Brent’s doing a live show at the Hammer in LA- screening all of his films with live narrations and improvised soundtracks by Brent Green, Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Jim Becker (Califone), Rodney McLaughlin and Alan Scalpone (the Bitter Tears). Tickets are free! The show’s at 8PM on Tuesday, July 22nd.

Hopefully we’ll see you there. More info here: Hammer Presents.

Brent Green, Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), Jeremy Gara (the Arcade Fire) and Thøger Lund perform Brent’s film “Walt Whitman’s Brain” and Howe’s song “Robes of Bible Black” at the Orange Show in Houston, TX. The show was part of Aurora Picture Show’s “Media Archaeology” festival. Rodney McLaughlin filmed and put this whole thing together.

Brent’s doing two live film/music shows in April:

April 11th- Indie Grits Film Festival in Columbia, SC- It’ll be Jerry Busher (Fugazi, French Toast), Alan Scalpone and Mike McGinley (both of the Bitter Tears- and Califone’s normal horn section) playing with Brent. It’s going to be a fucking party- outdoor show closing Friday night of a pretty amazing festival focused on low budget films from southern artists. And the Bitter Tears are amazing- they’ll be hauling trumpet, trombone, violin, cello and accordian to beat on alongside drums, guitar, musical saw and some lovely cartoons.

April 18th- Media Archaeology- at Orange Show for Visionary Art (rain location is Aurora Picture Show). The band here is Howe Gelb!!!!! Howe Gelb (Giant Sand, Howe Gelb), Thøger Lund, Brent and Jeremy Gara (the Arcade Fire). The last show with Howe was unreal- he’s a real-live silent film theatre pianist shimmying ragtime mess with extra ecstatic noise and wonder- and Jeremy Gara! Damn! This one’s going to be great. Somebody likes you.

Sin Ropas new record, “Fire Prizes,” was just released on vinyl by Shrug Records! It looks amazing- there’s a picture disc, with a different painting on each side, and some creepy bears on the cover. Only 500 were pressed- and the record is unreal- strange and murky music- Tim Hurley’s (formerly of Red Red Meat and Califone) creaky vocals running under the whole thing- Danni Iosello’s (also fomerly of Califone) beautiful harmonium and drums- this is a wonderful record. We all hope you get one while they’re available.

There are pictures of the discs and artwork and all here.