Screens Saturday April 18 at 8pm.
REVENGE OF THE MEKONS
D. Joe Angio, 2013, Music Box Films, Color, 95 min
With Mekons Jon Langford and Sally Timms and director Joe Angio in attendance!
REVENGE OF THE MEKONS chronicles the unlikely career of the genre-defying collective notorious for being—as rock critic Greil Marcus notes—“the band that took punk ideology most seriously.” Born out of the 1977 British punk scene, the Mekons progressed from a group of socialist art students with no musical skills to the prolific, raucous progeny of Hank Williams. Joe Angio’s exuberant documentary follows their improbable history – a surprising and influential embrace of folk and country music; forays into the art world; and consistent bad luck with major record labels. Featuring interviews with Mekons super fans - authors Jonathan Franzen ("The Corrections") and Luc Sante ("Low Life"), musician/actor Will Oldham, film director Mary Harron (I SHOT ANDY WARHOL), comedian/ musician Fred Armisen (PORTLANDIA), and critic Greil Marcus ("Mystery Train").
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