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The Wild West Bank Sound
Minneapolis’ West Bank neighborhood was once an epicenter of the music world. From the early 1960s, this perennial immigrant landing strip proved an irresistible draw for artists from far and wide, an ever-evolving cauldron of creativity and cultures. This film is a funky flashback, bursting at the seams with musical memories, all visualized with rare and rich archival photography, footage, and artistic ephemera. From household names to forgotten favorites, The Wild West Bank Sound comes alive in this multi-sensory trip through time.
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Minneapolis’ West Bank neighborhood was once an epicenter of the music world. From the early 1960s, this perennial immigrant landing strip proved an irresistible draw for artists from far and wide, an ever-evolving cauldron of creativity and cultures. This film is a funky flashback, bursting at the seams with musical memories, all visualized with rare and rich archival photography, footage, and artistic ephemera. From household names to forgotten favorites, The Wild West Bank Sound comes alive in this multi-sensory trip through time.
Cast
Kevin Dragseth
Director
Samira Ali
Self - Public historian
John Beach
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Eddie Berger
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Maury Bernstein
Self - Musician/Self - historian (archive footage)
Sean Blackburn
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Bob Bovee
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Page Burkum
Self - The Cactus Blossoms
David Daniels
Self - Poet
Joe Demko
Self - Willie & The Bees Musician
Bob Douglas
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Mary Du Shane
Self - Musician
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