sonic youth,desert,festival,industrial music,live music,survival research laboratories,swans

Desolation Center (2018)

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The untold story of a series of Reagan-era guerrilla punk and industrial desert happenings in Southern California that are now recognized as the inspiration for Burning Man, Lollapalooza, and Coachella. Interviews and rare performance footage of Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Redd Kross, Einstürzende Neubauten, Survival Research Laboratories, Savage Republic, Swans and more.

Cast & Crew

Director
Stuart Swezey
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    D. Boon
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    Cris Kirkwood
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    Curt Kirkwood
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    David Markey
  • Profile picture of Jeffrey McDonald
    Jeffrey McDonald
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    Steven Shane McDonald
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    Thurston Moore
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    Lee Ranaldo

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Keywords

  • sonic youth
  • desert
  • festival
  • industrial music
  • live music
  • survival research laboratories
  • swans