The Road to Ruane (2024)
May 4, 2024Release Date

Plot.
Billy Ruane, storied impresario of the 90s Boston indie music scene. Billy promoted shows and inspired cult-like followings of bands by the likes of The Lemonheads, Dinosaur Jr., Pixies, Superchunk, Buffalo Tom, Elliott Smith, Pavement, and Sonic Youth. His gracious treatment of artists set new standards in music. But underneath Billy’s exuberant cartoon-like demeanor and Harvard education, was the pain of a man with deep trauma, who struggled with bipolar disorder and substance abuse, and was confounded by the weight of an endless supply of money.
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Cast & Crew.

Billy Ruane
Self

Thurston Moore
Self

J. Mascis
Self

Chris Brokaw
Self

Elliott Smith
Self

Mary Lou Lord
Self

Bill Janovitz
Self

Evan Dando
Self (archival footage)

Amanda Palmer
Self

Dana Colley
Self

Springa
Self

Pat McGrath
Self / Producer

Lou Barlow
Self

Anthony Rossomando
Self

Ben Deilly
Self

Chris Brokaw
Self

Kay Hanley
Self

Joe Harvard
Self

Skeggy
Self

Mark Kates
Self

Lady Lamb
Self

Curtis Casella
Self

Chris Ballew
Self

Greg Kendall
Self

Mac McCaughan
Self

Joe Gittleman
Self

Hilken Mancini
Self

Rodger L. Phillips
Self

Michael Gill
Director / Cinematography

Scott Evans
Director / Producer / Editor

Lili Ruane
Producer

Michael Zarara
Producer

Sean Drinkwater
Music

Matthew Pierce
Music

Allen Mezquida
Animation

Greg Dalton-Kay
Archival Footage Research

Amy Palace
Assistant Editor
Media.

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promoter
rock
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boston