Artist Chris Johanson and arts and cultural organization Disjecta may be putting on the first music festival of it’s kind. This Friday will see the debut of the Quiet Music Festival of Portland, a showcase of bands that will rock softer. Johanson explains

“I love music, but don’t like to be around loud music anymore. Quiet music is so calm and peaceful and yin. I find that quiet music is restorative and want to celebrate it through having a concert in a community art space. Sharing it in this context will show how nice it is that music does not have to be so loud to create an emotional experience.”

The festival includes Stephen Malkmus, Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio, Johanson’s band Sun Foot and many others. Visit Disjecta for the full rundown and schedule.

While Daft Punk’s soundtrack for Tron proved to be a big success, Sonic Youth’s foray into scoring a film, unfortunately, will not receive as much attention. The band produced an original score for a small French movie titled “Simon Werner A Disaparu” (aka “Lights Out”). According to The Playlist, our go-to blog for all things movie related, the film is reminiscent of Brick, the 2005 indie hit starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It is uncertain when “Lights Out” will make its way to the States but the soundtrack is scheduled for a digital release on January 25th followed by a physical release in February. Watch the French trailer for a sampling of the soundtrack.

The Tron Legacy soundtrack website is filled with easter eggs. View the source code to see an ascii image of Kevin Flynn. Type in “derezzed” to hear a 20 second sample from the soundtrack. Type in “missing” and “mcp” for sound bites from the two films. Type in “light” and you will be taken to a sight to play Circuit Cycles. Other keywords include “tron,” “daft,” “flynn,” and “encom.” There are probably many others, but that’s what we’ve found so far. The soundtrack is set for release on November 22nd.

Though it’s not officially summer until June 21st, the weather is warm enough to warrant that distinction. That hot and sticky feeling is slowly creeping towards us. Personally speaking, the only way to remedy this situation is to eat as much ice cream as possible. And the Brooklyn Flea is here to help by hosting an Ice Cream Social this Sunday. Blue Marble Ice Cream will be on hand to serve up a new flavor called “The Sweetest Cream” based on Camera Obscura’s song “The Sweetest Thing,” who by the way will also be in attendance from 2-4pm. The band will be performing and will have a table of their own filled with their merch. Brooklyn Flea at One Hanson Pl. (via Racked)

Chris Cunningham has been away from the public eye for the better part of the last decade with only a handful of commercial and public appearances. His career was a lot more prolific in the 1990s when he teamed up with Warp Records and other musicians to direct some of the most memorable music videos. In 2005, Cunningham performed live for the first time at Electraglide, a two day music festival in Tokyo and Osaka, arranging original and remixed music to film. The performance proved to be a success and was followed up with other events several years later, teaming up once again with Warp. He is now set to recreate his cross visual and audio performance at this year’s SOS4.8, the 48 hour non-stop music, art, and conference festival based in Murcia, Spain. The festival takes place on April 30 and May 1st. Travel more!

No other director is capable of romanticizing New York City like Woody Allen. His love affair with the city on film began in 1977 with Annie Hall but it was in Manhattan where Allen paid homage. From the opening shot of the film, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue builds from the introductory note of the clarinet and swells to a crescendo while the Manhattan skyline stands at the forefront. Allen embraces all its grittiness in lovely black and white. His appreciation for the music goes beyond its enjoyment, Allen is an extremely talented clarinet player as well. Barbara Kopple’s 1997 documentary Wild Man Blues displays much of this as the camera follows Allen through a European tour. Good news for New Yorkers, its hometown auteur will be performing at The Carlyle every Monday night till May 31st with The Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band.