Ignoring the well-documented psychedelic era, and concentrating on the art of the flyover areas of the country, Died Young, Stayed Pretty concentrates on the post-punk rock poster movement, mirroring the do-it-yourself ethos of the artists she chronicles by presenting a deceptively haphazard aesthetic...

King Pluto’s Whispering Choir, featuring the Lonesome Organist on a 100-year-old pipe organ, will accompany the Italian silent film Maciste in Hell, about a strongman who’s unjustly sent to Hell and leads a rebellion of demons against Satan. The band includes the Lonesome Organist, poet/performer Bruce Neal, Chris Cowgill (the Del Reys), and others.

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Former jazz singer Emma Franz’s debut film follows Australian jazz drummer Simon Barker’s quest to meet an elusive South Korean percussionist..

Indie director Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom) shoots John Darnielle, better known as critical darlings The Mountain Goats, as he strips down his latest album The Life of the World to Come and plays it on piano and guitar, joined on vocals by Rachel from the Bright Mountain Choir...

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WORLD PREMIERE  Of Montreal on their 2009 European tour, capturing both their bizarre stage antics and their equally bizarre backstage confessionals and pushup competitions...

Paul Stanley*One Live KISS, is a feature-length concert film documenting Stanley's second solo tour that culminated in a November performance at House of Blues Chicago. The 12-camera DV-cam shoot of the House of Blues show is the heart of Live to Win Live!, book-ended by black and white film that Antonelli shot in New York telling Stanley's life story.
Q & A WITH DIRECTOR LOUIS ANTONELLI AFTER THE SCREENING

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CHICAGO PREMIERE  Music has the power to bridge cultural gaps and break down boundaries, and the Playing for Change movement takes that to heart...

Known for his offbeat humor, absurdist lyrics and stream-of-consciousness riffs, singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock returns to Sundance Channel in this original concert film shot in New York in late 2008.
Q & A W/ ROBYN & DIRECTOR JOHN EDGINTON AFTER THE SCREENING
FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE BY ROBYN HITCHCOCK.

CHICAGO PREMIERE One of the most innovative people in music, System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian takes things a step further in Elect the Dead Symphony, filmed during a one-time appearance with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra...

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Teshumara documents the Tuareg rebellion, not just through violent clashes but the new form of music that emerged. Bluesy rock rhythms ringing from electric and acoustic guitars detail the struggles of the Tinariwen...

SNEAK PREVIEW! Vienna is the artistic and musical crossroads of Europe, blending the traditions of Western Europe with a creative and multicultural influx from the east. English émigré Standen-Raz spent a year capturing this exciting frontier..