{"id":45003,"date":"2022-02-23T15:06:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T21:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=45003"},"modified":"2022-02-23T15:06:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T21:06:08","slug":"wilcos-jay-bennett-rocks-his-own-documentary-from-directors-gorman-bechard-fred-uhter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=45003","title":{"rendered":"Wilco\u2019s Jay Bennett rocks his own documentary from directors Gorman Bechard & Fred Uhter"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS & NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>WHERE ARE YOU, JAY BENNETT?,\u00a0<\/em>a feature-length documentary on the renown multi-instrumentalist and recording studio savant, will have its BluRay and pay-per-view release on April 19th, 2022 from MVD Entertainment, and four days later a very special Record Store Day release featuring the film on DVD along with Bennett\u2019s last two albums\u00a0Kicking at the Perfumed Air\u00a0<\/em>&\u00a0Whatever Happened I Apologize\u00a0<\/em>available for the first time on vinyl.<\/p>\n

As a member of Wilco, Bennett was a large part of the genius behind their three seminal albums. He joined the band prior to the recording of their second album,\u00a0Being There<\/em>, and subsequently co-wrote most of\u00a0Summerteeth<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Yankee Hotel Foxtrot<\/em>\u00a0with Jeff Tweedy (and has been called the sonic architect of both albums). Bennett was also instrumental in the recording of the\u00a0Mermaid Avenue<\/em>\/Woody Guthrie sessions with Billy Bragg, and went on to a critically acclaimed solo career before dying tragically at the age of 45.<\/p>\n

WHERE ARE YOU, JAY BENNETT?<\/em>\u00a0is one of the most intimate portraits of a musician ever filmed. Using a mixture of audio interviews with Jay, never-before-seen performance footage, animation, and extensive interviews with those who knew him best, directors Gorman Bechard and Fred Uhter give an extraordinary account of this fascinating artist\u2019s life. We get a no-holds-barred history of how Jay Bennett helped create one of the greatest rock trilogies of all time, and an honest look at the other side of the narrative that had been created in the media once Bennett had been asked to leave the band.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the time of his firing, Jay\u2019s behavior was cast in a negative light. But there are always two sides to every story.\u201d Bechard explains. \u201cIn this film, we show just how instrumental Jay was to Wilco\u2019s brilliance. How Bennett and Tweedy together truly were one of the greatest collaborative teams in rock history, but also how they were both perfectionists who needed to push boundaries. Ultimately, that was simply not sustainable in a band setting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 104-minute film, funded completely through KickStarter, is an insight into a piece of American musical history exploring Bennett\u2019s life, his influences, his art, his obsessions, his vices, music, recording, and, of course, Wilco and their unfortunate split.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe animation by Ed Gendron brings to life these amazing interviews with Jay,\u201d Uhter says. \u201cTo be able to hear his voice, to have Jay himself tell his side of the story, talk about how records were made, and what role he played\u2026 it\u2019s a priceless piece of music history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bechard is the filmmaker behind 2011\u2019s\u00a0COLOR ME OBSESSED, A FILM ABOUT THE REPLACEMENTS<\/em>, which The Village Voice called the \u201crock version of Rashomon,\u201d and Rolling Stone dubbed one of \u201cThe Seven Best New Music Documentaries of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information please visit:\u00a0www.WhatWereWeThinkingFilms.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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