SIFF Take: Hooked
Hooked, or Pescuit Sportiv is Romanian director Adrian Sitaru’s first film. It’s a tale of two lovers heading out on a picnic for the weekend…
Win tickets to see Theresa Andersson at the Tractor
Theresa Andersson is amazing.She's a Swedish-born singer/songwriter/musician who plays all of her own instruments while recording them and looping them back, almost in real time.…
Tonight's recommended show: the return of Radio8Ball
The Pop Oracle is back.The long-running program Radio8Ball has found a home and will be a regular, Wednesday night event at Little Red Studio (in South…
SIFF Take: All Tomorrow's Parties
The All Tomorrow's Parties festival is a great idea. Each fest is curated by a band (or, on occasion, the festival itself or the fans)…
Tonight's recommended show: The Vaselines
Even though I've known about this show for months, have written about it and even made my first-ever international phone call to interview an actual…
Dark Material, a short documentary featuring a score by Anomie Belle, screens at SIFF
I have historically skipped the short films portions of SIFF for many (most-likely unfair) reasons but there is (at least) one showing at SIFF this…
Final 33 1/3 roster announced
The people at Continuum Publishing have whittled down the books to the shortest list and announced the final lineup for books in the 33 1/3…
Imaginary Interview: The Vaselines
The Vaselines are a legendary Scottish pop/rock band made up of Frances McKee and Eugene Kelly. They are known for simple pop songs that could…
Tonight's Recommended Show: Erik Blood's CD release
Only two songs into Erik Blood’s brilliant debut record, The Way We Live and I’m stopped cold. The song is called “To Leave America” and…
Schmindie News Roundup
Judging by how fast tickets for The Shins' and Iron and Wine's (separate) two-night stands sold out, everyone loves their schmindie. So, as a public…