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ROOFTOP MUSIC: NEW MARISSA NADLER VIDEO DIRECTED BY JOANA LINDA
By Rooftop Films on 02/08/2009
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ROOFTOP MUSIC: INTERVIEW WITH KAZ NOMURA, AKA PWRFL POWER
By Rooftop Films on 02/06/2009
Filed under: Rooftop Music"If I was Google, I would feel lonely. People come to me, ask questions, and leave me when they are done." Kaz Nomura, aka PWRFL Power, is a vagabond musician who was born and raised in Japan. He studied music in Seattle and is known for his quirky lyrics and skilled Fahey-esque guitar playing. We spoke with Kaz via email about his upcoming travels, his blog, and the Google song. Rooftop Films: How's Seattle treating you? Kaz Nomura: Good! It's very mellow here and I am focused on writing lots of music. Usually in this time of the year it's... MORE »
ROOFTOP VET JASON TRACHTENBURG RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO "(I DON'T WANT TO TEMPT) TIME"
By Rooftop Films on 02/02/2009
Filed under: Rooftop MusicJ.A.C.K. ROCKS JEZEBEL MUSIC'S THIRD ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR COMMON GROUND!
By Rooftop Films on 12/17/2008
Filed under: Rooftop MusicJezebel Music is hosting its Third Annual Benefit Show for Common Ground , an organization that uses innovative housing development and outreach to end homelessness. Ticket sales will go towards Common Ground's Green Design Initiative, which uses energy-saving building technologies and non-toxic, sustainable materials like bamboo and innocuous paints in housing development projects. The event takes place at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, December 19th. The benefit is sure to stir things up, showcasing some of the freshest musical talent in the city. We're especially excited that Rooftop favs J.A.C.K. are headlining the show. J.A.C.K made a... MORE »
ROOFTOP SEEKS BANDS AND MUSICIANS
FOR THE 2009 SUMMER SERIES!
By Rooftop Films on 12/12/2008
Filed under: Call For Entries, Rooftop Music, Rooftop NewsROOFTOP SEEKS BANDS AND MUSICIANS FOR THE 2009 SUMMER SERIES The Rooftop Films 2009 Summer Series will run from May through September and will feature more than 200 daring new films and 40 of NY's best and brightest musical acts. Held in outdoor settings throughout New York City, the series features live music and screenings of independent films that couldn't otherwise be seen in NY. More than 15,000 people attended Rooftop events in 2008, making it one of the most popular festivals in New York City.The 2009 Summer Series will feature bigger crowds, even more beautiful venues and more incredible... MORE »
ROOFTOP MUSIC:
THE QUAVERS, FUGAZI & VIC CHESNUTT
ON A ROOF IN VIENNA, INSPIRED BY JEM COHEN
By Rooftop Films on 11/12/2008
Filed under: Home Movies, Rooftop Music, Watch Short FilmsAt Rooftop, we love the quiet, lovely experimentations of The Quavers (who played our festival in 2007), and are glad to post about their latest music-film collaborations. So it's sure to get us excited when you set up this scenario: T. Griffin from the Quavers, Guy Picciotto from Fugazi (other members of which played at Rooftop in 2006) and Athens, GA, indie-folk hero Vic Chesnutt, brought together by a screening for Brooklyn indie-film legend Jem Cohen . . . on a rooftop! Observe, listen, reflect and enjoy. * * * "Holed up in a basement once used as a bolthole... MORE »
Rooftop Music: O'Death Record Release show at Music Hall of Williamsburg!
By Rooftop Films on 10/30/2008
Filed under: Rooftop MusicSound Fix presents O'Death at Rooftop Films on June 12th, 2008 (Sarah Palmer) On October 28th, Rooftop vets O'Death released their third album, Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skins via Kemado Records. The album, which was written over a span of three years, was co-produced with Alex Newport (Two Gallants, the Locust). Before heading out on a national tour, they're celebrating their album release at Music Hall of Williamsburg TONIGHT! Thursday, October 30th, 2008 O'Death, Hoots and Hellmouth, La Strada Music Hall of Williamsburg Doors 8pm / Show 9pm $12 advance / $14 day of show, 18+... MORE »
ROOFTOP RECAP - Indie Horror Night
with Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers!
