Burn to Shine 1 - Washington DC - Alive

This film was shot in 9 hours on one day, January 14, 2004 in the living room of an empty freezing cold house that was soon to be burned to the ground. The bands played one song each, without an audience, performing for the cameras alone. The sound is live, without overdubs or pre-recording and the performances are uniquely vital and intimate. It's an abstract snapshot of a musical community on a particular day in a place that no longer exists...
- Brendan Canty, 9/21/04

"Burn To Shine - Washington DC" ist the first in a series of films that attempts to document bands in America playing live in spaces that are slated to be demolished. Placing them in a context relative to one another and their chosen city, and capturing forever what it means to see them up close in the most intimate of spaces.

Featuring Performances By:
- The Evens
- Garland Of Hours
- Ted Leo
- Weird War
- Q And Not U
- French Toast
- Medications
- Bob Mould