What: Win two free tickets to a screening of Gram Parsons - Fallen Angel
When: Wednesday June 7th @ 7:00 PM
Where: Laemmle's Sunset 5
How: The first person to email me (dukeufo at hotmail.com) with Gram's birth name wins the tickets to the screening
Gram Parsons is often credited as the father of country-rock. That may not be entirely true, but he was certainly there from the beginning. His work in The International Submarine Band, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and his solo stuff has influenced bands like the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Lucinda Williams, My Morning Jacket, Dwight Yoakam, Mike Stinson, etc.
I'd read Hickory Wind: The Life and Times of Gram Parsons before seeing this, and I still found this documentary extremely compelling. The filmmaker speaks with a lot of the key figures in Gram's life: Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman, Pamela Des Barres, Bernie Leadon, Phil Kaufman, etc. This film isn't the one-sided work of an adoring fan - we see what a complex man Gram was. From his tough family life, to his burgeoning career, to his relationship with Keith Richards, to his death. It's all fascinating stuff. Unfortunatley there's not a lot of actual footage of Gram on film in existence, but this documentary captures pieces of it. Fans will love hearing Pamela talk about early Burritos shows and Manuel talk about working with Gram on his famous Nudie suit. And there's a lot of footage of Keith speaking adoringly. It might make you feel like taking a road trip to Joshua Tree.
If you can't make it out to the Sunset 5 on Wednesday, you can still catch the documentary on DVD starting on June 20th.
Recommended music: The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, The Flying Burrito Brothers' Gilded Palace of Sin and Burrito Deluxe, Gram Parsons' G.P. and Grievous Angel
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