High and Dry ( 2005 )

Overview

A documentary profiling the history of Tucson, Arizona's eclectic music scene. The past two decades have seen a number of singular talents emerge from Tucson, including Giant Sand's Howe Gelb, who has been called "the godfather of the alt-country movement," seminal blues slide-guitarist Rainer Ptaček, and original cow punk Al Perry. The city has also spawned more popular acts including Calexico, the Supersuckers and Machines of Loving Grace.

Top Cast

Howe Gelb

Rainer Ptaček

Giant Sand

Joey Burns

John Convertino

Calexico

Bob Log III

Tommy Larkins

Stuart Kupers

Scott Benzel

Caitlin Von Schmidt

Paula Jean Brown

Fonda Hamilton

David Forbes

Melissa Manas

Eddie Spaghetti

Danny Vinik