thank ya, mr. prez-u-dent

tomorrow marks the release of the 4AD compilation, dark was the night--which is a benefit double disc supporting aids/hiv. as great as supporting meaningful causes is--it's few and far between that a comp manages to secure such a hella tight list of superstars as this one has. . .

official track list below:

DISC ONE
1. David Byrne + Dirty Projectors - Knotty Pine
2. The Books feat. Jose Gonzalez- Cello Song
3. Fest + Ben Gibbard - Train Song
4. Bon Iver - Brackett, WI
5. Grizzly Bear - Deep Blue Sea
6. The National - So Far Around the Bend
7. Yeasayer - Tightrope
8. My Brightest Diamond - Feeling Good
9. Kronos Quartet - Dark Was the Night
10. Antony + Bryce Dessner - I Was Young When I Left Home
11. Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner - Big Red Machine
12. The Decemberists - Sleepless
13. Iron & Wine - Die
14. Grizzly Bear + Feist - Service Bell
15. Sufjan Stevens - You are the Blood

DISC TWO
1. Spoon - Well-Alright
2. Arcade Fire - Lenin
3. Beirut - Mimizan
4. My Morning Jacket - El Caporal
5. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - Inspiration Information
6. David Sitek - With a Girl Like You
7. Buck 65 Remix (feat. Sujan Stevens & Serengeti) - Blood Pt 2
8. The New Pornographers - Hey, Snow White
9. Yo La Tengo - Gentle Hour
10. Stuart Murdoch - Another Saturday
11. Riceboy Sleeps - Happiness
12. Catpower + Dirty Delta Blues - Amazing Grace
13. Andrew Bird - The Giant of Illinois
14. Conor Oberst + Gillian Welch - Lua
15. Blonde Redhead + Devestations - When the Road Runs Out
16. Kevin Drew - Love Vs. Porn

Anyway, I'm super excited to both A) Pick up the record, and even sooner--B) Listen to the record--which is exactly what I'll be doing tonight, on this lovely free-from-work President's Day. Tonight at 7 pm, the Empty Bottle will be hosting a free listening party for Dark Was the Night, spinning both discs in completion from 7-9, just happening before the weekly Monday free show night. So really, all entertainment is free and the bottle will be boasting their $1.50 pbr cans, so even in this economical crunch recession, you'd have to be pretty damn cheap/frugal to pass up this solid of a line-up.

i heart dead prez (and live ones too i guess), if only for the simple fact that i got a 3-day wknd and an extra day for laundry, clean bedding, internet tax frustration (and completion) and of course, some quality cat snugglin time (they's both in little kitty balls at my feet right now as i type this, melts my icy heart i tell you. . . ) so tonite, empty bottle, good tunes, the whole wknd is wrapped up in a fun fun fun finalization. then tomorrow. . . i return to the cubicle with an "official" new title, account supervisor. dun, da duh. . . . . my life as an awesome kid with an adult fear complex ends tonight and tomorrow rebegins as official sell-out. awww shit.