Music Monday: SUCH HAWKS, SUCH HOUNDS

Rated NR; Director:John Srebalus, Jessica Hundley

Location: Alamo Downtown

This show is a part of the Music Monday Signature Series, Click to See More

Sponsored by Austin's greatest music store, End of an Ear Records, as well as our guest sponsors 107.1 KGSR, Petz MD and ABC Home & Commercial Services.

A heavy, heavy rock film exploring the music and musicians of the American hard rock underground from 1970 to 2007, emphasizing psychedelic and '70s proto-metal-derived styles such as doom metal, stoner rock, desert rock and space rock, which have in recent years all formed a rich tapestry of ear-splitting sounds. The film charts the evolution of these styles, while serving as a character study of the musicians themselves: artists on the fringes of both straight society and hip indie circles. We see how these musicians work and live, and how they sustain careers outside the rock mainstream. Bands featured include Pentagram, Black Sabbath, Dead Meadow, Earthless, Fu Manchu, Sleep, Comets on Fire, Kyuss and Nebula.

This documentary is a testament to the vitality of rock music. Relying only marginally on nostalgia, it says that at any point in history, the music being made at that time is as worthy of attention as that of times past. It's an introduction to a little-known subgenre and a realization of its cinematic possibilities.

Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.

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