Video: Dark Was the Night in Williamsburg

Following the release of Red Hot's Dark Was the Night double-disk compilation, word has arrived that a live show will now take place commemorating it. Hosted at Radio City Music Hall on May 3rd, participating musicians will include Dave Sitek, Dirty Projectors, Feist, My Brightest Diamond, The National, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings plus many more. Heads up: tickets go on sale this Friday. Meanwhile, filmmaker Vincent Moon (the man behind the lens of all those gorgeous Take Away Shows), recently stopped by a loft in Williamsburg to film The National, Dirty Projectors and Yeasayer each performing their songs from the compilation. The first one being released is the National, which you can watch below (look for the others later this week on Pitchfork, which the performance was filmed for):

Read Red Hot founder John Carlin's account of the the night this was all filmed (he also speaks of 1980s New York in the above clip). Download the National's contribution to the album: So Far Around the Bend.mp3.