WED AUG 26, 2026 7:00 PM Song Exploder Presents YOU CAN COUNT ON ME $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Song Exploder host Hrishikesh Hirway ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’
ABOUT THE PODCAST: Song Exploder is an award-winning podcast where musicians take apart one of their songs and, piece by piece, tell the story of how they created it. In conversation with host Hrishikesh Hirway, guests ranging from Lady Gaga to Fleetwood Mac to Pharrell to Paul McCartney have broken down their creative process, using their demos, voice memos and the isolated tracks from their recordings. Song Exploder has also had a long connection with film, featuring conversations with composers including Hans Zimmer, Ludwig Göransson, Nicholas Britell, Johann Johannson and more; Hirway himself composed the score to the 2025 film COMPANION. Vulture said “Song Exploder is probably the best use of the podcast format ever,” and in 2020, the podcast was adapted into a Netflix documentary series produced by Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville. ABOUT THE FILM: Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo star as grown-up siblings who couldn’t be more different. While conservative Sammy (Linney) stayed in her quiet hometown, rebellious Terry (Ruffalo) was on the road, drifting in and out of trouble. When Terry suddenly comes to visit, his presence has a profound influence on Sammy’s world. As Terry forms a special friendship with Sammy’s precocious eight-year-old son, Rudy (Rory Culkin), Sammy rediscovers her passion for life, entertaining a marriage proposal from her boyfriend (Jon Tenney) while having a fling with her boss (Matthew Broderick). But when Terry’s behavior becomes disruptive, Sammy must finally confront the choices of the past… and make new ones to renew her family’s future. FORMAT: 35mm DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount COUNTRY: USA