Once To See U.S. Release

Good news -- Once, the new movie starring Glen Hansard (of The Frames) and Marketa Irglova, is set for a limited U.S. release on May 18th. No word yet on what cities will get the movie, but I would assume New York and L.A. are safe bets.

In addition, Fox Searchlight has organized a three-week promotional tour where fans can catch a free screening of the movie followed by a discussion with the director and stars, capped off by a performance by Glen and Marketa. Unfortunately, no New York:

April 29th - Boston
May 2nd - Philadelphia
May 3rd - Washington D.C.
May 4th - Toronto
May 7th - Detroit
May 8th - Chicago
May 9th - St. Louis
May 10th - Memphis
May 11th - Dallas
May 12th - Austin
May 14th - Phoenix
May 16th - San Diego
May 17th - San Francisco
May 18th - Seattle

To RSVP, go here.

Finally, Glen is also scheduled to play two badge-holder only solo shows at the Tribeca Film festival next week -- Tuesday, May 1 and Wednesday, May 2 at 5pm at Canal Room. (Notably, Jon Auer is also doing shows on Thursday and Friday at 4:20pm.) I really freaking wish I had a badge. I may have to go try to beg my way into one or more of these sets.

Edited to add: Be sure to head over to the movie's website to hear the movie's soundtrack streaming in the background. If you're a Glen/Frames fan, you'll recognize a lot of it, but there's a few really good new songs on there, including the incredible "Trying To Pull Myself Away" and "All The Way Down".