A&O and Niteskool keep bringing great acts blah blah blah… true, but sometimes your conventional concert can get stale, and you start craving something different. Enter WNUR and Block Cinema’s Sonic Celluloid, an event where musical artists perform live music accompanying silent films. The show goes down May 22, 8 p.m. at Block.

This year’s line-up has come to light, and looks intriguing. The headlining act this year is noise-rockers Hair Police, joined by Blues Control, Fred Lonberg-Holm and Treetops. I don’t know much about these groups (Hair Police is like Wolf Eyes, if that helps), but any musician up for this event has a good head on their shoulders.

Last year, Phil Elverum (better known as the man behind Mt. Eerie and The Microphones) headlined, scoring two short films featuring extended shots of forests and boats. Sounds weird, but it’s pretty sweet. Though I’m sure some sort of chemical pre-game would make the affair even better. Regardless, if you’ve been burnt out by Counting Crows and Headlights, experience something unique next week.