La Blogotheque does the National! LG gives you MP3s!

It seems like all we had in the Music Blog this week was American Idol gossip and Jon Mayer talking like a crazy man.  While I find that to be quite entertaining, I thought you might like some actual music to enjoy this weekend.  Here it goes...

- One of the best things on all of the internets in the French site La Blogotheque where they get bands to perform "Les Concerts A Emporter," or for the rest of the world "Take Away Shows."  They have had some pretty amazing performances from bands like the Islands, Cold War Kids, Guillemots, Kooks, Jens Lekman and many more playing songs in some pretty strange places.  Their latest featured performance is from the National and it is crazy good.  Picture the south of France at night with weird lighting and lots of wine.  It is a must watch!  Check out both "Start A War" and "Ada."  One of the best things I have seen in a long time.  Also head over to Stereogum for a new track from the band's forthcoming record Boxer. Highly Recommended!

- Here's some fodder to get your weekend off to a rockin' start.  Check out MP3s from Elliot Smith (a gazillion live covers from Oasis to the Beatles to Dylan...pretty awesome), The Little Ones (Crystal Castles remix!), Johnny Cash, Sea Wolf, LCD Soundsystem (Remix!), Panda Bear, Ted Leo and Andrew Bird.

- And finally, Demetri Martin makes my belly hurt!