First ever screening of Un Heard Of will be on Tuesday, 11/28
The New Orleans rock scene in the early '90s was something of an anomaly. Dozens of bands were making original, influential music, but few people knew those bands even existed. That’s where Jody Smith’s Un Heard Of: An Underground Rock Documentary comes in.
Un Heard Of is by New Orleans filmmaker Jody Smith and depicts the peaks and valleys of the New Orleans rock scene from the early '90s through today. Un Heard Of contains anecdotes about booze and death while it traces the current scene's roots back fifteen years with such bands as the now-defunct Black Problem, Lump and the Nipples of Isis and still-thriving bands like Suplecs and Morning 40 Federation. This breathtaking documentary shows how these musicians coexisted in an environment rattled by politics, heritage, and lunacy; an environment that notoriously “won’t let new people have a chance.”
The first public screening of Un Heard Of, brought to you by ANTIGRAVITY and Timecode:NOLA, will be on Tuesday, November 28th at Republic (828 South Peters St.). ANTIGRAVITY is a monthly publication that focuses on underground culture (inlcuding music, comics and film) and Timecode:NOLA is a local non-profit organization that screens local filmmakers at screenings and on Cox Channel 10 (Thursdays, 7:30pm). Don't miss this event-discover another side of the New Orleans music scene that you may not have heard before.
When: Tuesday, 11/28, 9pm
Where: Republic, 828 South Peters St., www.republicnola.com
Cover: $6; FREE, fresh popcorn provided
Contact: Leo McGovern, 504.881.7508, leo@antigravitymagazine.com
By the way-if you're in one of the bands featured in the film, drop me a line at my above e-mail and we'll get you and a guest in for free.
Un Heard Of is by New Orleans filmmaker Jody Smith and depicts the peaks and valleys of the New Orleans rock scene from the early '90s through today. Un Heard Of contains anecdotes about booze and death while it traces the current scene's roots back fifteen years with such bands as the now-defunct Black Problem, Lump and the Nipples of Isis and still-thriving bands like Suplecs and Morning 40 Federation. This breathtaking documentary shows how these musicians coexisted in an environment rattled by politics, heritage, and lunacy; an environment that notoriously “won’t let new people have a chance.”
The first public screening of Un Heard Of, brought to you by ANTIGRAVITY and Timecode:NOLA, will be on Tuesday, November 28th at Republic (828 South Peters St.). ANTIGRAVITY is a monthly publication that focuses on underground culture (inlcuding music, comics and film) and Timecode:NOLA is a local non-profit organization that screens local filmmakers at screenings and on Cox Channel 10 (Thursdays, 7:30pm). Don't miss this event-discover another side of the New Orleans music scene that you may not have heard before.
When: Tuesday, 11/28, 9pm
Where: Republic, 828 South Peters St., www.republicnola.com
Cover: $6; FREE, fresh popcorn provided
Contact: Leo McGovern, 504.881.7508, leo@antigravitymagazine.com
By the way-if you're in one of the bands featured in the film, drop me a line at my above e-mail and we'll get you and a guest in for free.