New Jersey Stage Issue 71 | Page 7

In recent years, there’s been something of a new genre of ‘Peter Pan’ type films revolving around middle aged men trying to relive their golden days as rockers. What makes this one a bit different is that it revolves around the indie rock world of New York and New Jersey. It includes actual clubs and musicians from the area and provides a hard look as to whether fairytales can actually come true. Bruce Flansburgh is a bored, 40-something paralegal who slogs through an increasingly unbearable day to day existence. When he sees bands like The Pixies, Soundgarden, and other indie rock bands from the 90s reunite he gets the urge to bring back The Incoherents. Unfortunately, he chose stability over fame and disbanded the group at the height of their success. And now he has to convince his bandmates that he’s willing to go the distance this time. The film, written and starring New Jersey native Jeff Auer, was acquired by Gravitas Ventures and released on Video on Demand Watch the trailer for The Incoherents NJ STAGE - ISSUE 71 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 7