Have you ever wanted to DO stuff? I mean start a record label. Start a band? Fu*k’n do something? Well, this guy does it.
His name is Joe Losurdo. He owned a record store. He has been in a touring punk band during the mid-eighties (Life Sentence) and one in the 2000’s (Regress). Joe and his wife Chris made the awesome Chicago punk scene documentary You Weren’t There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977-84. You gotta see it especially if all you know is LA / NYC / DC punk from that era. You Weren’t There is like a jolt of new life to your punk fandom.
Now his latest project is called Sacrificial Youth and it is a rock and roll musical. What I like about Joe’s approach is that he knows music, and can speak the language and nail the tone in cinematic form. I was fortunate to connect with Joe as his schedule was quite nutzo as he prepares for the premiere on the 19th.
Please nutshell Sacrificial Youth.
Sacrificial Youth is a musical in the key of Hardcore. It is the story of a young punk named TJ. He lives for The Scene. He is a true believer in the hardcore/DIY way of life, but evil forces conspire to destroy not only the scene, but TJ as well. TJ has no choice but to fight back.
Some times you have to fight back, in defense of your future. How did the Kickstarter funding work for you?
As far as Kickstarter is concerned, I wanted money from strangers but instead it came from all my friends and it just made me feel bad, so I was glad we didn’t reach our goal.
