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22 December 2023
Going to a rock 'n' roll show typically means going to a venue to see the band live. When the show ends, the venue will still be there. Unless you go to a Friends Forever show.
Friends Forever is a strange little rock duo that brings their show and venue to your town. You heard me right: they bring their venue, too. These young dudes from Denver, Colorado travel the country in a crusty orange van that serves not only as their means of transportation, but as their stage, as well.
Their name also serves as the title of the critically acclaimed documentary about them, helmed by skate/music video director Ben Wolfinsohn. Friends Forever follows Friends Forever as they travel the States in search of the perfect parking space. It mixes raw, digital video footage of the traveling troupe performing, with candid moments and testimonials discussing their coming together, road warrior lifestyle, and mission to save rock 'n' roll.
Wolfinsohn does his best to capture their raucous live sets-- drummer/vocalist Nate pounding and yelling amidst the light, smoke and bubble machines set up around him inside the van; bassist/keyboardist Josh flailing about, from passenger seat side to the concrete below them. While those scenes can occasionally prove to be a little too chaotic to watch, they’re balanced by random old, grainy, colorful film/video shots of situations, locations, and other assorted things passed along the way.
Following and filming such an unusual, often chaotic subject is no easy task, but Wolfinsohn does his best. And while the seemingly sporadic nature of the topic jumps-- backstory to lifestyle to live show-- might come across as choppy and chaotic, it merely serves as the perfect compliment to an equally chaotic subject. Friends Forever and Friends Forever are two of the most unusual things I’ve ever seen. Check it all out here.
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Friends Forever is a strange little rock duo that brings their show and venue to your town. You heard me right: they bring their venue, too. These young dudes from Denver, Colorado travel the country in a crusty orange van that serves not only as their means of transportation, but as their stage, as well.
Their name also serves as the title of the critically acclaimed documentary about them, helmed by skate/music video director Ben Wolfinsohn. Friends Forever follows Friends Forever as they travel the States in search of the perfect parking space. It mixes raw, digital video footage of the traveling troupe performing, with candid moments and testimonials discussing their coming together, road warrior lifestyle, and mission to save rock 'n' roll.
Wolfinsohn does his best to capture their raucous live sets-- drummer/vocalist Nate pounding and yelling amidst the light, smoke and bubble machines set up around him inside the van; bassist/keyboardist Josh flailing about, from passenger seat side to the concrete below them. While those scenes can occasionally prove to be a little too chaotic to watch, they’re balanced by random old, grainy, colorful film/video shots of situations, locations, and other assorted things passed along the way.
Following and filming such an unusual, often chaotic subject is no easy task, but Wolfinsohn does his best. And while the seemingly sporadic nature of the topic jumps-- backstory to lifestyle to live show-- might come across as choppy and chaotic, it merely serves as the perfect compliment to an equally chaotic subject. Friends Forever and Friends Forever are two of the most unusual things I’ve ever seen. Check it all out here.
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artid
1791
Old Image
6_3_friendsforever.jpg
issue
vol 6 - issue 03 (nov 2003)
section
entertainmental