AMPLIFIED SEATTLE/NW Film & Video Festival

AMPLIFIED SEATTLE
JOHN JEFFCOAT / SEATTLE
Both a long-form rock musical and 12-part series for MTV, Jeffcoat’s (OUTSOURCED) $5 COVER captures the color, flavor, and texture of Seattle’s vibrant nightlife—as well as the hairy-tongued mornings after. With all the musicians playing themselves in stories drawn from their actual lives, the show emphasizes the authentic intimacy of a living, breathing musical community, as well as a sweet, deadpan sense of humor. Among the disparate group of 13 up-and-coming musicians are the electro-rapping duo Thee Satisfaction; the punk band Whiskey Tango; discordant indie rock trio The Lights; the boogie rock and woodsy psychedelia of The Moondoggies; ambient experimental instrumental combo The Correspondents; the outré electronic hip-hop group Champagne, Champagne; singer-songwriter Sean Nelson (formerly of the Seattle-based groups Harvey Danger and The Long Winters); and the frantic pop duo Tea Cozies. (60 mins.)

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OAKS
Charles Wittenmeier / PORTLAND
(DOC) Musician Ethan Rose finds a new sound with Keith Fortune, organist at Portland’s venerable Oaks Park skating rink. (17 mins.)