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Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The ReplacementsSUN 11/2 • StageOne
Fairfield, CT
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Celebrate one of the most influential indie-rock albums of all time with a triple-header dedicated to The Replacements. The evening kicks off with Color Me Obsessed, Gorman Bechard’s cult documentary about the band’s wild, devoted fanbase, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker himself. Then the night crescendos with a full-album performance of Let It Be—the Replacements’ seminal masterpiece—brought to life by a supergroup of local Mats diehards. Film. Conversation. Live music. Three ways to honor the band that defined a generation.
Color Me Obsessed:
A documentary on the last best band, the greatest band you’ve never heard of, the greatest rock band of all time period: The Replacements. Love, hate, obsession, tears, vomit...it might not be the prettiest story ever told, but it certainly rocks.
For some aging music fans and kids with a passion for musical history, The Replacements are rock and roll defined. This Minneapolis quartet took a teenage-punk attitude, threw it in a blender with classic and pop rock, and then poured it into a Middle American pint glass. Over the band's 12-year existence, its live sets were magical, a total mess, or both-depending on your mood and the members' respective blood alcohol levels. Gorman Bechard's remarkable history of the 'Mats takes us from their first show as the Impediments to their 1991 onstage breakup in Chicago, and everywhere in between.
Tribute to The Replacements:
To celebrate the release of the deluxe edition of “Let It Be” from The Replacements, a supergroup of local Mats fans will come together for one night to perform the iconic album from start to finish (with a few surprises to top the evening off). These brave young lads include: Cary Pollick, who ditched his pointy guitars after hearing The Replacements and founded The Big Fat Combo, then went on to play in The Danglers and The Zambonis. Jim Balga started playing drums in the 70s, and in the 80s, he was playing professionally with a few bands. It was then that he was introduced to the music of The Replacements. He hasn't been right since. Dean Falcone is a musician/composer who has scored numerous films and has worked/played with the likes of Aimee Mann, Norah Jones, Brian May, Neko Case, Eddie Vedder, and countless others. He is currently playing around CT with the Shellye Valauskas Experience, Roger, C Reale and the Mediums. Ed Valauskas is a bass player/producer who manages Q Division Studios in Cambridge, MA. He has performed live with Eddie Vedder, Graham Parker, Juliana Hatfield, Nada Surf, and is a member of CT’s The Gravel Pit. In the studio, he has recorded with Paul Westerberg, Eli “Paperboy” Reed, Greg Hawkes, and David Robinson (The Cars). And last but not least, Steve Atwood has been the lead singer and guitarist for the Steve Atwood band. For 25 years, they have been causing musical chaos around the state. No-one sounds more like Paul Westerberg than Steve…not even Paul Westerberg.
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StageOne, 70 Sanford St,Fairfield,CT,United States
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