Nine Inch Nails release new album online
Following in the footsteps of Radiohead's In Rainbows and Saul Williams Niggy Tardust (which was, in fact, produced by Trent Reznor), the latest Nine Inch Nails release is currently available in its entirety online. Dubbed Ghosts I-IV, the album consists of several ambient movements that were composed over a period of 10 weeks last autumn. The first movement of the album can be downloaded for free, the next three movements can be downloaded in high-quality audio for $5. The disc is expected to see a physical release sometime in April.
--by ethan hamlin
Pelican to come to Charlottesville
For fans of a post-metal, instrumental sound, Pelican should already be in your musical repertoire. If your iTunes is lacking a bit, never fear -- the Chicago-based group hits the Satellite Ballroom Friday night. With a genre-defying sound, Pelican explores and revamps various forms of rock, from post-rock to doom metal. With extensive instrumental tracks, Pelican's music is vocal-less. Guitarist Trevor de Brauw explained the lack of vocals, "We just didn't know how to put vocals in our music and for it to sound right." Pelican performs with New York's Unearthly Trance and San Francisco's Black Cobra. Tickets are $12 at the door; the show starts at 9.
--by stephanie garcia
OFFscreen hosts director Joe Swanburg
This Sunday, OFFscreen will host director Joe Swanburg for a series of audience questions after a viewing of his latest movie, Hannah Takes the Stairs. The film, part of the up-and-coming "mumblecore" movement, has earned a significant amount of hype since its SXSW debut. It follows Hannah, a recent college graduate trying to find her way in the world as she fumbles through a series of fleeting summer relationships. Swanburg takes an innovative approach to the film, preferring improvisation to scripted drama and little moments to grand revelations.
--by ethan hamlin
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