Stream Dark Was The Night Live

Last month's Red Hot all-star show found Dirty Projectors, David Byrne, Feist, the National, Bon Iver, and other indie luminaries sharing the stage at Radio City Music Hall. Now you can stream an hour and 45 minutes of the show... CONTINUE READING STREAM DARK WAS THE NIGHT LIVE»

Posted on May 29, 2009 (2 comments)
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New National Tunes, Peformance On Late Was The Night With Jimmy Fallon

Hey, it's a blog post relating to Dark Was The Night. Sunday night's live event around the indie-scene-portrait compilation was a certain success, and the National's final victory lap came last night with a performance of "So Far Around The... CONTINUE READING NEW NATIONAL TUNES, PEFORMANCE ON LATE WAS THE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON»

Posted on May 7, 2009 in MP3, Video (14 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Dark Was The Night | Jimmy Fallon | Nico Muhly | The National

David Byrne Assesses The State Of Rock Music

In a new blog post, Byrne calls Sunday's indie all star concert a triumph of art rock and explains why popular music may be at a peak. He also contrasts the approach of his creative, "serious" Dark Was The Night... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE ASSESSES THE STATE OF ROCK MUSIC»

Posted on May 6, 2009 (9 comments)
Tags: Dark Was The Night | David Byrne | The-Dream

Dark Was The Night Live @ Radio City Music Hall, NYC 5/3/09

The fear with any supertalent variety show like last night's Dark Was The Night live event is that the appeal on paper will far outstrip the appeal of having your ass glued to a seat for four hours. And it... CONTINUE READING DARK WAS THE NIGHT LIVE @ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NYC 5/3/09»

Dark Was The Night - Live At Radio City Music Hall

The jam-packed Red Hot compilation comes to life 5/3 at Radio City Music Hall with Dave Sitek, Dirty Projectors, Feist, My Brightest Diamond, the National, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, and more to be announced. Tickets go on sale... CONTINUE READING DARK WAS THE NIGHT - LIVE AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL»

Posted on March 9, 2009 in MP3 (13 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Dark Was The Night | The National

New New Pornographers - "Hey, Snow White"

Fair enough, at this point you wouldn't be mistaken to think Dark Was The Night's become an institutionalized month-long holiday (like end-of-the-year lists, natch), but the notable tracks keep coming, so it seems OK to continue rolling out the red... CONTINUE READING NEW NEW PORNOGRAPHERS - "HEY, SNOW WHITE"»

Posted on February 6, 2009 (13 comments)
Tags: Cass McCombs | Dark Was The Night | Destroyer | The New Pornographers | Wavves

New Buck 65 - "Blood Pt. 2"

To create "Blood Pt. 2," Buck 65 used Sufjan Stevens' epic take on the Castanets' "You Are The Blood" as a base/starting point and then remixed it to feature himself, Stevens, and Serengeti. Considering all the ingredients he stuffed into... CONTINUE READING NEW BUCK 65 - "BLOOD PT. 2"»

New My Morning Jacket - "El Caporal"

MMJ's Dark Was The Night contribution is a light, airy, horn-lined dose of easy listening complete with a schmaltzy backup chorus and playful lyrics ("El Caporal, you're money is no good here") filled with dogs, dumpsters, kisses on el captain's... CONTINUE READING NEW MY MORNING JACKET - "EL CAPORAL"»

Posted on February 2, 2009 (6 comments)
Tags: Dark Was The Night | Jools Holland | Mercury Prize | My Morning Jacket | Wilco

New Spoon - "Well Alright"

Time for your daily dose of Dark Was The Night. "Well Alright" is credited to Spoon according to the liner notes, and to Britt From Spoon (Feat. A Drum Machine) according to your ears. Not to look a charity-comp contribution... CONTINUE READING NEW SPOON - "WELL ALRIGHT"»

Posted on January 30, 2009 (16 comments)
Tags: Dark Was The Night | Spoon | Telepathe | Throw Me The Statue

New Arcade Fire - "Lenin"

Like Gruff, the Dark Was The Night compilation is the gift that keeps giving: Earlier today it yielded a unanimously loved Sufjan track. (Pauses to appreciate that something received unanimous love on Stereogum.) Now on to something also generally lovable:... CONTINUE READING NEW ARCADE FIRE - "LENIN"»

Posted on January 29, 2009 (35 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Dark Was The Night

New Sufjan Stevens - "You Are The Blood"

Today's Dark Was The Night track comes to us from a guy named Sufjan Stevens. It's a cover of the Castanets' "You Are The Blood," originally on Ray & rotating Co's 2004 album Cathedral (keeping it in the Asthmatic Kitty... CONTINUE READING NEW SUFJAN STEVENS - "YOU ARE THE BLOOD"»

