Last night, noiserock/critic/dirty-hipster-darlings Deerhoof played a sold-out show at the El Rey in Los Angeles. Now, their involvement in the Sundance-premiering film Dedication is getting props, as well, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Read more for deets on the collabo…

The Justin Theroux-directed film is being compared to American Splendor and centers around a grumpy, neurotic artist (aren't they all?), Henry (Billy Crudup), who meets a newbie illustrator, Lucy (played by Mandy Moore) and you can probably guess where it goes from there. Lalala…

Deerhoof, who are friends of Theroux, scored the entire soundtrack with composer Ed Shearmer. The complete Dedication package worked to get Harvey Weinstein's attention—he picked up distribution of the film after a heated auction.