Because I can’t sleep at a reasonable hour, I’ve decided its Music Monday! We’ll see how well I do at keeping up with this or what the response is to my distinct taste of music. (Who am I kidding? I have no visitors). Anyways, I plan on posting a YouTube video of a music video, a live performance and, on rare occasions, a cover song.

Today, you get lucky because I’ve got two live performances. Actually, they are from the same concert. My favorite current band, the Arcade Fire, cameoed at a Bruce Springsteen, my all-time favorite musician, concert in Ottawa. I don’t have remorse for those Canadians who decided to skip the seven-song encore to beat traffic.

Bruce Springsteen & the Arcade Fire, State Trooper, Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 14, 2007. This is the first time The Boss played State Trooper live since the Born in the U.S.A. tour in 1985.

Bruce Springsteen & the Arcade Fire, Keep the Car Runnin’, Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 14, 2007. The shaky camera and holy shits are all I could find.

In honor of my insomnia, here’s the Shins’ video of “Sleeping Lessons.” I like the cinematography, color choice and the girl in it who looks like someone I once made out with at a party. Not too shabby on my behalf.