Desolation Center

Desolation Center

93 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2018

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.

Desolation Center

93 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2018

Desolation Center

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.

IMDb rating	7.4
Producers
Original title	Desolation Center
Directors	Stuart Swezey
Writers

Cast

Anthony Ausgang

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Joe Baiza

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Bob Bert

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D. Boon

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Jack Brewer

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Lisa Derrick

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Janet Housden

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Stephen A. Housden

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George Hurley

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Cris Kirkwood

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Curt Kirkwood

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Mario Lalli

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Bruce Licher

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David Markey

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Jeffrey McDonald

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Steven Shane McDonald

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Thurston Moore

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Carmel Moran

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Lee Ranaldo

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Steve Shelley

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Stuart Swezey

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Mike Watt

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Blixa Bargeld

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Mark Pauline

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