Punk documentary Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC will have a limited theatrical release in celebration of its 10th anniversary, with filmmaker Scott Crawford making a few public appearances in conjunction with the new screenings. The film is an updated take, a director's cut with some new interviews and edits to round it out.
"Anytime you step away from a project, and look at it through a fresh lens of time, you find small ways to improve the storytelling. I felt like I needed to create some additional nuances and observations that were missing," Crawford says in a press release. "The film stands on its own, but I think this version might fill in a few more cracks in the narrative."
Focusing on the years 1980-1990, the film includes footage of bands such as Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Government Issue, Scream, Void, Faith, Rites of Spring, Marginal Man, Fugazi, and more.
Prior to the film, Crawford made the DC-centric Metrozine, which he started at age 12. He also authored a book, Spoke, a companion to Salad Days (Akashic Books), and has directed CREEM: America's Only Rock'n'Roll Magazine (2021) and Something Better Change, about Joe Keithley of D.O.A.
DATES:
9/24 The Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
9/30 Nitehawk Theater, Brooklyn, NY (Scott Crawford Q&A to follow)
10/7 Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA (Scott Crawford Q&A to follow)
10/14 100 Club, London, England (with Dr. Pam Hogg performing DJ duties and Scott Crawford Q&A)
10/15 The Sugarclub, Dublin, Ireland (Scott Crawford Q&A to follow)
10/19 Ollie Skate Shop, Longview, TX
10/24 Brain Dead, Los Angeles, CA
10/26 Gilman Street, Berkeley, CA (Scott Crawford Q&A to follow)
11/3 Violet Crown Theater, Charlottesville, VA
11/7 The Frida, Santa Ana, CA
11/13 Sound Unseen FIlm Festival, Minneapolis, MN (Scott Crawford Q&A to follow)
11/19 Grand Illusion, Seattle, WA (Scott Crawford Q&A to follow)
11/23 The Avalon Theater, Easton, MD (Scott Crawford Q&A to follow)
11/30 Lichtspiele Kalk, Köln, Germany
12/6 The Resonator, Norman, OK
12/7 The Brattle, Boston, MA
12/7 AS220, Providence, RI
12/21 The Black Cat, Washington, DC (with Hammered Hulls)
01/18 Burlington, VT Main St. Landing Theater
01/29/25 The Hollywood Theater, Portland, OR
(More dates to be announced)
