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When they signed to DreamWorks Records and none other than Dave Grohl (Nirvana) came on as their producer, Rye Coalition was primed to finally get their glory, or so it seemed. Like countless rockers before them, childhood best friends started a band in a basement with a couple simple goals in mind: have fun and play good music. As one of the first bands to develop the new "emo" sound, they were at the forefront of a movement that included Shellac, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbreaker and Karp (with whom they later recorded a legendary 12" split). Rye Coalition's first recording was a demo cassette tape (1994's "Dancing Man", self-released), backed by a tour in a beat up schoolbus long before most of them had their driver's license. As their talent and fan base grew, they released albums on indie labels and toured the country for over ten years on bigger and bigger bills: (Mars Volta, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters). After gaining momentum from 2002's "On Top" LP, which was engineered by Steve Albini and produced by Dave Grohl, it all imploded." The filmmaker has continuously documented these singular rockers for over a decade, brazenly chronicling choice moments with Rye Coalition (and those who know them well) on tour, at home and in the studio. Although the band was praised by critics and supported by an absurdly dedicated grassroots fan base, somehow these Jersey rockers never got their due Until now.

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Bonus Materials

• Bonus Featurettes
• Unreleased concert footage
• Extended Interviews & Outtakes

Sales Points

• Winner, Best Local Film, Golden Door Film Festival of Jersey City
• Winner, Best Director- Feature Rock Doc Atlantic City Cinefest
• Winner, Best Feature Rock Documentary, Atlantic City Cinefest
• Winner, Best Music Documentary Kingston Film Festival (2014)
• Winner, Best Local Film, Golden Door Film Festival of Jersey City (2014)
• Winner, Best Documentary Film, New Jersey International Film Festival (2014)

Press Quotes

'You never thought you'd have a chance to 'make it' for real. But it happened, which was amazing. It happened and then it all IMPLODED. But the fact that we've gone this far is more due to our being friends and liking music than trying to be fucking rock stars.'

     —Dave Leto

'If everybody got a chance to see Rye Coalition they'd go again. If they could FIND their records they'd buy millions of them. These guys are badass & they can fucking smoke anybody.'

     —Dave Grohl