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Thurs. Jan. 26 to Wed. Feb. 1- Color Me Obsessed

(Dir. Gorman Bechard - 2011 - 123m) Like many who were weaned on punk music, director Bechard latched onto this brash young Minneapolis band with fervor. Told through the eyes of fans, friends, and contemporaries, the film breaks from the traditional music documentary format of music and performances. “Not wanting to make a VH1/where-are-they-now style documentary, I decided to present the band in a more iconic way,” the director explains. Dubbed “the last best band” by Spin Magazine, Replacements' live shows could be miraculous or downright disasters. As critic’s darlings, their albums were wrought with angry guitars and passionate well-written lyrics that hinted at potential commercial success. Yet, somehow, the band managed to continually shoot themselves in the foot. Their relative obscurity was a motivating factor in presenting their story, an obsessive tale of the most influential band you've never heard of, The Replacements. And though containing not a note of their music, COLOR ME OBSESSED is a documentary that really rocks.

Also, Adam Hooks & friends will be performing some Replacements songs on opening night!

@ The Guild Cinema (3405 Central NE) 5/9pm each nite, ticket prices on the website

Wed. Feb. 1- Acoustics and anarchy

Spoonboy (Plan-It-X, The Max Levine Ensemble) touring w/ new album, The Papas.

Andrew Lyman (curator of The Tan) and a friend are gonna play together, then do some solo stuff.
Joe Cardillo (Scrams) sings some sweet soulful Jonathan Richman-esque croons for ye.
Georgio O'Neil (local awesomeness) will be creating a whole new set just for this show.

@ The Tan (1415 4th street SW) 8pm, $5 etc