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Amidst the flurry of music festivals announcing their lineups/existences around this time of year, the film version of the festival phenomenon gets less play from the ol' Pitchfork News department. The reason for this is obvious: there's generally no live music featured at film festivals. Yet here comes NYC's Tribeca Film Festival to throw a wrench in that stereotype.

Aside from its music-oriented films (including a Gloria Estefan documentary and the Julian Schnabel-directed Lou Reed's Berlin, which presents footage of the titular 2006 live show), Tribeca will showcase music in two formats: the Tribeca/ASCAP Music Lounge and a one-off show called "Breaking the Band".

The Tribeca/ASCAP Music Lounge runs at the Canal Room from April 29 through May 2 and features sets by musicians who have contributed to films. The Lounge's four-day schedule includes appearances by Nick Lowe, Regina Spektor, Joseph Arthur, Ingrid Michaelson, Sondre Lerche, Jon Foreman, Rachael Yamagata, Sia, Augustana, and Chris Thile, among others.

Then there's "Breaking the Band", sponsored by Target, which takes place at Webster Hall on May 2. Curated by music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas (who has lent her talents to "The O.C.", "Grey's Anatomy", and "Gossip Girl"), the show sports one hell of a headliner: the Hold Steady! Hooray for really good bands! Also performing, two other bands: the Virgins and the Republic Tigers.

As for the non-music portion (read: the majority) of the Tribeca Film Festival, that starts April 23 and ends May 4.