Wall of Sound: A monthly installment of silver screen sonic treasures. From celebrated concert films and music docs, to classic movies with euphonious soundtracks, and rarely seen flicks with performances from music legends, give yourself to the cacophonous joy of the Wall Of Sound.  Presented by Slant Street Records.


True Stories: Music icon David Byrne was inspired by tabloid headlines to make his sole foray into feature-film directing, an ode to the extraordinariness of ordinary American life and a distillation of what was in his own idiosyncratic mind. The Talking Heads frontman plays a visitor to Virgil, Texas, who introduces us to the citizens of the town during preparations for its Celebration of Specialness. As shot by cinematographer Ed Lachman, Texas becomes a hyperrealistic late-capitalist landscape of endless vistas, shopping malls, and prefab metal buildings. In True Stories, Byrne uses his songs to stitch together pop iconography, voodoo rituals, and a singular variety show—all in the service of uncovering the rich mysteries that lurk under the surface of everyday experience.