Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Many bands have a might-have-been story, but few have a story that reflects such rich and paradoxical ideas.
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
EVERYDAY SUNSHINE is a documentary about the band Fishbone, musical pioneers who have been rocking on the margins of pop culture for the past 25 years. From the streets of South Central-Los Angeles and the competitive Hollywood music scene of the 1980's, the band rose to prominence, only to fall apart when on the verge of "making it."
Laurence Fishburne narrates EVERYDAY SUNSHINE, an entertaining cinematic journey into the personal lives of this unique Black rock band, an untold story of fiercely individual artists in their quest to reclaim their musical legacy while debunking the myths of young Black men from urban America. Highlighting the parallel journeys of a band and their city, EVERYDAY SUNSHINE explores the personal and cultural forces that gave rise to California's legendary Black punk sons that continue to defy categories and expectations.
At the heart of Fishbone's story is lead singer Angelo Moore and bassist Norwood Fisher who show how they keep the band rolling, out of pride, desperation and love for their art. To overcome money woes, family strife, and the strain of being aging Punk rockers on the road, Norwood and Angelo are challenged to re-invent themselves in the face of dysfunction and ghosts from a painful past.
"Effortlessly entertaining." - Variety
"One of the best music documentaries, period" - Portland Mercury
"A rare beast: an inspirational, happy film about failure." - Variety
"Let’s be clear, this is no lame-ass “Behind the Music." - indieWIRE
Critic's pick by the LA Weekly
Laurence Fishburne narrates EVERYDAY SUNSHINE, an entertaining cinematic journey into the personal lives of this unique Black rock band, an untold story of fiercely individual artists in their quest to reclaim their musical legacy while debunking the myths of young Black men from urban America. Highlighting the parallel journeys of a band and their city, EVERYDAY SUNSHINE explores the personal and cultural forces that gave rise to California's legendary Black punk sons that continue to defy categories and expectations.
At the heart of Fishbone's story is lead singer Angelo Moore and bassist Norwood Fisher who show how they keep the band rolling, out of pride, desperation and love for their art. To overcome money woes, family strife, and the strain of being aging Punk rockers on the road, Norwood and Angelo are challenged to re-invent themselves in the face of dysfunction and ghosts from a painful past.
"Effortlessly entertaining." - Variety
"One of the best music documentaries, period" - Portland Mercury
"A rare beast: an inspirational, happy film about failure." - Variety
"Let’s be clear, this is no lame-ass “Behind the Music." - indieWIRE
Critic's pick by the LA Weekly
Genre
Documentary
Web Site
Runtime
107
Language
English
Director
Chris Metzler
Cast
Fishbone,
Flea,
Gwen Stefani,
Ice-T,
Perry Farrell,
Branford Marsalis,
Gogol Bordello,
Questlove
FEATURED REVIEW
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice
They should have been the band that went way beyond any of us who were influenced by them,” says Primus’s Les Claypool about groundbreaking African-American band Fishbone in the documentary Everyday Sunshine. The film, co-directed by Lev Anderson and Chris Metzler, is a love letter to the group ...
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