Date and Time
- Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 6:45pm
Details
SALAD DAYS: A DECADE OF PUNK IN WASHINGTON, DC (1980-1990)
Scott Crawford's rousing documentary examines the early DIY punk scene in the nation's capital between 1980 and 1990. It was a decade when seminal bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Government Issue, Scream, Void, the 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). Forty 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. DIR/SCR/PROD Scott Crawford; PROD Jim Saah. U.S., 2014, color, 103 min. NOT RATED
