Indie rock, immortalized: Local filmmaker Dan Stewart spent the summer shooting Local Band, a feature film dedicated to Chicago’s DIY music scene. | NinkUic
It’s a saying you’ll hear bands pass along to each other after a gig, regardless of a set’s actual quality. To Chicago filmmaker Dan Stewart, the camaraderie between underdog musicians that the phrase represents often goes unsung.
Stewart aimed to give those moments their justice, and he brought together some of the Chicago indie scene’s favorite bands to help. The result is, a feature film about a fictional band that, like their real-life Chicago counterparts, still give it their all despite feeling doomed to fall through the cracks.
Though genres varied, the underground shows were consistent in the creative energy on display, and Stewart and Wandersee saw a story that wasn’t being told. After years of tinkering with the concept and navigating film school, Stewart—who had uprooted to Chicago by that point—was ready to get the film off the ground. Funding for the film was secured primarily through an Indiegogo campaign that Stewart describes as “an emotional journey.”
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