Desolation Center

Name: Desolation Center
Genre: Documentary
Released: September 13, 2019
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Anthony Ausgang, Bob Bert, D. Boon, Daryl Gates, George Hurley

2019

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| Release Date: September 13, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Anthony Ausgang, Bob Bert, D. Boon, Daryl Gates, George Hurley, Jack Brewer, Janet Housden, Joe Baiza, Lisa Derrick, Michael Compton, Stephen A. Housden

Summary: Desolation Center is the previously untold story of a series of early 80s guerrilla music and art performance happenings in Southern California that are recognized to have paved the way for Burning Man, Lollapalooza and Coachella, collective experiences that have become key elements of popular culture in the 21st century. The featureDesolation Center is the previously untold story of a series of early 80s guerrilla music and art performance happenings in Southern California that are recognized to have paved the way for Burning Man, Lollapalooza and Coachella, collective experiences that have become key elements of popular culture in the 21st century. The feature documentary splices interviews and rare performance footage of Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Swans, Redd Kross, Einstürzende Neubauten, Survival Research Laboratories, Savage Republic and more, documenting a time when pushing the boundaries of music, art, and performance felt almost like an unspoken obligation. … Expand

Director: Stuart Swezey

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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Katie Walsh

Sep 11, 2019

Swezey’s film is a historical record of this short-lived time and this singularly L.A. scene. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Sep 18, 2019

Employing contemporary interviews with those who were there and a wealth of raw footage from the original events, Desolation Center illuminates a short-lived but absolutely momentous time when the Mojave beckoned, free of charge and front-loaded with anarchic artistic overload. Read full review

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