High and Dry

Overview

A documentary profiling the history of Tucson, Arizona's eclectic music scene. The past two decades have seen a number of singular talents emerge from Tucson, including Giant Sand's Howe Gelb, who has been called "the godfather of the alt-country movement," seminal blues slide-guitarist Rainer Ptaček, and original cow punk Al Perry. The city has also spawned more popular acts including Calexico, the Supersuckers and Machines of Loving Grace.

Directed by Michael Toubassi

Top cast

H

Howe Gelb

R

Rainer Ptaček

G

Giant Sand

J

Joey Burns

J

John Convertino

C

Calexico

B

Bob Log III

T

Tommy Larkins

S

Stuart Kupers

S

Scott Benzel

C

Caitlin Von Schmidt

P

Paula Jean Brown

F

Fonda Hamilton

D

David Forbes

M

Melissa Manas

E

Eddie Spaghetti

Danny Vinik

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