Desolation Center

Desolation Center

9.3
2018
1h 33m
Released
DocumentaryMusic

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.

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Director: Stuart Swezey

Cast: Anthony Ausgang, Joe Baiza, Bob Bert, D. Boon, Jack Brewer, Lisa Derrick, Janet Housden, Stephen A. Housden

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