The Planner, April 7: 20 things Joe Gross is looking forward to in March

1. EMA, The Futures Void (Matador). The second album from the South Dakota singer-songwriter Erika M. Anderson, who brought us the amazing 2011 song California. (Tuesday)

2. Updike by Adam Begley (Harper). Long-awaited biography of the ground-breaking writer. (Tuesday)

3. Patton Oswalt, Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time CD/DVD (Comedy Central). New special from one of the great comedians of his age. (Tuesday)

4. Face the Music: A Life Exposed by Paul Stanley (HarperOne). The Starchild weighs in on the band he has fronted for 40 years. (Tuesday)

5. Joe. The newest movie from Austin director David Gordon Green, starring Nicholas Cage and Tye Sheridan. (April 11)

6. A Field in England Blu-Ray/DVD. Ben Wheatleys seriously weird story of 17th century England was introduced to Austin audiences at last years Fantastic Fest. (April 15)

7. Rodney Crowell, Tarpaper Sky (New West). Speaking of 40 years in the music biz, this album reunites Crowell with his 1980s musical accomplice Steuart Smith. (April 15)

8. Nas, Illmatic XX (Columbia/Legacy). Heres the 20th anniversary edition of the 1994 hip-hop classic, remastered, with bonus material. (April 15)

9. The Afghan Whigs, Do to the Beast (SubPop). This is the first album Greg Dulli has made under the name Afghan Whigs in 16 years. Whigs bassist John Curley is on it, Whigs guitarist Rick McCollum is not. Your call. (April 15)

10. The Both, The Both (SuperEgo). The Both is Aimee Mann and Ted Leo. Enjoy. (April 15)

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The Planner, April 7: 20 things Joe Gross is looking forward to in March