Dirty Projectors are to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday (31 August), according to this site. A pretty big deal I think. We don’t get the Late Show over here in the UK - or Letterman’s jokes for that matter - but we will be getting the Temecula Sunrise EP in September, a UK-only release by the looks of it. Details on the Domino website.
Here’s another Dirty Projectors tv appearance (interview only, though) to whet your appetite.
A roundup of recent goings-on…
Dirty Projectors (and others involved) were unhurt in a pretty serious accident - see photo of DPs tourbus above.
The tour continues in North America this month, then into Europe in September. Some 10,000 people turned up to see a free outdoor show in Chicago.
The live version of Stillness Is The Move now comes with dance moves and there’s an official video for the song featuring llamas, costumes, a mountain and D-Lo on a turntable.
UK music paper The Stool Pigeon has a short interview with Dave (I’ll post a scan soon) and Pitchfork has a longer one.
Some college guys have posted their accapella performance of Cannibal Resource on YouTube.
Finally, here’s an apocryphal anecdote about Dave singing in the shower. An excuse, if any were needed, for linking to Hair Care with Robert Forster.
Here’s a must-see, whether you’re just starting out with Dirty Projectors or have been super-into them since before that Vampire Weekend guy was in the band. On 5 March 2009, as part of its ‘Making Music’ series, James Everest of the Whole Music Club from the University of Minnesota interviewed Dave Longstreth in front of an audience at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Over 90 minutes, Dave speaks eloquently and unaffectedly about every stage in his musical journey, from his upbringing in Connecticut, right up to the present DPs lineup and Bitte Orca. Along the way we hear about influences such as Nirvana, Pet Sounds, Wagner and K Records, alleged similarities between The Beatles and Black Flag, musical clips from Dave’s school bands and, courtesy of Amber and Angel, the best demonstration of hocket-style singing this side of Rabbit by Chas & Dave. There are YouTube and audio clips, too.
Follow the link on this Walker Art Center page to watch the interview or download this lo-res (96kbps) mp3.
See also, from the Walker Art show the next day, 6 March 2009:
Review and excellent photos from Culture Bully
YouTube clips of Temecula Sunrise (acoustic), Depression (acoustic) and Cannibal Resource