Director: Nathan Christ Cinematographer: Robert L. Garza Stars: Black Joe Lewis, Bill Baird, Ghostland Observatory, Cari Palazzolo Studio/Running Time: Reversal Films, 90 mins. Austin, Texas, shamelessly labels itself as the “Live Music Capital of the World”, a moniker validated by annual events like SXSW and the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and the seemingly limitless number of live music venues about town. But unbeknownst to most outsiders, Austin continuously wages wars within those city limits, with music as its battleground. Echotone beautifully examines those battles by neither condemning nor sensationalizing but by letting the city speak through its inhabitants....
- 5/16/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
The new documentary about the Austin music scene, circa now, Echotone opens this Sunday at the Ritz.
Internationally known as “The Live Music Capital of the World,” Austin’s music culture has led it to become one of the world’s most sought-after destinations. As nearly two dozen high-rises pop up throughout the city amidst economic downfall, how does the working musician get along?
Directed by Nathan Christ and photographed by Robert Garza, Echotone is a cultural portrait of the modern American city examined through the lyrics and lens of its creative class. There is rising star soul revivalist Black Joe Lewis selling out concert halls by night and delivering fish by day. There’s Cari Palazzolo of synth pop sensation Belaire, poised for commercial success, but conflicted over the thought of her music turning into a commodity. Then there is experimental troubadour Bill Baird, whose band Sound Team enjoyed...
Internationally known as “The Live Music Capital of the World,” Austin’s music culture has led it to become one of the world’s most sought-after destinations. As nearly two dozen high-rises pop up throughout the city amidst economic downfall, how does the working musician get along?
Directed by Nathan Christ and photographed by Robert Garza, Echotone is a cultural portrait of the modern American city examined through the lyrics and lens of its creative class. There is rising star soul revivalist Black Joe Lewis selling out concert halls by night and delivering fish by day. There’s Cari Palazzolo of synth pop sensation Belaire, poised for commercial success, but conflicted over the thought of her music turning into a commodity. Then there is experimental troubadour Bill Baird, whose band Sound Team enjoyed...
- 4/19/2011
- by Lars Nilsen
- OriginalAlamo.com
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Chicago – Two towering orbs are routinely seen eclipsing each other throughout “Echotone,” the wonderful new documentary by first-time filmmaker Nathan Christ. It’s an apt visual metaphor for representing the film’s titular term, which is defined as meaning, “the point at which nature and civilization meet.”
Rarely has the divide between artistic conviction and commercial ambition been as been as beautifully and artfully portrayed as in this picture, which will have its regional premiere at Evanston’s Talking Pictures Festival on Saturday, May 8th. The film centers on the vibrant indie music scene in Austin, Texas, and follows several young artists as they attempt to pursue their dreams without compromising their integrity. With his extraordinary cinematographer/co-editor Robert Garza, director Christ has created less of a multiple character study than a poetic collage of the city’s artistic culture, and its struggle to survive in the wake of gentrification.
Chicago – Two towering orbs are routinely seen eclipsing each other throughout “Echotone,” the wonderful new documentary by first-time filmmaker Nathan Christ. It’s an apt visual metaphor for representing the film’s titular term, which is defined as meaning, “the point at which nature and civilization meet.”
Rarely has the divide between artistic conviction and commercial ambition been as been as beautifully and artfully portrayed as in this picture, which will have its regional premiere at Evanston’s Talking Pictures Festival on Saturday, May 8th. The film centers on the vibrant indie music scene in Austin, Texas, and follows several young artists as they attempt to pursue their dreams without compromising their integrity. With his extraordinary cinematographer/co-editor Robert Garza, director Christ has created less of a multiple character study than a poetic collage of the city’s artistic culture, and its struggle to survive in the wake of gentrification.
- 5/7/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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