Film

X-Ray Visions: A Look Inside Portland's Legendary X-Ray Cafe

0.0

1h 8m

2000

Synopsis

From 1990 to 1994, ground zero for the all-ages, alt-rock scene in Portland was the X-Ray Cafe. Brought to life and operated as a flight of fancy by Benjamin Arthur Ellis and Tres Shannon, the X-Ray was both a critical venue for emerging local and touring bands and hang-out for an amazing array of outcasts, street kids and creative eccentrics of all stripes. When band such as Crackerbash, Sprinkler, Poison Idea, Hell Cows, Smegma, Dead Moon, Hitting Birth, Beat Happenings, Cake, Hole, Green Day or the Spinanes were not on stage, anything from poetry to Spanish lessons to a sewing circle might have connected and entertained the customers. Whether shelter, social or information hub, or music mecca, the X-Ray represented and remains, in age-old fashion, a key chapter in many Portlander's coming of age. Ellis's film, loaded with interviews and performance clips, is a spirited valentine to the craziness and glory of days gone by and to the many who called the X-Ray home.

Director

Benjamin Arthur Ellis

Trailer

DocumentaryMusic

portland, oregonall ages nightclub

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Cast & Crew

Benjamin Arthur Ellis

as self

Tres Shannon

as self

Roger Nusic

as self

Scott Campbell

as self

Jim Redden

as self

Tony Demicoli

as self

Pierre Ouellette

as self

Fred Cole

as self

Mark Sten

as self

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