Jay Farrar (Son Volt) and Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) team up Jan. 31 at the Varsity; they collaborated on music for the film "One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Jack Kerouac's Big Sur." ... The XX returns April 9 at the Varsity. ... Tim McGraw, Gwyneth Paltrow and Leighton Meester will star in a country-music drama, "Love Don't Let Me Down." ... Goldfrapp drops "Head First" on March 22. ... Shout Out Louds offer "Work" on Feb. 23.
JON BREAM
