Understandably, given the worthy nature of the project and the calibre of artists it attracted, Dark Was The Night Live has already received some glowing and well written reviews. In fact, LastFM had user opinions posted within 2 hours of the show finishing, which must mean the writer lived in mid-Manhattan as the subways definitely don't support that kind of rapid return in the dead of a Sunday night. To share the variety of opinions, some of these perspectives are shared shortly after my own meadering prose. [...]
Damn. I'm still reeling from what went down at Radio City Music Hall this past Sunday night (5/3). But before I dive into the juicy details, let me set the scene for you Trainiacs. Red Hot released an indie-music fan magnum opus earlier this year with the Dark Was The ...
Last night, indie rock luminaries like Bon Iver, Feist, the National, Dirty Projectors, and David Byrne gathered at Radio City Music Hall to perform, among other things, music from the recent Dark... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
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 was a very impressive piece of paper . But like the record that inspired it, last night's concert somehow played even better in the execution. And like the record, it seemed people were playing for keeps, along with playing for charity, knocking out unforgettable moments all night -- from seeing kindred spirits David [...]
Quickly, the charity performance of artists who have appeared on Dark Was the Night compilation was at Radio City Music Hall last night. Amidst rumors of Blonde Redhead and Sufjan Stevens playing , neither group/performer got onstage at the event. The bands who actually did perform were: Dirty Projectors My Brightest Diamond The National Dave Sitek (from TV on the Radio) David Byrne [Intermission] Bon Iver Feist Sharon [...]
Dark Was the Night (finale) (photo by Natasha Ryan) Last night's Dark Was the Night show was amazing. My only disappointment was that David Byrne didn't come back to sing with Sharon Jones during the finale/encore (he sang with almost everyone else!). He actually watched the encore from the audience. And by the encore I mean, after Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings finished their set, most of the artists (Feist, Bon Iver, The National, Dirty Projectors, My Brightest Diamond, etc...) on the [...]
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