True Stories
Featuring a special pre-show performance by pushflowers!
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 front man 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.
About pushflowers:
pushflowers is a four piece indie pop band formed in Boston, MA in 2016. Justine, Rocío, Ryan, and Josh are four best friends with musical backgrounds founded in the DIY pop punk scene in the suburbs of Boston. In 2019, they released their first EP "close for comfort". Most recently, they have released singles “abre”, “peak”, and “body felt”.
