Rye Coalition
From Jersey to Vine
The Story of the Hard Luck Five

If you're a fan of rock music, you likely have heard something of the story of Rye Coalition. Five kids from NJ who met in high school, and like countless rockers before them, started a band in the basement of their mom's house. As their talent as musicians and fan base grew, they released albums on indie labels with producer Steve Albini and toured the country with iconic indie bands such as Trans Am, Mars Volta, and Queens of the Stone Age. Then came 'paydirt', when they were signed to the label Dreamworks and Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) came on as their producer.

However, their story diverges from the norm there. Where other bands have either broken up or gone on to fame and fortune, Rye Coalition has retained the original five members for 13 years, and remained relatively unknown. As one fan and critic put it"
"Rye Coalition has had the worst luck of any band I can think of."

Despite major breaks, this band has been considered cursed. Yet they persevere. This is the story of five friends who sacrificed and sweat to follow a dream: playing kick ass rock ‘n roll.

Since 1996 filmmaker Jenni Matz has relentlessly followed the band: on tour, at home, in the studio. After the DVD release of 2006's "Curses", Matz decided to finally take the 400 plus hours of footage culled from the past decade and tell the whole story. Supplemented with the band's own home movies and new interviews this documentary gives rare access to the real life of five "meatheads from north jersey" who won the dirtbag lottery, lost the ticket, but are still trying to cash it in.

DUE OUT IN 2008
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