Spin Control: Documentary 'Vinyl Nation' Showcases Records' Renaissance

San Francisco CA

26 October, 2021

6:26 PM

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By Yujie Zhou, Mission Local October 26, 2021 Some people believe there's something sacred about vinyl records — 12 by 12, 33 rpm. Kevin Smokler, a documentary filmmaker, would be in that church. And their comeback, he says, offers "a connective power of music in a divided political time." That renaissance is documented in Smokler's Vinyl Nation, a 92-minute love letter to records, which screens Oct. 29 at the Roxie. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.