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Dark Was The Night Concert Review

May 5, 3:32pm

On Saturday night, I was fortunate enough to be in New York City to witness the Dark Was the Night concert at Radio City Music Hall. The live performance featured artists who appear on the Dark Was The Night compilation, the twentieth release by the Red Hot Organization , whose work benefits AIDS and HIV awareness. I'd never been to Radio City Music Hall before, so the grandiosity of the venue was enough to give the evening a wondrous, luminous tinge. I took my seat way up high, high enough so that one [...]

Artists: Bon Iver

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