Pump Up the Volume was so much more than a proto-Jock Jams house anthem by M/A/R/R/S. It was the youthful, telegenic angst of 1990, distilled and splashed against an awesome soundtrack. It was a young and (remember?) hot Christian Slater playing a high-school pirate radio DJ named Happy Harry Hard-On. It was Samantha Mathis playing a way ballsier and like, more articulate precursor to Angela Chase. And, like any teen dramedy worth its salt, it was a world where all the adults were evil and totally clueless. In this pre-Internetz setting, no one can figure out just who this rabble-rousing Hard Harry really is, so the FCC comes flying in with helicopters and searchlights for a spectacular hot'n'persecuted teens-on-the-run finale.

This Sunday, profesh hecklers Master Pancake Theater will rip Pump Up the Volume a new one to benefit Austin's KOOP Community Radio, and there really couldn't be a better pairing for this noble cause. Just think: every Christian Slater drugs-and-guns joke the Pancake boys make will go to the aid of our own community-run radio station. Hard Harry would so approve.

Master Pancake Theater: Pump Up the Volume
Sunday, November 4th, 7pm
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
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