12 indie bands, one doomed house, zero time to rehearse.
This is the third in a film series produced by Fugazi's Brendan Canty and directed by filmmaker Christoph Green. It features live performances by The Shins, Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, Mirah, The Thermals, Quasi, The Gossip, Wet Confetti, The Planet The, Lifesavas, The Ready, and Tom Heinl. The crew travels from town to town filming bands performing in houses that're about to be demolished or burned to the ground. In one day they document the house, the bands, and the demolition, then put it together in a 50-minute movie and move on to the next town. Extras include an extended slide show of stills of the day's bands as well as stills of the destruction and film production.
Direction
One-take urgency—no second chances as walls literally crumble.
Sound
Raw live mixes, no studio safety net, actual house acoustics.
Cinematography
Sunlight through dust clouds; destruction as accidental art direction.
Director
Christoph Green
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Portland's 2005 indie peak, months before The Shins changed Zach Braff's life and 'indie' became a Target aesthetic.
The house was legally burned by Portland Fire & Rescue as training exercise—Canty convinced them to let bands play first.
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