Echo in the Canyon

    Echo in the Canyon
    2019

    Synopsis

    A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.

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    Cast

    • Jakob DylanSelf
    • Tom PettySelf
    • Eric ClaptonSelf
    • Ringo StarrSelf
    • Stephen StillsSelf
    • David CrosbySelf
    • Roger McGuinnSelf
    • BeckSelf
    • Regina SpektorSelf
    • Graham NashSelf

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Film Threat

      I have a feeling Echo in the Canyon will be watched for decades into the future as the essential document of a very specific time and place that changed music forever.
    • 83

      Christian Science Monitor

      If you care anything about the music of groups like The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas and the Papas, The Beach Boys, or Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the ramshackle, engagingly anecdotal Echo in the Canyon is required viewing.
    • 82

      TheWrap

      Even if Echo in the Canyon feels slightly anemic at 85 minutes or so, there are worse ways to revisit this epochal artistic moment than via Andrew Slater’s affectionate, intimate documentary.
    • 80

      Variety

      Echo in the Canyon offers a richly evocative and star-studded overview of the 1960s Laurel Canyon music scene.
    • 80

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Rich with revealing observations and engaging anecdotes, Slater’s documentary skirts the nostalgia trap by entertainingly connecting with an impressive lineup of contemporary singer-songwriters referencing the influential '60s pop style with their own releases.
    • 75

      Movie Nation

      The most ambitious thing about this laid-back documentary was creating a tribute concert and getting big names to perform in it, and that is lovely to hear and behold. The glory of Echo in the Canyon is gathering the oral histories of a generation of performers who are passing from the scene, getting their final words on how it all happened.
    • 75

      RogerEbert.com

      Echo in the Canyon appears all too content in banking on our nostalgia for the formidable roster of artists it has assembled, relying solely on our familiarity with their work to keep our attention rapt.
    • 70

      Los Angeles Times

      By keeping things short, sweet and dutifully tuneful, Echo in the Canyon is like the doc version of one of the period’s sonic nuggets, leaving you with a peace/love/understanding high and a desire to break out the vinyl for more of the same.