In Concert

An all-thriller, no-filler summer concert series without the astronomical ticket prices, sweaty stink, or bathroom lines, this series gives center stage to some of the rock world’s quintessential kooks, cranks, and one-offs, including two psychotic acts rockin’ a mental institution to its foundations (The Cramps and The Mutants: The Napa State Tapes), Lou Reed and John Cale giving a sublime send-off to Andy Warhol (Songs for Drella), and the gold standard of concert docs, recently restored to its original potency (Stop Making Sense). You might not have gotten to catch some of the above artists in their prime—or Richard Hell, or Tom Waits, also on the bill— but, thankfully, some superb filmmakers did.