Shirley Manson/ Butch Vig (Garbage) & Donita Sparks (L7) @ 10/22 LA Screening of The Smart Studios Story

Shirley Manson and Donita Sparks To Be Special Guests At 10/22 LA Screening of The Smart Studios Story

Hosts Butch Vig and Director Wendy Schneider Announce Upcoming Record Store Day Release of DVD and Vinyl

Never-before-seen clip just released featuring Billy Corgan via Rolling Stone

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The Smart Studios Story is a whirlwind tour of a busy if largely subterranean epoch whose long, often fleetingly glimpsed talent roster should pique the curiosity of alt-rock archaeologists. A release of the full tracks would probably require three or four discs — and there would be precious little dross in the lot. -  Variety

The Smart Studios Story will host two LA screenings this Saturday and Sunday as part of the indie documentary’s pre-release screening tour. The powerful yet unpretentious feature traces the roots and rise of independent music in America to an early recording hub of the Midwest underground music scene, Smart Studios – the legendary recording facility founded by Butch Vig and Steve Marker that became a pillar of the alternative rock sound globally.

Principal Cast
Butch Vig
Steve Marker
Dave Grohl
Billy Corgan
Shirley Manson
Donita Sparks
Jimmy Chamberlin
Doug “The Duke” Erikson
Chris Walla
Tom Hazelmyer

Directed by Wendy Schneider
Exec Producers - Butch Vig, Steve Marker, Wendy Schneider



The fall screening tour is precursor to the November 25th Record Store Day Black Friday release of the DVD and  American Noise Volume 1  – a vinyl compilation of early era tracks recorded at Smart Studios between 1983 and 1990. Each vinyl release will include artists featured in the film representing some of the earliest work of Butch Vig with seminal artists Killdozer, Tar Babies, and Die Kreuzen. The limited run is a companion to the documentary and includes numerous songs featured in the film.

Screening Date/Time: October 22 – 4:30 Location: Echoplex - 1154 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles Event / Ticket Link:https://www.facebook.com/events/895970087201423/
 
Screening Date/Time: October 23 – 7:30 Location: Frida Cinema Event / Ticket Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1253881081349767/

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