The Wild West Bank Sound

Name: The Wild West Bank Sound
Director: Kevin Dragseth
Duration: 57 min
Cast: Samira Ali, John Beach, Eddie Berger, Maury Bernstein, Sean Blackburn

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57 min

Overview

Minneapolis’ West Bank neighborhood was once an epicenter of the music world. From the early 1960s, this perennial immigrant landing strip proved an irresistible draw for artists from far and wide, an ever-evolving cauldron of creativity and cultures. This film is a funky flashback, bursting at the seams with musical memories, all visualized with rare and rich archival photography, footage, and artistic ephemera. From household names to forgotten favorites, The Wild West Bank Sound comes alive in this multi-sensory trip through time.

Directed by Kevin Dragseth

Cast

Samira Ali — Self - Public historian
John Beach — Self - Musician (archive footage)
Eddie Berger — Self - Musician (archive footage)
Maury Bernstein — Self - Musician/Self - historian (archive footage)
Sean Blackburn — Self - Musician (archive footage)