Summary: Inspired by classical progressive rock bands of 40 years ago such as King Crimson, Emerson Lake, and Palmer and Pink Floyd, young bands of today have transformed progressive music into something new. Ignored by today's music industry but empowered by the tools of the Internet, these young bands are trying to find their audience while crafting a personal sound as an alternative to mainstream music.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Media 2010

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ROM

Summary: A look at the iconoclastic musicians of Phish, following them over the course of a year, on and off stages across the United States and Europe and at home in Vermont.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Image Entertainment 2000

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC PHI

Summary: "This captivating documentary film tells the story of the Russian all-girl punk rock band Pussy Riot, who stood up to the Russian government's human rights oppression and paid the price by being incarcerated in 2011. But rather than silencing their voices, the incident only amplified them, turning the band into a global symbol of feminist political activism, culminating in their widely seen...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ACT

Summary: Fishbone rose to become one of the most original bands of the last 25 years. With a blistering combination of punk and funk, they demolished the walls of genre and challenged the racial stereotypes and political order of the music industry and the nation.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2012

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC EVE

Summary: Martin Scorsese's pseudo-documentary film, composed of both fictional and non-fictional material, about Bob Dylan's legendary 1975 tour, which featured a band of troubadours including Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and Joni Mitchell, and blends behind-the-scenes archival footage, interviews, and narrative mischief.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ROL

Summary: Follows the English rock band around the world as they tour to promote the album "OK Computer."

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: EMI 1998

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MEE

Summary: "Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Tennesee's Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain's acclaimed Mumford & Sons hopped on a beautiful vintage train and set out across America on a 'tour of dreams.' With poignancy and beauty, Malloy documents these incredible musicians as they ride the rails and wow the crowds from Oakland to New Orleans"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: S2BN Films 2012

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BIG

Summary: Profiles the career of the British band through television appearances, studio footage, and interviews.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Pioneer Entertainment 2003

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC KID

Petty, Tom & The Heartbrekers

Summary: This documentary chronicles the life and career of American rock musician Tom Petty and his band covering a 30 year history.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise 2008

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC TOM

Summary: "Take a trip with Sonic Youth and Nirvana as they stumble through their 1991 European club & festival tour! Let filmmaker Dave Markey put you on stage, off stage and backstage! Witness the boredom! The cynicism! And rock harder than you may ever have rocked before!"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Geffen Records 2011

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC NIN

Summary: "More than just one of the greatest concert films ever made, The Last Waltz is an at once ecstatic and elegaic summation of a vital era in American rock music. Invited to capture the farewell performance of the legendary group The Band at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving, 1976, Martin Scorsese conceived a new kind of music documentary. Enlisting seven camera operators (led by...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY MUSIC LAS

Summary: Documents the experiences of the band as they return to Paris for a concert several months after a terrorist attack during a previous performance.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2017

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC EAG

Kaurismaki, Aki

Summary: Finnish musicians the Leningrad Cowboys seek fame and fortune touring America with their manager Vladimir and the village idiot; Vladimir turns into a delusional self-proclaimed prophet, wanting to lead the boys back home; documents the Leningrad Cowboy's Helsinki concert.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AKI

Scorsese, Martin

Summary: Profile of Canadian rock musician Robbie Robertson, and the formation of the roots rock group the Band.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2020

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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONC

Summary: An comprehensive collection of concert footage from 1970-1979, much of it never before seen. Includes performances cut out of their film, The Song Remains The Same, rarely seen interviews, never-before-seen television performances and much more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Superhype Tapes Ltd. 2003

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC LED

Summary: An intensely intimate look at one of the biggest hard rock/heavy metal bands of all time, with over 90 million albums sold. Takes you inside the studio, the counseling sessions the band went through together and the difficult process of finding a new band member.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2005

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MET

Summary: This film reveals the untold story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, who almost became the female Beatles.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC FAN

Murphy, James

Summary: Follows frontman James Murphy in the hours just before and after LCD Soundsystem's farewell concert, intertwined with a conversation between Murphy and author Chuck Klosterman as they discuss music, art, and aging.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2012

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC SHU

Summary: A look into the Source Family cult, its spiritual leader, Father Yod, and 1970s California, told through home movies and photographs from Source Family archivist Isis Aquarian and accompanied by original Source Family music.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Drag City, Inc. 2013

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SOU

Summary: Follows the real life rock 'n' roll fairy tale of Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the front man for iconic American rock band Journey. In this Cinderella story for the ages, Arnel, having overcome a lifetime's worth of hardships, must now navigate the immense pressures of replacing a legendary singer and leading a world-renowned band on their most extensive world...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2013

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DON RATED R

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF DON

Summary: Documentary about the 1970s rock band Big Star (Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Andy Hummel, Jody Stephens), together less than four years and without mainstream success, but producing a body of work that influenced many other musicians.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BIG

Summary: An inside look at The Elephant 6 Recording Co., the '90s rock collective that launched Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo, and other bands. Around 1985, a group of Louisiana high schoolers began experimenting with whatever random instruments and gear they could find. Influenced by psychedelia, and with little to distract them, they birthed a musical revolution.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ELE