Sure, Yoko Ono with Sean Lennon and Mark Ronson on Fallon was interesting (we only lasted 30 seconds before flipping channels), Tegan and Sara’s “Hell” sounded pretty good on Conan, and Ghostface Killah’s slot on Kimmel was—as the Awl put it—”blessedly free of autotune,” but here are a few of our favorite late night musical performances from the week:

Pixies on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien - “Here Comes Your Man”

It’s no surprise that the Pixies, who just dropped a free live Doolittle EP, while on their Doolittle Tour, where they’re playing the entire Doolittle album, opted to play this classic track from Doolittle on Conan. Some songs are just so well-written that they kill every freakin’ time. Watch it here or below:

Sure, Bob Dylan is a big fan of Christmas nowadays and April Fool’s Day is clearly Trent Reznor’s favorite holiday, but Halloween has a unique way of bringing the festive spirit out of even the most straight-laced of musicians. Conor Oberst, in particular, likes to get dressed up for Halloween and play a couple covers (or as Phish would call them, “musical costumes”). Let’s take a look at a few of the gaunt indie rock heartthrob’s notable celebrations of All Hallows Eve, starting with this year:

Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and M. Ward’s M. Ward have been singer/songwriter buddies for years, so it came as no surprise when details about a collaborative album came out. Those details, however, were few and all we had until today was a release date (Sept. 22) with a virtually barren official site.

Speaking to NME.com, the trio revealed that they are actually a quartet and that their forthcoming album will be, as we could’ve predicted, a stripped down affair. Bright Eyes’ Mike Mogis is not only producing the record, as previously reported, but he also performs on the songs, making the lineup very similar to Bright Eyes’ critically acclaimed I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, which also featured James and Ward.

“The only rule we made was that we only wanted the four of us to play on it,” Oberst said of the sessions. “There were no extra hired guns, no drummers… we took turns playing drums and bass and experimenting.”

Click here to read how they are also playing up the whole “Monsters” thing by claiming the sessions at Shangri-La studios were haunted.