[Saturday In Videos] The National/Bat For Lashes/Metric

The National perform a new song on Q TV:



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Bat For Lashes new video for the kick ass "Pearl's Dream":

Bat For Lashes - "Pearl's Dream"


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Metric's video for "Sick Muse":

The Weekend Fundown [Fun Edition]

What are you planning to do this weekend? Get drunk? See a show? Get laid? All of the above? I hope so.

Here are some ideas:

FRIDAY:
Hoots & Hellmouth @ JB's [CD RELEASE PARTY!]
The National @ Electric Factory
Phillies vs Nationals - 7:05 Pm

SATURDAY:
The Avett Brothers @ The Troc
A Camp @ JB's
Zee Avi @ World Cafe Live
ROCKTITS! w/ DJs Joel, Russ, Nez, Steve V @ Kungfu Necktie
Phillies vs Nationals - 7:05 PM

SUNDAY:
Jessica Lea Mayfield @ JB's
Phillies vs Nationals - 1:35 PM

TUESDAY:
Grizzly Bear @ The Troc [See you there!!]

Hoots & Hellmouth - Known For Possession
The National - Fake Empire
The Avett Brothers - Matrimony
Jessica Lea Mayfield - Kiss Me Again
Zee Avi - Bitter Heart

[Saturday In Videos] Mae Shi/The National/The Dodos/Matt & Kim

Pretty awesome video for The Mae Shi's "The Lamb And The Lion" from 2008's HLLLYH.



[via Pitchfork.Tv]

[purchase HLLLYH from insound dot com]

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The National performing "So Far Around The Bend" [from Dark Was The Night] on Jimmy Fallon:



[DEFINITELY go purchase Dark Was The Night on insound dot com]

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COMMERICALS:

I was pretty surprised to hear The Dodos come on the tube while watching The Colbert Report at least twice this week...


...It was even weirder to hear a Matt & Kim song in a different commercial RIGHT AFTER The Dodos one.