Tonight, the Cinedelphia Film Festival and Tuesday Tune-Out celebrate Philly’s punk scene with the screening of LOUD! FAST! PHILLY!, a video history of Philly hardcore punk that was put together by Joseph A. Gervasi and Eric Bresler. Below is a description of what you can expect to see this evening at PhilaMOCA.
Loud! Fast! Philly! explores Philadelphia’s hardcore punk underground with a clear-eyed view that eschews golden-hued nostalgia and instead brings into sharp focus (and blurry VHS) the true ugly beauty of the scene. Featuring rare footage of local bands playing basements, churches, bars, crappy clubs, and warehouses throughout the city, the program captures what it was like living in a moment but without the pervasive reek of b.o. Loud! Fast! Philly! has selected footage dating from the early 1980s to the now, much of which has never been seen and has been assembled, digitized, and edited for this program. Special guests will be in attendance to introduce clips and talk about Philly’s vibrant underground, back then and today.
There will also be footage of local acts like McRad, Ruin, Sickoids, F.O.D., The Dead Milkmen, The Ghouls, 2.5 Children, and many others. Unfortunately, the 8pm screening is sold out, but there has been a 10:30pm showing (doors at 10pm) added this evening. Hopefully you will get a chance to view what will surely be rare moments in Philly’s music history. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm (Sold Out)/10:30pm, $10, All Ages – Alexis V.