Documentary ·Music · United States of America · 2018 · 1h 33m

Desolation Center

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Director
Stuart Swezey
Cast
Anthony Ausgang as Joe Baiza as Bob Bert as D. Boon as Jack Brewer as Lisa Derrick as
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
sonic youthdesertfestivalindustrial musiclive musicsurvival research laboratoriesswans
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