"Songs For Cassavetes" takes a look at the do-it-yourself world of underground music from the perspective of those who make it happen. The film documents ten underground bands making music in the wake of the "alternative" media explosion of the early nineties. Shot in black and white 16mm film in locations from L.A. to San Francisco to Berkeley to Olympia to Washington CD, this video includes performances and interviews with Sleater-Kinney, the Make-Up, Unwound, The Peechees, Henry's Dress, Further, Tullycraft, Some Velvet Sidewalk, Dub Narcotic Sound System, and the Hi-Fives.