Beirut took the stage, with Orkestar in tow, on David Letterman Friday night and delivered a soothing “Sunday Smile” performance. Of course, I missed it because I forgot to close the door to Mr. Sandman after reading excerpts from “Distant Star” in bed.
Beirut’s forthcoming double-EP doesn’t release for another 22 days, but a good friend of mine sent over an advance copy knowing all too well that I’d be hounding him for it anyway. The first half of the album is “March Of The Zapotec”, a six-song EP recorded in Oaxaca, Mexico along with The Jimenez Band, [...]

Beirut: On A Bayonet: March Of The Zapotec.:
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Update: Beirut talks with Pitchfork about the project.
I’ve heard rumors of John Malkovich residing somewhere around the Col. Condesa; Anthony Bourdain brought his spit-fire insight on gastronomy to Mexico City a few weeks back; now I’m hearing news that Beirut perched his scrawny awesomeness, probably on some hilltop where his horns would reverberate throughout valleys [...]
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