Desolation Center

Overview

The untold story of a series of Reagan-era guerrilla punk and industrial desert happenings in Southern California that are now recognized as the inspiration for Burning Man, Lollapalooza, and Coachella. Interviews and rare performance footage of Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Redd Kross, Einstürzende Neubauten, Survival Research Laboratories, Savage Republic, Swans and more.

Details

Cast

Anthony Ausgang

Joe Baiza

Bob Bert

D. Boon

Jack Brewer

Lisa Derrick

Janet Housden

Stephen A. Housden

George Hurley

Cris Kirkwood

Curt Kirkwood

Mario Lalli

Bruce Licher

David Markey

Jeffrey McDonald

Steven Shane McDonald

Thurston Moore

Carmel Moran

Lee Ranaldo

Steve Shelley