The Tap - Feb. 25 Playlist

Here's the playlist for last nights show.  It's pretty juicy, bookended by some of the biggest leaks of the year: new Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Mastodon.

1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero – It’s Blitz!

2. Crystal Antlers – Several Tongues – Tentacles

3. Air France – No Excuses – No Way Down

4. Yo La Tengo – Gentle Hours – Dark Was The Night

5. Antony & The Johnsons – Aeon – The Crying Light

6. Yeasayer – Tightrope – Dark Was The Night

7. Beirut – The Akara – March Of The Zapotec

8. Beirut – Venice – Holland

9. Fires Of Rome – Set In Stone – You Kingdom You WECB

10. Phoenix – 1901 ­– Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

11. John Frusciante – Unreachable –The Empyrean

12. Bon Iver – Woods – Blood Bank

13. Polly Scattergood – I Hate The Way – Polly Scattergood

14. Spinnerette – Ghetto Love – Ghetto Love – EP

15. The Boy Least Likely To – A Fairytale Ending – The Law Of The Playground

16. Grand Duchy – The Long Song – Petit Fours

17. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Gentle Sons – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

18. Vetiver – Down From Above – Tight Knit

19. The Thoughts – First – Consider The Bear WECB

20. Architecture In Helsinki – That Beep – That Beep

21. Bodies Of Water – Dear Boy – RAM On L.A.

22. Stuart Murdoch – Another Saturday – Dark Was The Night

23. Mastodon – Oblivion – Crack The Skye

Concerts This Weekend

I've cooked up a little bit of a concert calendar.  These are all the shows that have caught my eye this weekend.

Fri, Feb 20 - WERS Welcomes The Delta Spirit @ The Middle East Downstairs

Sat, Feb 21 - Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ The Orpheum Theater (Supposedly Ryan Adams last tour, ever.)

Sun, Feb 22 - Antony & The Johnsons @ The Berklee Performance Center

Mon, Feb 23 - Concert 4 George Harrison (Birthday Tribute) @ Harper's Ferry

Tue, Feb 24 - Tapes 'n Tapes w/ Wild Light @ The Paradise Rock Club

Excellent show after excellent show.  Have fun and see some music.

The Tap - Feb. 18 Playlist

Yes yes, finally, the playlist for The Tap - Feb. 18!  If you remember I had the big giveaway for the Dark Was The Night compilation so I featured many tracks from the album.  My good friend Rob Huttick, from all the way in Spain won the contest.  That's some serious dedication.

1. Lotus Plaza – Quicksand – The Floodlight Collective

2. Air France – Never Content – No Way Down

3. The Books & Jose Gonzalez – The Cello Song – Dark Was The Night

4. WEAVE! – Mouthpiece Hysteria -  WEAVE!

5. Dan Auerbach – I Want Some More – Keep It Hid

6. The Bird & The Bee – Diamond Dave – Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future

7. Papercuts – Dictator's Lament – You Can Have What You Want

8. Dirty Projectors & David Byrne – Knotty Pine – Dark Was The Night

9. Andrew Bird – Anonanimal – Noble Beast

10. Fires Of Rome – Dawn Lament – You Kingdom You WECB Pick

11. Franz Ferdinand – Bite Hard – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand WECB Pick

12. Handsome Furs – Radio Kaliningrad – Face Control

13. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Come Saturday – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

14. Sufjan Stevens – You Are The Blood – Dark Was The Night

15. Grizzly Bear – While You Wait For The Others – Morning Becomes Eclectic

16. JJ Grey – Orange Blossoms – Orange Blossoms

17. Swan Lake – Spanish Gold, 2044 – Enemy Mine

18. Antony and Bryce Dessner – I Was Young When I Left Home – Dark Was The Night

19. Trail Of The Dead – Halycon Days – The Century Of Self

20. Here We Go Magic – Only Pieces – Here We Go Magic

21. Bon Iver – Brackett, WI – Dark Was The Night

23. My Morning Jacket – Thank You Too (Live) – iTunes Live From Las Vegas At The Palms - EP

Edit 12:56PM: More links forthcoming.

Antony & The Johnsons

Stereogum is just giving out all the good stuff today.  Here's a video of Antony & The Johnsons performing the song "Aeon" from his album The Crying Light on Letterman.  Antony really belts it out on this one.  I can never imaging having a voice as strong as that.  But if I did I would destroy mountains, shout to Iceland to declare my oncoming attack, and probably sing a little bit here and there.

Also if you tuned in last night, the big fourth track from Dark Was The Night was *drumroll* Antony & Bryce Dessner covering Bob Dylan's "I Was Young When I Left Home!"  Antony needs all the love he can get.

Also look for the playlist and updates on last nights shown in the near future (hopefully later today).

Edit 3:12pm: You can also see Antony & The Johnsons live in Boston on Sunday at the Berklee Performance Center!  Count me in.

2009 BRIT Awards

Thanks Stereogum.

Dark Was The Night

Yesterday the indie super compilation Dark Was The Night was released.  For those who may not know, it is a compilation for the Red Hot Organization.  The Red Hot Organization raises funds for AIDS relief and AIDS education through pop culture.  The organization has raised $7 million over the course of 20 years and this year they'll be capping it off with one of their biggest compilations yet: Dark Was The Night.  Here's the tracklist.

A pretty monstrous list, right? As if 31 exclusive covers, new songs, and unreleased b-sides from these artists weren't enough reason to buy the comp -- you're also donating to an AIDS relief fund.  Feels good, huh?

Make sure to listen into The Tap tonight from 6-8pm because I'll be giving you a chance to win this compilation!  I'll be playing 5 songs from the album throughout the night and I want you to call in at 617-824-8852 or Instant Message me on AIM at LiveOnWECB when you hear the fourth Dark Was The Night track of the show.

Edit 11:24am

I've also got this sweet widget from the Dark Was The Night website.  It's a little fickle so if it doesn't play immediately wait, give it another click, or try a different track.  These are a few of my favorites from the album. 

February 17 - Big Day For Indie Releases

I was taking a look at some big releases I was looking forward to when I noticed: everything is coming out February 17th.  Check it out:

... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - The Century of Self

Architecure In Helsinki – That Beep

Dark Was The Night

Malajube - Labyrinthes

Morrissey – Years Of Refusal

M. Ward – Hold Time

Although I've kind of lost track of Trail Of The Dead (winners of the most cheesy, Final Fantasy-inspired website ever) and Architecture In Helsinki (they never stop amazing..), I've never had much love for Morrissey, and M. Ward is better in collaboration than on his own, this is a pretty big release date.  Dark Was The Night is the super-indie compilation for the Red Hot Organization, and Malajube are the catchy francophone indie-rockers from Montreal.

What February releases are you looking forward to?

Edit 1:07PM

You can also listen to all of Malajube's Labyrinthes here.