Dirty Projectors Feast On Letterman

Not literally. There was no dining involved. It wasn't like that show where an indie rock band and the host make breakfast and then do an interview (I'm blanking out on the name; any help?). Letterman stated that this was their network, prime-time debut and then let band take over. Right off the bat, I can understand the web hype for a group like this: pretty, young girls and what some would consider, the next Talking Heads. Perhaps that's why David Byrne joined them on "Knotty Pine" track for one of the most critically acclaimed combilation albums of the year, Dark Was The Night. Talent knows talent. But last night, it was just the Projectors - no Byrne, no internet hype to live up to - just the young group doing their thing. And if you ask me, I think they did it pretty damn well. Here's the clip; the band plays "Cannibal Resource". Now do you get the title?

The Dirty Projectors - "Cannibal Resource"

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Here's a list of tour dates, via Paste:

October
20 - Baltimore, Md. @ Ottobar
21 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Trocodero
22 - Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat
24 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Masquerade
25 - Lafayette, La. @ Nitetown
26 - Austin, Tex. @ Antones
28 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ Rhythm Room
30 - San Diego, Calif. @ North Park Theatre

November
1 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Bimbo's
3 - Portlant, Ore. @ Aladdin
4 - Seattle, Wash. @ Neumo's
7 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ In The Venue
8 - Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird
9 - Lawrence, Kan. @ Granada
11 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Cedar Cultural Center
13 - Chicago, Ill. @ Bottom Lounge
14 - Toronto, Ont. @ Opera House
15 - Montreal, P.Q. @ National
17 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise
18 - New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom
19/21 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Music Hall
22 - New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom