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Poster for Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, Dc (1980-90) (Q&A with Scott Crawford, Tom Lyle & Mike Hampton)

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, Dc (1980-90)

Mon, Sep 30
  • 7:30 pm Sold Out

Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!

Mon, Sep 30 @ 7:30 pm: Followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Scott Crawford, Government Issue’s Tom Lyle & Mike Hampton (Faith, Embrace, One Last Wish, Fake Names)

Director: Scott Crawford Run Time: 102 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 2014

10th Anniversary Director’s Cut

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
examines the early DIY punk scene in the nation’s capital. It was a decade when seminal bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Government Issue, Scream, Void, Faith, Rites of Spring, Marginal Man, Fugazi and others released their own records and booked their own shows—without major record label constraints or mainstream media scrutiny.

Contextually, it was a cultural watershed that predated the alternative music explosion of the 1990s (and the industry’s subsequent implosion). Thirty years later, DC’s original DIY punk spirit serves as a reminder of the hopefulness of youth, the power of community and the strength of conviction.

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