- Sep 22, 2019

A Documentary About Punk and Emo at the Dawn of a New Millennium

LA-based director Kyle Kilday has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his still-in-production documentary film "The Last Scene" which examines the musical and cultural roots of the various underground DIY music scenes popping up around the country at the start of the new Millennium.

The Last Scene" will be the FIRST comprehensive chronicle of what many believe is the LAST underground, DIY music scene. One forged in VFW halls and community recreation centers across the United States in the Late 1990's/Early 2000's. It's the story of the hardcore, punk and emo kids who gave us the last new thing in rock music, during an era of change for the music industry and youth culture at large.

Kilday says, "My first exposure to this underground punk scene came when I went to college in Boston. I remember everything about the first show I went to. The small space, the acoustic ceiling tiles, the barely-raised stage; the guitarist hitting the opening chord and sending a shockwave through the room. Kids all around me started to jump and sway into one another, like kernels inside of a microwave popcorn bag. They moved in waves towards the stage, singing along, extending their fists and shaking them in unison. There was pushing and shoving, but when the song ended everyone smiled and hugged one another. Zero pretense, near zero production value. Just electricity, instruments and you. Exactly what playing music for other people is supposed to be. We were all peers and it was something built for (and by) us all." The film will feature interviews and perspectives from many of the key figures of the scene, including:

Travis Shettel (Piebald)

Vinnie Caruana (The Movielife/I Am The Avalanche)

Peter Munters (Over It/Runner Runner)

Shane Told (Silverstein/Lead Singer Syndrome Podcast)

Mark Rose (Spitalfield/Mark Rose/Downwrite.com)

Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday/The Color Fred)

Chris Conley (Saves The Day)

Amy Fleisher Madden (Fiddler Records)

Ben Jorgensen (Armor For Sleep)

John Tran (Home Grown)

Chris No. 2 (Anti-Flag)

JT Woodruff (Hawthorne Heights)