The City on Film

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The City on Film: "Come On Eileen"

I realized sometime during the evening that the top of the Friday night bill was kind of an awesome throwback to the days when emo wasn't something you could buy in bulk at the mall. Ten years ago, Nanna was with...

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The City On Film - Secret Santa Cruz (Lifter Puller Cover)

The City on Film covering Lifter Puller's Secret Santa Cruz--studio version. Photo by Chris Strong

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City on Film/ Bob Nanna - I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk

Bob Nanna live at Emerson Suites, Ithaca College, November 4, 2006 presented by www.buzzsawhaircut.com

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The City On Film - Portland Maine and the Pouring Rain

Bob Nanna's solo stuff

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Black Keys - Meet Me in the City

Black Keys Meet Me in the City off Chulahoma - the songs of Junior Kimbrough

The City on Film Biography

The City on Film is the official name of Bob Nanna's solo act. He began solo recordings in 1997 during the off-time between Braid tours. These recordings began to accumulate, and in May 2004 he recorded I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk (his first solo EP) in a Salt Lake City hotel room during a Hey Mercedes tour. Thus far, he has released three EPs, an LP, and a 7" vinyl, and several split EPs.

The City on Film's sound is generally lighter, slower, and more cerebral than that of either Braid or Hey Mercedes. There are several lyrical connections and similarities across all three acts (e.g. in Hey Mercedes' "Frowning of a Lifetime", the line the lady's a raven / new Elenora Fagan compares with our baby will be a raven / we'll name her Elenora Fagan from The City on Film's "How a Helicopter Sounds").

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