PAVEMENTS documentary + SLACKERS AT THE STEAMPLANT PARTY
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"1999. The world's most important and influential band Pavement breaks up. And it's not a big deal. 2022. The world's most important and influential band Pavement reunites. And it's a huge deal."
SLACKERS AT THE STEAMPLANT PARTY featuring PAVEMENTS!
Join us at the SteamPlant as Salida Arts and Culture presents a SLACKERS AT THE STEAMPLANT evening as we screen the revolutionary biopic documentary PAVEMENTS about "the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with documentary images of the band and a musical mise-en-scene composed of songs from their discography." Written and directed by Alex Ross Parry.
Synopsis: An examination of the iconic 90s indie band, “Pavements” appears to be just another music documentary, until it doesn't. A prismatic, narrative, scripted, documentary, musical, metatextual hybrid, the film intimately shows the band preparing for their sold-out 2022 reunion tour while simultaneously tracking the preparations for a musical based on their songs, a museum devoted to their history and a big-budget Hollywood biopic inspired by their saga as the most important band of a generation. Anchored by Pavement’s slacker-sage-sphinx Stephen Malkmus, the film features performances by Joe Keery, Jason Schwartzman, Tim Heidecker, Kathryn Gallagher, Michael Esper, and Zoe Lister-Jones, as well as editing by nonfiction innovator Robert Greene (Procession). Unrated. 128 minutes.
“I think they (Pavement) are the most fascinating text you can study if you want to study every single question about music in the 1990s,” Alex Ross Parry, New York Times article with David Renard, May 18, 2025
SLACKERS AT THE STEAMPLANT:
Dress like a forgotten generation. 90's fits like underground T's and punk encouraged, grunge tolerated. Take your shot at 90's indie rock music trivia as you find your spot. Sit back in cushy seats like you just turned 50 and enjoy the screening. Then after the film, stay for the Slacker Party in the SteamPlant Ballroom with 90's underground mixes by DJ Mike the Science Guy, a Teenage Dirtbag slideshow featuring cameos by willing Salida Gen Xers, and cynical snacks for all you latch key kids. Cash bar and realistic expectations available.Event: PAVEMENTS Documentary + Slackers at the SteamPlant Party
Date: Friday, July 25
Lobby doors at 6:00pm
90's indie Trivia at 6:30pm
Film at 7:00pm- 9:08pm
Slacker Party after film in the Ballroom until 10:15pm.
Tickets $15 on Eventbrite or at the SteamPlant Box Office 719-530-0933
| Ticket Information | Ticket Price |
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| General Admission | USD 18 |
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