Punk the Capital: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Schedule
Fri Jun 18 2021 at 08:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Location
640 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002-1233, United States | Washington, DC
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Join the Focus on the Story International Photo Festival at metrobar, DC's newest bar and arts venue, for an outdoor screening of Punk the Capital, which chronicles the emergence of the DC punk scene in the late 1970s.Filmmakers James June Schneider and Paul Bishow, photographer Cynthia Connolly and moderator Jason Hamacher will participate in a q&a session immediately following the screening.
When punk rock exploded in D.C. in the late 1970s, it was a mighty convergence of powerful music, inter-generational friendships, and clear minds. Punk the Capital captures that transformative period, situating DC punk and DC harDCore within the larger narratives of rock ‘n’ roll. Featuring recently unearthed Super-8 film of bands like Bad Brains and interviews with legends like Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye, Punk the Capital explores why the sounds and ideas from this influential music scene continue to inspire around the world.
All of the panelists have been fixtures in the DC music and creative scene for years. Connolly, who appears in Punk the Capital, photographed the nascent DC punk scene and published Banned in DC: Photos and Anecdotes From the DC Punk Underground (79–86) in 2005. (The book was recently reissued and will be available for purchase at the screening.)
The screening is one of the first events at the soon-to-be-opened metrobar, which boasts an actual DC Metro railcar as its centerpiece. But the venue, which is near the Rhode Island Metro Station, has ambitions to be much more than a bar. As an arts space, its mission is to advance cultural, educational, and social programming through collaborative, arts-driven, and authentic DC experiences. metrobar's programming will focus on local artists and subjects, featuring art installations, a stage, screens and space for talks and other events.
metrobar is located near 640 Rhode Island Ave NE, one block west of the Rhode Island Ave Metro stop and the Metropolitan Branch Trail, with parking available in the old Save A Lot parking lot to the west. We will be observing social distancing and other COVID safety measures, so please bring your masks.
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