This past Sunday night some of the city's most talented, young and old, stood under the roof of Radio City Music Hall for the Dark Was the Night show. The evening was in celebration of the recent release of the same name, put together by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National for the Red Hot organization. The night started off with a bang as the Dirty Projectors performed their epic song "Useful Chamber" off their upcoming Bitte Orca release (which will undoubtedly make it to everyone's "Best of" lists year/decade/century/in perpetuity). The night continued with multiple appearances by David Byrne, and sets by the National, Bon Iver, Feist and former-Rikers Island corrections officer turned soul singer Sharon Jones. Stereogum has the full rundown, with setlists, a photo gallery and video.—Jen Carlson more ›

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): more ›