The Castaway Kids DVD Music Festival continues this Sunday, November 6 at 6:00pm (sunset) at the Captain’s Club (map), with the movie Festival Express.
Festival Express is a rousing record of a little-known, but monumental, moment in rock n’ roll history, starring such music legends as Janis Joplin, The Band, and the Grateful Dead. Set in 1970, Festival Express was a multi-band, multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. What made it unique was that it was portable; for five days, the bands and performers lived, slept, rehearsed and did countless unmentionable things aboard a customized train that traveled from Toronto, to Calgary, to Winnipeg, with each stop culminating in a mega-concert. The entire experience, both off-stage and on, was filmed but the extensive footage remained locked away — until now. A momentous achievement in rock film archeology, Festival Express combines this long-lost material with contemporary interviews nearly 35 years after it was first filmed. Watch a preview.
A donation of 30 pesos per person is requested, with all proceeds to benefit the Castaway Kids. Everyone is invited.
Come on out, enjoy some great music, and support the Castaway Kids at the same time.
