Wed March 6th, 8 pm,$5

"PUNK ROCK / HEAVY METAL KARAOKE" - The Movie

"Punk Rock / Heavy Metal Karaoke" is a documentary that looks at the phenomenon started as a rock 'n' roll fantasy scenario by punk godfathers Mike Watt, Mark Mothersbaugh (DEVO), Greg Hetson (Bad Religion, Circle Jerks), and others. Allowing audience members to sign up for a singing spot in front of this super group has made the show an L.A. (and sometimes touring) must see. The film spends much of its time chronicling one of Punk Rock Karaoke's offshoots- a band of obscure musicians and music nerds in New York who have lived out as much of a fantasy as their followers/singers by adding heavy metal to the song list and weekly packing Lower East Side rock clubs for the past three years. The profiles and interviews with all the characters that make up this wish-fulfillment scene are almost as hilarious as their performances, the majority of which substitute heart for honed skill.

Punk Rock / Heavy Metal Karaoke premiered in May 2001 and has delighted festival audiences at CMJ FilmFest (NYC), Village Voice SIREN Music Festival, the Kudzu Film Festival (Athens, GA) and elsewhere.