Punk rock doc makes DC area premiere at AFI Silver

Government Issue performs at the old 9:30 Club on F Street in 1983.
November 19, 2023 | (Jason Fraley)
((Photo by Jim Saah))
Minor Threat’s last show at Lansburgh’s in DC in 1983.
November 19, 2023 | (Jason Fraley)
((Photo by Jim Saah))
Scream performs at the 9:30 Club in 1983.
November 19, 2023 | (Jason Fraley)
((Photo by Jim Saah))
Slam Dancing was common at hardcore shows like this one at the 9:30 Club in 1983.
November 19, 2023 | (Jason Fraley)
((Photo by Jim Saah))
Black Market Baby performs at the 9:30 Club in 1983.
November 19, 2023 | (Jason Fraley)
((Photo by Jim Saah))
Alec MacKaye of The Faith performs at the 9:30 Club in 1983.
November 19, 2023 | (Jason Fraley)
((Photo by Jim Saah))
Ian McKaye of Fugazi yells into the guitar while protesting the Gulf War during a show in Berlin in 1992.
November 19, 2023 | (Jason Fraley)
((Photo by Jim Saah))
Marginal Man performs at Space II Arcade, located in the back of a Chinese restaurant, in 1983.
November 19, 2023 | (Jason Fraley)
  ((Photo by Jim Saah))
Void performs at the 9:30 Club in 1983.
November 19, 2023 | (Jason Fraley)
((Photo by Jim Saah))
Guy Picciotto of Fugazi faceplants at the 9:30 Club in 1988.
November 19, 2023 | (Jason Fraley)
((Photo by Jim Saah))
(1/11)

The punk rock documentary “Salad Days” makes its D.C. premiere Friday night at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland. Directed by Scott Crawford, the film examines the DC punk scene from the early 1980s to the decade’s end.

WTOP’s Jason Fraley with cinematographer Jim Saah, who shared several of his favorite photos from those wild punk days. Click through the gallery above while listening to the audio below for Saah’s comments on each of these striking photos. You can find more of Saah’s work here and find out more about “Salad Days” on the film’s Facebook page.

November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)
November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)
November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)
November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)
November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)
November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)
November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)
November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)
November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)
November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)
November 26, 2024 | (Jason Fraley)

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up