Author: bella.king

Beach House perform “Rough Song” on Charlie Rose

Tonight’s episode (August 5th)of Charlie Rose features performances by and interviews with Beach House.

Watch their performance of Thank Your Lucky Stars track “Rough Song” down below. The duo performed “The Traveller” as well which will air with the show at 11 p.m. EST on PBS.
Beach House are touring currently for their dual releases, TYLS and Depression Cherry. Check out the dates and the performance below:
Beach House Tour Dates 2016:
08/05 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
08/07 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Festival
08/08 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory *
08/09 – Spokane, Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory *
08/10 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater *
08/12 – Sioux Falls, ID @ The District *
08/13 – Eau Claire, WI @ Eaux Claires Music Festival
08/16 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe @ Old National Centre *
08/17 – Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s Music Hall *
08/19 – Columbia, MO @ Blue Note *
08/20 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater *
08/22 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater*
08/24 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues *
08/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Theater at Ace Hotel *
08/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
09/09 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival
11/04 – Austin, TX @ Sound On Sound Festival

* = w/ Entrance

Tyler, the Creator announces Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival lineup

Tyler, the Creator announced in July that his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival would happen November 12-13, 2016 at Exposition Park, being the first time that the festival went into two days. The Odd Future founder has now has announced the lineup for this year’s fest. Chance the Rapper, Erykah Badu, A$AP Rocky, Lil Wayne, Schoolboy Q, Death Grips, Flatbush Zombies, Toro Y Moi, Kaytranada, and more will perform sets. Odd Future members the Internet, Domo Genesis, Mike G, Left Brain, and Taco are also performing, as well as Tyler. See the poster for the event above.

Watch EL VY’s surreal new video for “Sleepin’ Light”
EL VY is the project between the National’s Matt Berninger and Menomena/Ramona Falls’ Brent Knopf. Last year, they released their debut album Return To The Moon. Today, they released a new music video for “Sleepin’ Light.” The video shows Berninger and Knopf behind a green screen overlaid with footage of a beach and snowy forest, Berninger dressed as a wrestler’s costume, and more. Watch the video below through Stereogum.

Death Grips announce European tour

Death Grips have lined up European dates for this October in support of their recent LP Bottomless Pit. They will play several shows in the UK and Ireland before going into the continent. Check out the dates below.

Death Grips:

10-13 Dublin, Ireland – The Academy
10-14 Glasgow, Scotland – Saint Luke’s
10-16 Manchester, England – Academy 3
10-17-18 London, England – Village Underground
10-19 Brighton, England – Coalition
10-21 Krakow, Poland – Unsound Festival
10-22 Bristol, England – Simple Things Festival
10-24 Prague, Czech Republic – Meet Factory
10-25 Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefaehrlich
10-26 Cologne, Germany – Stadtgarten
10-27 Berlin, Germany –  Berghain
10-30 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
10-31 Brussels, Belgium – AB Box

Watch their video for “Eh:”

The Killers announce Sam’s Town reissue, 10th anniversary party

The Killers have announced a 10-year anniversary reissue for their second album Sam’s Town. Due out this autumn via Bong Load Records, the double LP vinyl will include two bonus tracks: “Peace of Mind” and a “Pet Shop Boys Stars Are Blazing Mix” from the original album’s “Read My Mind.” The reissue vinyl is only set for 5,016 copies; it will include a booklet about the record’s 10th anniversary.

As a part of the reissue, the Killers have announced a pair of shows on September 30th and October 1st as well at Las Vegas’ Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall (the album’s namesake). As well as the band’s performances, there will be “an expert-led tour of the Killers’ Las Vegas,” according to a press release; it is going to include a stop at the band’s Battle Born Studios. All of the proceeds from the events will go to support local Las Vegas homeless and addiction recovery charities. See the Killers’ upcoming tour dates below.

The Killers:

08-31 Stateline, NV – Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
09-17 Atlanta, GA – Music Midtown
09-30 Las Vegas, NV – Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
10-01 Las Vegas, NV – Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. West Texas – PWR BTTM

2. Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales – Car Seat Headrest

3. Everybody Wants to Love You – Japanese Breakfast

4. Be Apart – Porches

5. I Need A Forest Fire – James Blake, Bon Iver

6. Under the Sun – DIIV

7. Gone – Day Wave

8. No Woman – Whitney

9. Some Are Lakes – Land of Talk

10. Expanding Anyway – Morning Teleportation

11. Nova Scotia – Boyscott

12. The Hedonist – Foreign/National

13. Someone Disappeared – The Everywheres

14. In the Moonlight – Blithe Field

15. Cab Deb – Good Morning

16. I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore – Lucy Dacus

17. Little Fourth of July – Petite League

18. What Once Was – Her’s

19. Looking out for You – Joy Again

20. Milk – Magic Potion

Watch the National bring out St. Vincent to perform a new song

The National performed a new song, “Prom Song 13th Century (Frankie & Johnny),” at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles last night. They brought out St. Vincent, who sand with Matt Berninger while looking at a lyric sheet on the floor. They joined hands for a dance and twirl at the end. “I realized I don’t know how to spin somebody,” Berninger said. Watch it happen below.

In 2009, the National and St. Vincent worked together to cover Crooked Fingers’ “Sleep All Summer.”

 

Watch the Strokes perform “Threat of Joy” on “Kimmel”

The Strokes performed on last night’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” They played “Threat of Joy” from their recent release, Future Present Past EP. Watch the performance below.

Destroyer to debut new songs on solo tour

Destroyer’s Poison Season came out last year, and Dan Bejar released a new 12” earlier this year that featured his track “My Mystery.” Bejar is going out on a solo tour this fall. The tour announcement promises that falls will be able to hear previews of “at least 10 new guitar-based tracks,” according to a press release. Find those dates below.

Destroyer:

09-21 Spokane, WA – The Bartlett
09-22 Missoula, MT – Top Hat
09-24 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
09-25 Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
09-26 Columbia, MO – Café Berlin
09-27 Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s
09-28 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
09 -29 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder
09-30 Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
10-01 Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay
10-02 Orlando, FL – The Social
10-04 Athens, GA – Caledonia Lounge
10-05 Lexington KY – The Burl
10-06 Knoxville, TN – Pilot Light
10-07 Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater
10-08 Columbus, OH – Basement
10-09 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
10-10 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe