We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
2005, NR, 90 min.
Directed by Tim Irwin, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring .

D. Boon – Dennis. 13 years old, falls out of a tree onto Mike Watt. Drummer funkadelic, George Hurley. “Three dudes from [San] Pedro.” 1979. Signed by Black Flag’s Greg Ginn, very first gig. SST. (Where’s Spot?) Acoustic “I Felt Like a Gringo,” jawdropping. Double Nickels on the Dime. Talking luminaries and D. Boon, bouncing like Pete Townshend. Live cornucopia. Carwreck: 12/22/1985. Heartbreak. Director Tim Irwin: hero.

This article appears in July 29 • 2005.

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San Francisco native Raoul Hernandez crossed the border into Texas on July 2, 1992, and began writing about music for the Chronicle that fall, debuting with an album review of Keith Richards’ Main Offender. By virtue of local show previews – first “Recommendeds,” now calendar picks – his writing’s appeared in almost every issue since 1993.