Overview

• Filmmakers announced No Backstage at Maxwell’s, a feature documentary about the influential Hoboken venue, and released a trailer on Tuesday.
• The film is directed by Paul Rachman, known for American Hardcore, with former music executive Claudia Sullivan producing.
• Confirmed interviews include Bob Mould, Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, Jack Antonoff, founder Steve Fallon, and later owner Todd Abramson, alongside staff and fans.
• Producers are soliciting photos and video from patrons and bands, welcoming rough or unpolished material, with submissions invited at [email protected] and via the project’s social channels.
• Maxwell’s operated from 1978 to 2013 and is credited with incubating alternative acts such as Nirvana, R.E.M., the Replacements, and Yo La Tengo in its intimate 200-cap back room.