We Were Famous, You Don’t Remember: The Embarrassment

Boston Premiere Documentary

Ignited by punk’s invasion of the Great Plains, America’s gawkiest and greatest lost rock band battles conformity in Reagan-era Kansas.

Wedneday, October 11th - 7:30pm

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Post-screening panel with filmmaker Dan Fetherston and band member Woody Giessmann (Del Fuegos). Moderator: Gary Waleik (Big Dipper).

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Runtime: 1h 36m

SEATING & GENERAL INFORMATION


A panel discussion with a brief opportunity for questions will follow the screening!


All tickets bought for this event are for GENERAL ADMISSION seating.
If you need reasonable accommodation such as wheelchair accessible seating….
...please call our Box Office: 781.646.4849
Wheelchair Accessible seating is Available

Doors Will Open for Seating at least 30-Minutes prior to the start-time.

 

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ACCESSIBLE SEATING IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE BALCONY.
There is no elevator access to the balcony.
Requires climbing several flights of stairs.

 

SEAT PRICING & DISCOUNT INFORMATION

[A $3.00 Ticketing Fee will be added upon check-out at ALL Points-of-Sale]
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GENERAL ADMISSION: $20.00
Senior Discount: $3.00-OFF | Veteran/Military Discount: $5.00

The Balcony will not initially be open for seating…

Synopsis

 

Surrounded by wheat fields, cowboys, and cars, four bespectacled misfits in Kansas — Bill Goffrier, Brent Giessmann, John Nichols, and Ron Klaus — grabbed instruments and blasted out “...a ravenous strain of rock ‘n’ roll” as tuneful, brainy, and enthralling as anything coming from the coasts. They worshipped the Stooges and witnessed the Sex Pistols bring punk to the Great Plains, igniting within them an uncontrolled prairie fire to do-it-themselves. As the Embarrassment, they threw a house-wrecking party and invited “ ...a thousand loving friends…” into their secret world of “...weirdo new wave freaks” in Wichita and beyond. They played Chicago, D.C., and New York, drawing the attention of influential figures like Allen Ginsberg, John Cale, and Jonathan Demme — but their independence and refusal to sell out sparked tension within the group and kept mainstream success at bay. Through original interviews, restored concert footage, and appearances by fans including Evan Dando, Freedy Johnston, Grant Hart, and Thomas Frank, this documentary shows how the Embarrassment rose out of nowhere to become a post-punk legend that’s almost been forgotten — until now.