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Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: After going on a hike and getting “really stoned,” Off! guitarist Dimitri Coats approached his friend and bandmate Keith Morris with a tall order: He wanted to make a film that featured the band… with the singer’s erectile dysfunction as the inciting incident. “I was a little worried (Keith) wouldn’t go for it,” Coats told IndieWire.

Morris, the legendary dreadlocked former lead man for The Circle Jerks, detailed his struggle with diabetes in in his 2016 autobiography “My Damage.” And, as he previously disclosed to Coats, erectile dysfunction (now resolved) was an early warning sign. In the film Coats envisioned, Morris never followed his musical dreams and became a defeated elderly porno store clerk who is inspired by a bout of erectile dysfunction to visit a “boner doctor”.

This leads to a hallucinogenic “antidote” created by aliens with the help of albino bees,...

"A band on a mission. A door to another dimension." Buffalo 8 has launched the official trailer for a rock comedy called Free LSD, which is not really abut How To Get Free LSD, unfortunately. This wacky, weird punk creation is from a a rock band called Off!, and it's the feature directorial debut from one of the band members - Dimitri Coats (ex-Burning Brides). Alas they are taking an "indefinite hiatus" after a few shows coming up this month. The "breaking up" tour with the band will also include screenings of this film Free LSD showing with a Q&a and other surprises (before it hits VOD). "Sometimes putting the band together is a matter of life and death." This new film is an oddball sci-fi comedy about AI & multiverses. An elderly sex shop owner’s attraction to a younger woman leads him to an erectile dysfunction doctor whose treatment...

Buffalo 8 has acquired the science fiction comedy “Free LSD” from punk rock supergroup Off! and a trailer has been unveiled.

The film, which closed the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival, shares its title with the band’s album that debuted at #20 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart.

“Free LSD” stars Keith Morris (Off!’s frontman) as an elderly sex shop owner who falls for a younger woman. His romantic escapades lead him to an unconventional erectile dysfunction doctor and an experimental drug. The drug’s side effects transport him to a parallel universe where he is not only Off!’s singer but also the target of a relentless AI species bent on preventing the band from creating a consciousness-altering album.

The cast includes Off! bandmates Dimitri Coats and Autry Fulbright II, along with the late Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro. Joining them are Jack Black, James Duval, Dana Gould, Barry Del Sherman,...

Off!, the hardcore supergroup led by singer Keith Morris and guitarist Dimitri Coats (ex-Burning Brides), have announced a run of final shows to coincide with the release of their new feature film, Free LSD.

The three final shows will take place July 18th at Lincoln Hall in Chicago (with Shellac); July 20th at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City (with Fucked Up); and July 26th at The Belasco in Los Angeles (with Surfbort).

Each of those cities will also feature an advance screening of the movie along with a Q&a: July 17th at Music Box Theatre in Chicago; July 19th at Village East by Angelika in NYC; and August 2nd at Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets for both the shows and film screenings can be purchased here.

The movie was written and directed by Coats, with a synopsis that is described as follows in a press release:...

Hardcore supergroup Off! are premiering the video their new song “Keep Your Mouth Shut” right here at Heavy Consequence ahead of their upcoming Flsd EP arriving on Record Store Day (April 22nd).

Off! are comprised of singer Keith Morris, guitarist Dimitri Coats (ex-Burning Brides), drummer Justin Brown, and bassist Autry Fulbright II (…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead).

The EP serves as a companion to the band’s acclaimed 2022 album, Free LSD. The eight-song release features four heavy outtakes — including “Keep Your Mouth Shut” — as well as the full, unabridged versions of the free jazz instrumental workouts found on Free LSD.

“Keep Your Mouth Shut” boasts a little bit of both worlds, opening with a spooky intro featuring glitchy noise and ominous voiceovers. That sequence is then followed by a blistering minute-and-a-half blast of hardcore punk. The contrast between each section of the song is mirrored...