MUSIC OF THE STREETS
Scraper Bikes Mobbin’ + Satan & Adam
From Oakland to Harlem, authentic music and transformation
7:30pm • Thursday, March 21 | Albany Twin Theatre MAP
$12 (included with Festival Pass)
Q&A with filmmakers follows
Thanks to Save the Redwoods League for sponsoring this screening.
Program
Scraper Bikes Mobbin’ • De’andre Forks (Music Video, 2:56)
The scraper bike program thrives on creativity and transforms neighborhoods. Babye Champ and the East Oakland Scraper Bike Team in a Scraper Bike anthem.
Satan & Adam • V. Scott Balcerek (Documentary, 80:00)
In 1986, harmonica player Adam Gussow asked one-man-band Sterling "Mr. Satan" Magee if they could jam together on the streets of Harlem, beginning an unforgettable collaboration dubbed Satan & Adam. Amidst NYC’s racial tension, this Jewish Ivy League graduate and black Mississippi bluesman made an unlikely pair. After a chance encounter with members of U2 and a celebrated debut record, they rose to international acclaim — and then Mr. Satan mysteriously disappeared. This film, an odyssey 23 years in the making, captures a miraculous journey of friendship, heartbreak, and the transformative power of music. READ MORE…