By Rooftop Films on 10/30/2008
Filed under: Rooftop Music, Rooftop News, Rooftop News, Rooftop Weekend Recap, Rooftop Weekend RecapOn Wednesday, October 29th, Rooftop Films returned to Chelsea Market for the first of three off-season shows. This being Halloween week, we screened a madcap selection of independent horror shorts from around the world. Needless to say, it was a harrowing and bone-chilling event. Before the films, Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers played an energetic live set, all done up in face paint and robed in the vestments of the undead. Approximately 350 people packed the house. Many thanks to Metalbelly Michael Ginsberg from Chelsea Market for all his help, to Shilpa Ray and her Happy Hookers for... MORE »
ROOFTOP MUSIC: FRANCES
RELEASES DEBUT FULL-LENGTH ALBUM
By Rooftop Films on 10/16/2008
Filed under: Rooftop MusicRooftop favorites Frances released their first full-length album All the While via Gigantic Records this week. Produced by Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, The Walkmen, White Rabbits, Asobi Seksu), the record is replete with catchy pop arrangements profiling the virtuosic stylings of the each member of this versatile sextet. The group will be celebrating their album release and the end of a busy and successful summer (which included two awesome Rooftop events at Solar One!) at three of the most hyped shows at the CMJ Music Marathon. Buy tickets now before they sell out! All the While is available... MORE »
BRENT GREEN WITH DREW & THE MEDICINAL PEN
AT THE STONE (NYC) ON TUE. OCT. 14
By Rooftop Films on 10/13/2008
Filed under: Animation, Home Movies, Rooftop Filmmakers, Rooftop Music, Watch Short FilmsRooftop Films events are more than just a movie screening--there's films you won't see anywhere else, live music, filmmakers in attendance, and a communal energy that exceeds just about anything you'll get in a theater.Which is why we're so crazy about Brent Green--his shows have all that magic and passion, pinched together with wires and duct tape, and blasted forth though old phonographs, scratchy woodcuts, and a creaking, plaintive voice. Brent makes astonishing and inspiring animated films about strange old houses, alcoholic Santas, and bringing our soldiers home from an unnecessary war one piece at a time, and he sings... MORE »
Rooftop Music: 21st Century Music Videos
By Rooftop Films on 10/07/2008
Filed under: Rooftop MusicA new trend in interactive music/performance has found its home on the internet. The Black Cab Sessions, They Shoot Music Don't They, and Possibly 4th Street are just a few of the web shows that capture live performances in intimate and unique locations for an online audience. The eponymous Black Cab Sessions are all filmed in the back of, you guessed it, black cabs (usually in London). They Shoot Music records live sets in unconventional spaces in Vienna while the latter asks musicians to meet at an undisclosed NYC location where they then shoot impromptu jam sessions. Not to... MORE »
Rooftop Music: Deertick signs to Partisan Records and returns to NYC to play @ Spiegelworld!
By Rooftop Films on 10/02/2008
Filed under: Rooftop MusicDeertick played to a sold-out crowd at Rooftop's June screening of Romance Shorts on the Lower East Side and since then has been touring nearly non-stop with both Jenny Lewis and The Felice Brothers. The group recently announced that they've been signed to the Brooklyn-based Partisan Records and will re-issue their debut album War Elephant on November 25, 2008. Songwriting prodigy John McCauley III wrote and recorded War Elephant at the age of 20, and plays every single instrument on the album. [Brooklyn Vegan] Deer Tick is scheduled to return to the NYC area on Sunday, November 2nd to... MORE »
Rooftop Music: CHAIRLIFT to Play Closing Night!
By Rooftop Films on 09/23/2008
Filed under: Rooftop Music, Rooftop NewsFriday, September 26th is the final Rooftop Films event of the year. Please come and enjoy highlights from the 2008 Summer Series! Prior to the films, Sound Fix presents live music by Brooklyn based trio Chairlift. Show up early to catch their super danceable live show! Having already played with Ariel Pink and MGMT, Chairlift is revving up for an upcoming tour with Yeasayer and will release their first full-length album Does You Inspire You on October 28th. You may have heard their single "Bruises" in the new "nano-chromatic" iPod ad!... MORE »
ROOFTOP WEEKEND RECAP - July 18-19
ANOTHER HOT WEEKEND AT ROOFTOP FILMS
By Rooftop Films on 07/22/2008
Filed under: Rooftop Music, Rooftop News, Rooftop Weekend RecapFRIDAY: RURAL ROUTE SHORT FILMS Friday Night temperatures were still hovering in the 90s, which often dampens people's spirit for going out. But we had yet another huge crowd at Rooftop Films, as people packed the lawn at Automotive High School to cool off in the pastoral grass for our annual collaboration with the Rural Route Film Festival. Sound Fix Records helped book Goddamn Rattlesnake a wild acoustic indie honky tonk band, who playfully batted each other around the head as they flicked bugs from each other's faces in between songs. A big group of people sat right up at... MORE »
Music at Rooftop Films
By Rooftop Films on 07/16/2008
Filed under: Rooftop MusicMusic has always been an important part of the Rooftop Films experience, and we take great pride in all the amazing musicians that perform both before and after our films. Highlights have included TV on the Radio, The Mountain Goats, members of Fugazi and Califone, Air Waves, Frances, Parts and Labor, Apollo Heights, O'Death, Deer Tick, Dirty Purpose and more! This summer, Rooftop is expanding our connection to the New York music scene and staying true to our mission to support independent artists by partnering with Sound Fix Records to present the music for The Rooftop Films 2008 Summer... MORE »
About the Rooftop Films Blog on IFC.com
By Rooftop Films on 05/01/2008
Filed under: About Rooftop Films and This Blog, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Environmental Films, Home Movies, Personal Narrative, Political Films, Rooftop Filmmakers, Rooftop Music, Rooftop News, Watch Short FilmsFor those of you who know don't know much (or anything) about Rooftop Films, here is a brief introduction: Rooftop Films is a non-profit film festival and production collective that has been screening and producing independent films since 1997. We are most famous for our annual Summer Series, a summer-long outdoor film festival that features more than 35 screenings each year. All of our summer screenings take place in stunning outdoor locations--either on rooftop or in parks, along piers, or in other scenic outdoor locations all over New York City (and occasionally beyond). We have screened more than 1,500 films... MORE »
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