Showing All "Dark Was The Night" Posts
May 29th, 2009 2 Comments
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… Read Story »
May 7th, 2009 14 Comments
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… Read Story »
May 6th, 2009 9 Comments
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… Read Story »
May 4th, 2009 22 Comments
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.… Read Story »
Mar 9th, 2009 13 Comments
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… Read Story »
Feb 6th, 2009 13 Comments
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… Read Story »
Feb 5th, 2009 5 Comments
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.… Read Story »
Feb 2nd, 2009 6 Comments
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")… Read Story »
Jan 30th, 2009 16 Comments
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… Read Story »
Jan 29th, 2009 35 Comments
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… Read Story »
