Music City Mondays

Explores the life and music of the legendary drummer, composer, bandleader and social activist through a remarkable series of creative peaks, struggles and personal reinventions — from the Jim Crow era to the Civil Rights years, surveying the heady days of post-war modern jazz to hip hop and beyond. Co-directed by Sam Pollard (MR SOUL, MLK/FBI). Part of Doc Spotlight and Music City Mondays

On June 13, 1978, the soon-to-be legendary rock band The Cramps went to play Napa State, a psychiatric hospital in the small town of Napa in Northern California. Opening for them was The Mutants, an eclectic septet of art school punks from nearby San Francisco. Here for the first time ever: the long lost footage, unedited, remastered from the original reel-to-reel videotape, and further contextualized by a short documentary. Part of Doc Spotlight and Music City Mondays

It's Devo meets GREASE in this genre-bending musical mutation from the outer limits of the cosmos (1984) about a group of new wave extraterrestrials blasting through the galaxy in a guitar-shaped spaceship, searching for the truest form of rock 'n' roll.

An encore screening of F.W. Murnau’s vampiric classic featuring a live synth score by Eve Maret, Dream Chambers and Belly Full of Stars.

Part of Music City Mondays and Staff Picks and programmed by Jason, who says: “A vision of the future where bands don’t need guitarists or drummers to rock a stadium, and destructive strains of interpersonal drama can be kept in abeyance by the strength of community and great songs. Parallel lives, always a step ahead of the grabbing hands. DeMott and Kreines will never lead you astray.”

With live cast Little Morals! This fast-paced potpourri of camp, sci-fi and rock 'n' roll tracks the exploits of naïve couple Brad and Janet after they stumble upon the lair of transvestite Dr. Frank-N-Furter. 18+ only.