Posted on January 29, 2009 (94 comments)
Tags: Castanets | Dark Was The Night | Ponytail | Sufjan Stevens | Woods

Grizzly Bear's "Service Bell" Now With Extra Feist

On Horn Of Plenty, "Service Bell" was just a lonely little Droste with a dorm room and a four-track. Years later he gets to revisit the track with a band full of Brooklyn's finest and a lady named Leslie. It's... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR'S "SERVICE BELL" NOW WITH EXTRA FEIST»

Posted on January 28, 2009 (5 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | Dark Was The Night | Feist | Grizzly Bear | Low Vs Diamond

Today's Dark Was The Night Streams Feature The Decemberists, Antony, Bon Iver & The National Twins

The stream-a-day MySpace rollout of the Dessner brothers' Dark Was The Night charity compilation gets a bump today with a trio of tracks, courtesy of a cute little widget player and a smattering of heavy hitting contributors. There's the Decemberists'... CONTINUE READING TODAY'S DARK WAS THE NIGHT STREAMS FEATURE THE DECEMBERISTS, ANTONY, BON IVER & THE NATIONAL TWINS »

New Yeasayer - "Tightrope"

Yesterday the National delivered "So Far Around The Bend," Dark Was The Night's most immediate track to date in a lineup that's also brought us Dirty Projectors + David Byrne, the Books with Jose Gonzalez, Feist + Ben, Bon Iver,... CONTINUE READING NEW YEASAYER - "TIGHTROPE"»

Posted on January 21, 2009 (14 comments)
Tags: Cake | Dark Was The Night | Yeasayer

New National - "So Far Around The Bend"

So far Dark Was The Night's brought us David Byrne + Dirty Projector's "Knotty Pine" and Ben Gibbard + Feist making like Vashti Bunyan (+ Gibbard) for "Train Song." Fittingly, on Inauguration Day 2009, the guys who dressed you in... CONTINUE READING NEW NATIONAL - "SO FAR AROUND THE BEND"»

Posted on January 20, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Crocodiles | Dark Was The Night | No Age | The National

New Grizzly Bear - "Deep Blue Sea"

Continuing the daily track-by-track unveiling of the Dressner brothers' Dark Was The Night charity comp, today's tune is a reworked studio version of Grizzly's "Deep Blue Sea" cover, basically the Friend version with a little more Grizzly filigree. Hear it... CONTINUE READING NEW GRIZZLY BEAR - "DEEP BLUE SEA"»

Posted on January 19, 2009 (15 comments)
Tags: Dan Rossen | Dark Was The Night | Explosions In The Sky | Grizzly Bear | Holy Fuck

New Bon Iver - "Brackett, WI"

Another sweet folk song from all-star Red Hot charity comp Dark Was The Night. Bon Iver's contribution is named after an "unincorporated area" in Justin Vernon's home county of Eau Claire. I just saved you a trip to Wikipedia. Stream... CONTINUE READING NEW BON IVER - "BRACKETT, WI"»

Posted on January 18, 2009 (21 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Dark Was The Night | Deerhunter | Explosions In The Sky

New Feist & Ben Gibbard - "Train Song"

Feist has won all sorts of awards for teaching math to the less fortunate, but her charity doesn't stop there. The angelic indie folk star also donated a new recording to Dark Was The Night, a comp from HIV/AIDS awareness... CONTINUE READING NEW FEIST & BEN GIBBARD - "TRAIN SONG"»

Posted on January 17, 2009 (25 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Black Eyed Peas | Dark Was The Night | Explosions In The Sky | Feist

The Books & José González Cover Nick Drake

That blockbuster Dark Was The Night charity comp is following up on yesterday's Dirty Projectors & David Byrne MP3 with a new song stream every day over at MySpace. Today's taste is a take on Nick Drake's "Cello Song," which... CONTINUE READING THE BOOKS & JOSé GONZáLEZ COVER NICK DRAKE»

Posted on January 16, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Dark Was The Night | José González | The Books | The Dead Weather

New David Byrne & Dirty Projectors - "Knotty Pine"

Folks didn't necessarily agree that the forthcoming Red Hot compilation Dark Was The Night included your favorite bands, but it does include a lot of bands (31 exclusive tracks), many of whom you'll likely enjoy. See, for instance, the previously... CONTINUE READING NEW DAVID BYRNE & DIRTY PROJECTORS - "KNOTTY PINE"»

Posted on January 15, 2009 in MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Dark Was The Night | David Byrne | Dirty Projectors

Your Favorite Bands Do Red Hot Comp

The National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner curated this one, and its contributor list reads like the contents of your iPod, including Arcade Fire, Beirut, Beach House, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, Antony, MMJ, Feist, Ben Gibbard, Spoon, Sufjan, Yeasayer,... CONTINUE READING YOUR FAVORITE BANDS DO RED HOT COMP»