Vampire Weekend Take Risks, Cover Tom Petty @ Joe's Pub, NYC 5/6/09

Despite selling out in five minutes, and despite featuring Vampire Weekend playing Vampire Weekend songs, last night's early show at Joe's Pub was an atypical night with the band. They performed as the Music portion of the Happy Ending Music & Reading event, part of a series organized and hosted by Amanda Stern, bringing together Writers To Watch (they have hype in the literature world) and musical acts to trade off readings and songs. It was a funny mix of indie kids, wine-sipping book edito...

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