Austin to Boston (2014)

Austin to Boston: Directed by James Marcus Haney. With Bear’s Den, Ben Howard, Gill Landry, Ben Lovett. 5 old VW’s. 4 bands. 3 thousand miles. 2 weeks. 1 gloriously backwards tour. Featuring Ben Howard, The Staves, Nathaniel Rateliff and Bear’s Den.

“This movie is more about the music than the musicians. Some little-known bands play and sing a bunch of excellent songs. Sometimes they are singing in vans, sometimes in campgrounds, sometimes on stage. If you like that sort of thing, youu0026#39;ll like this movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWe donu0026#39;t really get to know any of the musicians at a personal level. The one attempt at delving into the difficult past of one of the singers ultimately falls flat. The music is compelling, though, especially the spectacular harmonies of The Staves.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlthough the narrator waxes eloquent about both the extreme rigors and rapturous rewards of touring, the audience actually doesnu0026#39;t see much of either on the screen. In reality, nothing particularly noteworthy happens. Still, itu0026#39;s reasonably pleasant to be riding along with the bands.”