KRISTOFFERSON / RAITT / MCCLINTON /+ - Road To Austin

Road To Austin, chronicles how Austin, Texas became the Live Music Capital of the World, dating from 1835 to present day. The film highlights early 1800s Austin, the psychedelic movement, Armadillo World Headquarters, and numerous iconic musical inflection points that shaped the American musical culture of today. Vintage photos, rare posters, and never seen before video footage are presented with a soundtrack that truly inspires and reveals why Austin is such a magical epicenter of music. This feature length documentary builds to a climax as the storyline weaves its way towards an all-star live concert. On May 19, 2007 an unprecedented event called the Road to Austin was unveiled to an audience of 20,000 people in Austin, Texas. Led by internationally acclaimed musical director, and GRAMMY award winning producer, Stephen Bruton. The lineup was developed to include multiple genres of music, including poetry and opera. The production attempted to blend and blur this artistic diversity in order to deliver many never-seen-before collaborations. The panoply of celebrity headliners (including Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Delbert McClinton, Joe Ely, Ian McLagan, Eric Johnson) heightened the impact of the evenings apex and afforded Austins local artists an opportunity to have these legends accompany them during their performances. A seven-day rehearsal and staging period, occurring directly prior to the event was where all these critical components were perfected and new and old friendships magically collided to create a truly unforgettable evening. This event was designed to create and capture a heightened level of excitement towards understanding how and why Austin, Texas has become known as the live music capital of the world. The vision was to create a unique live musical showcase of 50+ local and world-renowned artists that are deeply rooted to the Austin music scene legacy and capture every moment of it in 5.1 surround sound and multi-camera footage. This film also features interview segments with the performers regarding the event and the Musical Director of the concert (Stephen Bruton) who soon after the event lost his battle to cancer. This film is a 75-minute adaptation featuring a documentary and an 8-song except from the 3-hour concert. Kris Kristofferson dedicates this film and all its proceeds to the Stephen Bruton 'Artist Wellness Program' due to Stephen losing his battle to cancer in 2009. Stephen Bruton served as Kriss guitar player and closest friend for over forty years. Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, John Paul Dejoria, Delbert McClinton, Stephen Bruton, Eric Johnson, Joe Ely, Ian McLagan, Bobby Whitlock, CoCo Carmel, Bob Schneider, Carolyn Wonderland, Ruthie Foster, David Grissom, Malford Milligan Record Label: Blue Rose Style: Country / Rock