Creator: Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Rites of Spring)
Filmmaker: Christoph Green
Seattle: Spook the Horse, Harvey Danger, Tiny Vipers, Blue Scholars, Dave Bazan, Benjamin Gibbard, Eddie Vedder, Minus the Bear, The Cave Singers, The Long Winters, Kinski, The Can't See, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter
Portland, OR: Sleater Kinney, The Shins, The Decemberists, The Thermals, The Gossip, Mirah, Quasi, Lifesavas, The Planet The, Wet Confetti, The Ready
Chicago: Wilco, Shellac, Tortoise, Freakwater, The Ponys, Red Eyed Legends, Tight Phantomz, Lonesome Organist, Pit er Pat
Washington, DC: Q and Not U, Medications, Garland of Hours, French Toast, Ted Leo, Weird War, The Evens, Bob Mould
Created by Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty and filmmaker Christoph Green, Burn to Shine is a DVD series of live music events shot in buildings that are going to be destroyed. Bands from the area are chosen by a local curator, set up in the doomed building for one day and each perform one song for the cameras alone. By the time you see the footage the structure no longer exists.
BURN TO SHINE 05: SEATTLE - RELEASE DATE FEB. 19 - Tiny Vipers, Minus the Bear, Ben Gibbard, Eddie Vedder, and so much more! Pre-orders accepted at our online store.
Burn to Shine 03: Portland, OR features performances by The Shins, Sleater Kinney, The Decemberists and eight other amazing acts.
Burn to Shine 02: Chicago, IL was released August 2005 and includes exclusive performances by Wilco, Tortoise, Shellac and Red Eyed Legends.
Burn to Shine 01: Washingon, DC was released in January 2005 and includes performances from Q and Not U, Bob Mould, Ted Leo and Ian MacKaye's new band The Evens.
COMING IN 2008
Burn to Shine 04: Louisville, KY has been filmed and will be out in 2008. It is packed with great acts, including Will Oldham and Magik Markers.
I have only seen burn to shine three but i really enjoyed it! I was actually there when it was filmed because it was at my house. I had a lot of fun meeting all the bands, especially the shins since I am a big fan of them, and I really enjoyed watching them all perform. It was crazy having all these bands, especially ones that I am fans of play right in my living room! thanks so much for coming it was great! :]
They keep getting better!! Keep this project growing. Everyone should see these! You've established a brilliant new marketing tool in this changing world of how we get music...and it has even loftier purposes than that.
I wish I had my own burn to shine, but i just simply don't have the necessary connections (i.e. none). But I have some great ideas and they're driving me crazy. I hope you will one day do a Burn to Shine Baltimore, but not until Lungfish is active again (crossing fingers). Arbouretum would be great to see on there. The Melvins and Dead Meadow would tear it up in LA, too.
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