May 1, 2009

Contact: Anna Christopher, NPR

NPR MUSIC TO OFFER PERFORMANCES FROM DARK WAS THE NIGHT CONCERT

CHARITY CONCERT FEATURING MAJOR INDIE ACTS
AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL TO BE AVAILABLE
AT NPR.ORG/MUSIC


May 1, 2009; Washington D.C. – NPR Music will record the Dark Was the Night Concert and offer performances from it online at www.npr.org/music The show will gather many major indie music acts at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, May 3 to commemorate the release of the charity compilation of the same name.

Host of NPR Music's All Songs Considered Bob Boilen will attend and report from the show that features several of the artists that contributed to the compilation, including Dirty Projectors, David Byrne, My Brightest Diamond, The National, Dave Sitek (from TV on the Radio), Bon Iver, Feist and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. A week following, songs from the event along with Boilen's commentary and interviews with many of the artists will be available for streaming at www.npr.org/music The concert will also be available for download via the "Live in Concert" podcast.

Dark Was the Night is a compilation of 31 exclusive tracks, benefiting the Red Hot Organization – an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture.

NPR Music is a free, multimedia music discovery Web site at www.npr.org/music The site offers content from NPR and 12 NPR Member public radio stations, including live performances, studio sessions, first listens to new albums, interviews, reviews and blogs. The site's continuously expanding sections are dedicated to rock/pop/folk, classical, jazz/blues, world and urban music. NPR Music culls from NPR's and the stations' extensive music archives to present thousands of features; more than 250 new features are added to the site every month.