Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) is currently streaming on Tubi

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015)90 minDocumentary, MusicRating 65/100

Acclaimed documentary chronicling the rise of punk rock in Washington, DC. Bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Government Issue, Scream, Void, Rites of Spring, Fugazi, and others released their own records and booked their own shows, without record label constraints or mainstream media scrutiny. Contextually, it was a cultural watershed that predated the alternative music explosion of the 90s.

Cast: Fred Armisen, Dave Grohl, Ian MacKaye, Thurston Moore, Henry Rollins, J. Mascis, George Pelecanos

Director: Scott Crawford