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Los Wild Ones

Elise Salomon, USA, 2013, 78 min.

Irish ex-pat Reb Kennedy runs the scrappy L.A.- based indie record label Wild Records out of his living room floor. The music is old school rockabilly. The bands mostly Mexican-American. His format strictly vinyl. And while the doc features an insider's glimpse into the dynamic Latino Rockabilly scene of Southern California and its fascinating throwback details of pompadours, hollow body guitars, and amazing live musical performances that will make you want to dance Los Wild Ones really tells the poignant story of an unconventional but tight-knit family. In between jubilant gigs, ranging from the neighborhood bar to stadium size music festivals in Europe, the shared and intimately filmed experiences of lost jobs, funerals, alcoholism, and making the month's rent bond Reb and his beloved bands for life. A true, realistic and contemporary portrait of the joys and struggles of an artist's life.