Tribeca Film Acquires North American Rights to “The Comedy”

We’re so very proud to announce that Tribeca Film will be distributing Rick Alverson’s The Comedy throughout North America. The Jagjaguwar-produced drama was one of this year’s most talked about films since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was in U.S. dramatic competition. Variety called it “compulsively fascinating” and Film Threat described it as “one of the most wildly inappropriate and pitch black comedies I’ve ever seen”.

What exactly does this mean? In addition to having a limited theatrical run, the drama will soon be available in over 40 million homes through video-on-demand, iTunes, Amazon Watch Instantly, Xbox, Samsung Media Hub and the like.

Alverson, who directed and wrote The Comedy, is someone Jagjaguwar has been working with for a very long time (since 1996). Jagjaguwar has released over nine albums with Alverson, and The Comedy is just one of four dramas Alverson and Jagjaguwar have collaborated on. Like Jagjaguwar, Alverson is also very excited about Tribeca Film’s involvement. “My hope is that The Comedy may be seen as both a challenging, cautionary tale and an unapologetic immersion in a culture of irony and recreational cruelty many have come to find liberating,” said Alverson. “We’re very happy to be in the competent hands of Tribeca Film and look forward to a partnership that will bring this movie to a wide audience.”

The Comedy features Tim Heidecker of the “Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job,” as an aging hipster spending his aimless recreation with like-minded friends (“Tim & Eric” co-star Eric Wareheim, LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy and comedian Gregg Turkington a.k.a.“Neil Hamburger”) in games of comic irreverence and mock sincerity. There are several cameos by musicians Jagjaguwar friends, Will Sheff (Okkervil River) and Richard Swift (The Shins).

Read more about the acquisition HERE.

Man Forever’s “Pansophical Cataract” Out Tomorrow, May 15th

Oneida drummer and Brah Records CEO Kid Millions’ Man Forever, “the bohemian collective of shape shifters he’s united to realize his percussive-based spiritual vision” as Village Voice calls it, has been signed to Thrill Jockey. His new record, Pansophical Cataract, featuring Brian Chase, Shahin Motia, James McNew, Richard Hoffman, and Ryan Sawyer, comes out tomorrow, May 15th.

If you’re in New York City, catch their release show tomorrow at Le Poisson Rouge. The first leg of the North American tour kicks off in Baltimore on May 20th and winds up back in Brooklyn on June 29th. See full list of dates HERE.

Finally, a number of Man Forever’s New York collaborators got together and made a video for the release! Watch above!

RELEASE DAY: S. Carey’s “Hoyas” Out Now!

S. Carey’s sophomore release, Hoyas, is out today! It’s available online and at your local record stores. Purchase your copy HERE. You can also stream the entire EP at Stereogum! Carey just added the second installment of photos to accompany the album. Check them out HERE.

“What could have turned out to be a risky step in another direction for S. Carey has turned out to be a stroke of brilliance; Hoyas is a small delight that confirms Carey’s towering talent, and has that rare knack of making an electronic record feel naturalistic.” -The 405

WATCH: Bon Iver Play NOLA Jazz Fest, Add Radio City Music Hall Shows

Bon Iver recently played the New Orleans Jazz Festival and for a limited time, you can watch videos of their performance. Watch “Michicant” above and head over to YouTube for videos of “Towers” and “Beth/Rest.”

See Bon Iver live this summer -full list of dates HERE! They just added two shows at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Show and ticket information HERE.

Bon Iver member, S. Carey, just released his new EP, Hoyas, today. Pick up your copy HERE.

Stream S. Carey’s “Hoyas” Now via Stereogum

You’ve waited patiently to hear it, now here’s your chance. A week before its official release, S. Carey‘s Hoyas is available for streaming at Stereogum. It will be available for your listening pleasure all week, plus you get a free download of the first-track, “Two Angles.” The four-song EP is the second release from Carey and you can pre-order it HERE.

Carey’s provided some visuals to accompany the songs. Check out his photo guide HERE. Don’t you dare miss him and the entire Bon Iver gang on tour this summer. Full list of dates HERE.