Watch: Pixies, Regina Spektor, Monsters of Folk & More Play Late Night TV

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:

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November 7, 2009 4:09pm    Monsters of Folk   Pixies   Regina Spektor   Late Night  

Pixies Release Free Doolittle Live EP

While the Pixies were onstage in LA last night, they dropped a little surprise for Twitter and Facebook followers that were likely wishing they were at the show (via SUE):

“FREE Doolittle Live EP!” the Twitter announcement reads. “Four tracks taken from the Oct. 16 Paris gig, the last stop on the European leg of the…[tour].”

I just downloaded the Doolittle 20th Anniversary Live Sampler and found that Black Francis and company were kind enough to provide nice 320kbps-encoded MP3s, as well. Enter your email here or in the widget embedded below for your free copy, which includes the following tracklist:

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November 6, 2009 9:34am    Pixies