6, 7:30pm & 
> 10pm), the Flaming Lips documentary "The Fearless Freaks" (Feb. 14, 8pm), 
> and the 1972 historic funk/soul/r&b concert documentary "Wattstax" (Feb. 28, 
> 8pm). All shows are $3 and feature a local draft beer special. The 
> ArtsCenter is located in downtown Carrboro at 300-G East Main St., Carrboro. 
> 929-2787. www.artscenterlive.org.
>
> INSTRUMENT (Feb. 6, 7:30pm & 10pm, $3)
> 115 mins. color. stereo. March 1999.
> A feature length film/video about the band, Fugazi, directed by Jem Cohen 
> and Fugazi.
> A collaboration between filmmaker Jem Cohen and the Washington DC band, the 
> project covers the ten-year period from the band's inception in 1987. Far 
> from a traditional documentary, the project is a musical document: a 
> portrait of musicians at work.
>
> (from http://www.southern.com/southern/band/FUGAZ/17980.html )
>
>
> FEARLESS FREAKS (Feb. 14, 8pm)
> 185 mins. color. stereo. 2005
> The Wonderously Improbable Story Of The Flaming Lips. A documentary/portrait 
> of the evolution of the Oklahoma band culled from 400+ hours of footage.
> Filmmaker Bradley Beasley, the band's long-time friend and director of all 
> of their music videos since 1992, gives us an insider's look at their 
> 20-year transformation from Oklahoma outsiders to GRAMMY-winning elder 
> statesmen.
> This fascinating documentary features revealing interviews with band members 
> past and present, and includes amazing footage from their entire 
> career-truly capturing the eccentric and inventive world of The Lips. 
> (partly quoted from Amazon.com)
>
> http://www.fearlessfreaks.com/
>
>
> WATTSTAX (Feb. 28, 8pm)
> 98 mins. color. 1973
> Wattstax the concert was an incredible outpouring of music, soul and the 
> black experience. Staged in the LA Coliseum in the Summer of 1972, it 
> brought together over 100,000 people in a spirit of joy, pride and 
> celebration. Virtually the entire Stax Records roster, including Isaac 
> Hayes, Rufus Thomas and the Staple Singers, put their hearts into 
> performances that matched the magic of the occasion and forged a connection 
> with the crowd which is still remembered and revered.
> Wattstax the movie is more than just incredible musical performances. 
> Through topical street interviews on subjects ranging from music and love to 
> politics and the 1965 Watts Revolt, the film provides unexpectedly potent 
> insight into life in Watts. A young, relatively unknown Richard Pryor 
> peppers the film with biting wit in a series of standup routines, binding 
> the interviews and musical performances together into a powerful statement 
> on life in Black America.
> (from http://www.wattstax.com )
>
> This is a documentary about the 1972 Watts Summer Festival, which culminated 
> in a day long concert at a sold out Los Angeles Coliseum. The concert was 
> headlined by Issac Hayes and the support acts included Rufus Thomas and his 
> daughter Carla, the Bar Kays and the Staple Singers. The film also features 
> commentary by many African Americans who comment on how things were in Watts 
> since the riots that tore the city apart seven years earlier.
> (summary by Brian Washington from IMDB) 
>
>
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