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A rare chance to see three music documentaries in the same week by the
legendary documentary maker
D.A. Pennebaker, all for free. TIFF is screening two of his best-known
films, both at noon in Yonge-Dundas Square:
Monterey Pop, a record of the landmark rock festival that
helped make stars of Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, The Who, and most notably
Jimi Hendrix, among others. Watch some of Otis Redding's performance
here (Sep. 15)
Don't Look Back, his account of Bob Dylan's 1964 U.K tour.
Watch the
trailer (Sep 18)
As well, CIUT-FM,
in preparation for its upcoming move to Hart House will be screening the
very rarely seen, Sweet Toronto on Sunday, Sep. 13. That is
the 40th anniversary of the Toronto Rock & Roll Revival: a concert which was
the end result of what had once been envisioned as a huge "Toronto Peace
Festival" built around John Lennon. Rather than a sprawling, Woodstock-type
event, it ended up as a one-day concert in Varsity Stadium. John & Yoko,
backed by Eric Clapton, headlined the show which also featured rock &
rollers Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard & Bo Diddley.
Pennebaker filmed the show, although it was years before it was
completed, and it has had few public showings. CIUT is billing it as the
"Canadian premiere", although I did see it many years ago in town (I believe
at the old Roxy on Danforth).
A number of guests who were involved in the event, including John Brower,
one of the promoters, will attend. It's free, but you need to get tickets
at UofT Tix
here.
More information at
http://www.torontorockrevival.blogspot.com/ CIUT is also featuring
special programming that day between 2-6pm.
NOTE: The TIFF films are part of its
Yonge-Dundas Square program which includes numerous free music
performances at noon. This week's issue of NOW has
an article on some of the music components of TIFF. In addition to the
people and films mentioned there, TIFF is also screening a new documentary
about one of the 20th century's greatest classical musicians,
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould,
And, If you're in Yorkville this weekend, you can catch some of Adam
Solomon's African Blues at a TIFF party this weekend (Sep. 10-12) for the
International House of Music. At the Mood Lounge, 120 Cumberland, starting
at 9pm. Free.
