Rock documentary D Tour chronicles the experience of a touring musician trying to keep his dream alive, even though his body is dying. While on the road a few years back, the multi-instrumentalist Pat Spurgeon of the band Rogue Wave was diagnosed with a serious kidney ailment. Spurgeon had received a kidney transplant a decade ago, and just when his band had begun its ascent to stardom, the new kidney began failing and put Spurgeons life and music career in jeopardy. (The Oakland, California-based band has been at it since 2002, recording three albums of scruffy rock and getting a few songs included on movie and television soundtracks.) The award-winning film traces Spurgeons journey through painful dialysis treatments and sketchy insurance providers all while continuing to tour set to the music of artists like Ben Gibbard and John Vanderslice. 7 p.m. Rice Cinema, 6100 Main. For information, call 713-348-4853 or visit www.ricecinema.rice.edu. Free.
Tue., Sept. 15, 7 p.m., 2009
This article appears in Sep 10-16, 2009.