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“I thought. I would. Be more. Than this!” Dylan Baldi shouts during the

finale of the epic, nearly nine-minute long “Wasted Days,” arguably the centerpiece of Cloud Nothings’ third full-length studio album in less than two years. The album, called Attack on Memory, is out January 24th on Carpark Records.Read more...

TUNES

Thursday 2/2
Papadosio @ The Jefferson, 9 p.m.

Delta Rae @ The Southern, 8 p.m.

Friday 2/3
From Here on Blue, Oh So Peligroso, Virago @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, 9 p.m.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit @ The Jeffferson, 8 p.m.

Saturday 2/4
William Walter & Co, DJ Williams Projekt @ The Southern, 9 p.m.

Now You See Them, The Judy Chops @ The Pigeon Hole

Monday 2/6
Victor Villarreal, Meryll, Errantry @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar @ 9 p.m.Read more...

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEERead more...

The Weeknd
Echoes of Silence
XO
12/21/2011Read more...

The end of 2011 saw two local bands release debut albums—The Fire Tape’s Dream Travel, which we covered along with their release show in our issue from three weeks ago, and The Hill and Wood’s self titled album, which was celebrated with a release show on November 11.Read more...

Strange Mercy, St, VincentRead more...

The Sunday before Halloween the Jefferson was filled with overwhelming female charm as St. Vincent’s Annie Clark and opening singer/songwriter Cate Le Bon leaked sweet melodies into an eager crowd. Although most of the audience had never heard of Welsh darling Le Bon, her effortlessly graceful vocals floated over swaying heads, enveloping the crowd in a comfortable modern folk dream. Le Bon’s digital recordings don’t give her voice the credit it deserves. She has more than female vocalist appeal--hollow but warm, her vocals seem to seek only to please the ear of her listeners.Read more...

One of the more memorable moments (see the review of The Monk on this page, which I was also unfortunately at) of my experience at the Virginia Film Festival this past weekend was attending the screening of the American classic Badlands. After the movie ended I watched with the middling sort of awe brought on by famous people I should recognize immediately but don’t as Sissy Spacek and Jack Fisk (the lead actress and the art director respectively) trotted onto the stage to be interviewed by a chap from the festival.Read more...

Cass McCombs
Humor Risk
Domino
11/8/2011Read more...

On Friday, I caught up with the Peter Monroe, and Erin Anderson, respectively the director and star of the new film Days Together. Erin, after just winning "Best Actress" in the Gotham International Film Festival, and Peter, after a night of hard drinking, were both full of chuff to discuss the themes of this cinematic, impressionistic, meditation on a life in the modern world. So without further ado, here is the interview.

How did you guys first begin working together?
Peter: We went to college together at USC.
Erin: We were both in the acting program.Read more...