Sat 9/28 @ 7PM
It would be hard to overstate the influence of Washington D.C. post-hardcore band Fugazi, formed by guitarist/vocalist Ian MacKaye in 1986 who’d already been in influential hardcore punk band Minor Threat, a leader in the so-called “Straight Edge” movement (no drugs, alcohol or groupies) and a pioneer in the DIY approach which Fugazi elevated to an art form. They insisted on releasing their music through their own label, kept ticket prices extremely low and discouraged slam dancing and other violent behavior that was rife at hardcore concerts. Artists ranging from Pearl Jam to Nirvana to the Smiths to the Ramones to White Stripes praised them or cited them as an influence. They were a dominant force in the 1990s before going on infinite hiatus on 2003.
In the spirit of the band, Jeff Krulik calls his 2022 film We Are Fugazi a non-documentary. It’s made up of crowd-sourced, fan concert film and rare archive footage, organized like a concert set. The film have one special screening at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque this weekend introduced by Charles Abou-Chebl of Lakewood’s My Mind’s Eye Records, who will host a Q&A after the film. Also in the spirit of the band 30% of the ticket revenue will go to charity.
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