Sweet looking docmentary on First Avenue

[EL the Famous]

 

Looks like they screened it in Minneapolis in August, but outside of that...I can't find a lick of info. I really need this to come out on DVD or at least screen in Chicago.

[skyflynn]

Yeah, I got to see some of their Run Westy Run footage. I really hope they don't cut a second of it because it just knocked me right on my ass. Just like they used to.

[solace]

it actually screened last year sometime but they did an encore one since it sold out last year.

 

it's very cool but a lot of the footage is pretty raw.

 

they did one this year at Sound Unseen called "7 Nights in the Entry" which was filmed over a 7 night span at the 7th Street Entry in like 1983 or something (tiny venue next door to First Ave). the video & audio quality of this one was far superior to the Heyday one (same guy put it together though).

 

had like 3 or 4 Husker songs, 3 or 4 Mats' ones, and a bunch of other great local Mpls bands from back in the day

[H.Stone]

Gotta get my hands on that... Looks like this guy (Rick Fuller) has done a lot of other great stuff, too.

[H.Stone]

An email from Fuller:

 

There are no plans to release Hayday on DVD unfortunately. I made the

movie to benefit the nonprofit DEMOMN.org, and it would be up to them to

pursue the music publishing rights to secure a DVD release. At the moment,

only Mpls. screenings were granted by the artists. My guess the next

screening will be in Spring of '08 somewhere in Mpls. DEMOMN.org's website

will have info if/when it happens.

 

Westerberg DVD is out of print, but is still available on ebay.

 

Soul Asylum "Live At First Ave/Silver Lining" is available at Best Buy

stores only. "Something Out Of Nothing" and "Never Too Late, Never Too

Soon" are again tied up in music publishing issues, but Soul Asylum plans

for a DVD compilation someday, and they'll be on it I would think.

 

Thanks for your interest, sorry I couldn't be more help.

 

Sincerely,

 

Rick