"Revenge Of The Mekons" Documentary - Austin Showing

With Mekons Jon Langford and Sally Timms and director Joe Angio in attendance!

REVENGE OF THE MEKONS chronicles the unlikely career of the genre-defying collective notorious for being—as rock critic Greil Marcus notes—“the band that took punk ideology most seriously.” Born out of the 1977 British punk scene, the Mekons progressed from a group of socialist art students with no musical skills to the prolific, raucous progeny of Hank Williams. Joe Angio’s exuberant documentary follows their improbable history – a surprising and influential embrace of folk and country music; forays into the art world; and consistent bad luck with major record labels. Featuring interviews with Mekons super fans - authors Jonathan Franzen ("The Corrections") and Luc Sante ("Low Life"), musician/actor Will Oldham, film director Mary Harron (I SHOT ANDY WARHOL), comedian/ musician Fred Armisen (PORTLANDIA), and critic Greil Marcus ("Mystery Train").