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Bon Iver/The National’s Eaux Claires Fest announce lineup

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner have announced the lineup for their third Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, which is to take place June 16-17th in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as Stereogum reports. Chance the Rapper, Wilco, along with Jeff Tweedy’s side project Tweedy, Feist, Paul Simon with yMusic, Danny Brown, Perfume Genius, and more are set to play. Additional performances listed include “Bon Iver Presents John Prine and the American Songbook,” and “Big Red Machine,” a collaborative performance from Vernon and Desnner with guests, based on their song of the same name from the compilation Dark Was the Night.

Even though the lineup has not yet been officially announced, booklets featuring the lineup were mailed to people who had ordered tickets already. Check out an image/tweet below.

Dirty Projectors team with Solange and D∆WN for new song “Cool Your Heart”

Dirty Projectors’ self-titled debut is set to be out February 24th. After “Up In Hudson” last month, the band shared another preview to their seventh LP today with a single called “Cool Your Heart.”

The track was co-written by frontman David Longstreth and Solange Knowles, and features guest vocals from experimental R&B singer Dawn Richard, also known as D∆WN. According to a press release, the single includes additional help from Tyondai Braxton from Battles and a Bahia beat courtesy of Mauro Refosco, a longtime percussionist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Atoms for Peace.

Listen below through the single’s music video, directed by That Go.

Dirty Projectors Tracklist:
01. Keep Your Name
02. Death Spiral
03. Up in Hudson
04. Work Together
05. Little Bubble
06. Winner Take Nothing
07. Ascent Through Clouds
08. Cool Your Heart
09. I See You

Empire of the Sun and the Avalanches announce tour

Empire of the Sun have announced a U.S. tour for 2017, including a couple of shows with the Avalanches in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. Besides their previously announced Coachella dates, these shows are set to be the Avalanches’ first U.S. shows in 15 years, after their return with Wildflower last year. Empire of the Sun are touring in support of Two Vines. 

Empire of the Sun:

04-14 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-15 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
04-16 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino *
04-18 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
04-19 Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Exposition Hall
04-21 Indio, CA – Coachella
05-10 New York, NY – Terminal 5
05-11 Washington, D.C. – Echostage
05-12 Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
05-13 Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion

* with the Avalanches

The Avalanches:

04-14 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-15 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
04-16 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino *
04-21 Indio, CA – Coachella
06-02-04 Randall’s Island, NY – Governors Ball

* supporting Empire of the Sun

DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith checks into “long-haul inpatient treatment”

Zachary Cole Smith from DIIV has announced that he has checked himself into “long-haul inpatient treatment” in a post to his Instagram. “So i guess now is the time for me to stop kidding myself, and everybody else,” it says. “I’ve taken this road way past the point of sanity and fucked with way too many people. See you all on the other side, I love you forever, you know who yous are.” Find the full note below.

Smith has struggled with drug use publicly in the past. He was arrested in September 2013 for a misdemeanor charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Cat Power announces shows with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Cat Power has announced tour dates supporting Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, as Consequence of Sound points out. Check out Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ full itinerary below. They are touring behind their 2016 album Skeleton Tree.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds:

05-26 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
05-29 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
05-31 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
06-01 Toronto, Ontario –  Massey Hall
06-03 Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre
06-05 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
06-07 Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
06-08 Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol at Carnegie Music Hall
06-10 Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theatre
06-13 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
06-14 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
06-16 Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre
06-18 Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
06-19 Salt Lake City, UT – Kingsbury Hall
06-21 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
06-22 Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
06-24 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
06-26 San Diego, CA – Civic Theatre
06-29 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre

Pond announce tour, share “30000 Megatons” video

Pond have shared a video for their track, “30000 Megatons.” It is joined by a new tour announcement. The video, edited by Ashley Rommelrath, shows spliced footage of riots, military operations, ads, and music festivals. Watch it below with the tour dates.

“3000 Megatons” is on Pond’s upcoming record, The Weather. The album which was produced by Kevin Parker, is set to be out May 5th via Marathon Artists

Pond:

04-16 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
04-23 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
04-25 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
04-27 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
04-28 Seattle, WA – Neumos
04-29 Vancouver, British Columbia – Biltmore Cabaret
05-02 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
05-03 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
05-05 Toronto, Ontario – Mod Club Theatre
05-07 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
05-09 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
05-10 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
05-11 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
05-12 Washington, DC – Black Cat

Fleet Foxes announce first U.S. show in 6 years

Fleet Foxes have announced their first show in the U.S. since 2011. They will perform at Newport Folk Festival in July, which runs from the 28th to the 30th at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island. They will headline on the first day. The concert follows their appearances at Vida Festival, Bilbao BBK Live, Iveagh Gardens (Dublin), and Piazza Castello in Turin, which Robin Pecknold had announced yesterday on Instagram. See Fleet Foxes’ tour schedule below.

Pecknold has continuously teased at the follow-up to Fleet Foxes’ Helplessness Blues. He said the album is “alllllmost done” in November and revealed later it’s 11 tracks and “55ish minutes” with “some folk-soul songs.” He commented on Instagram, “songs soon!” yesterday. See his latest posts below.

Fleet Foxes:

07-01 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain – Vida Festival
07-03 Turin, Italy – Piazza Castello
07-06-08 Bilbao, Spain – Bilboa BBK Live
07-13 Dublin, Ireland – Iveagh Gardens
07-14 Dublin, Ireland – Iveagh Gardens
07-28 Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival

 

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Beach House announce tour, new rarities compilation

Beach House have announced a tour starting this March. The band announced a few headlining shows to coincide with their festival dates, which includes previously announced appearances at Governors Ball in New York City and Ceremonia in Mexico City. Beach House are also currently working on a compilation of B-sides and rarities. It’s set to come out in the beginning half of 2017, according to a press release. See Beach House’s tour itinerary below.

Beach House:

03-29 Wilmington, DE – World Cafe Live
03-30 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
04-01 Mexico City, Mexico – Ceremonia Festival
05-24 Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
05-26 Orlando, FL – Beacham Theatre
05-27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – The Revolution
05-28 Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
05-30 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
05-31 Knoxville, TN – Mill & Mine
06-02-04 New York, NY – Governors Ball
08-11 Copenhagen, Denmark – Haven
08-18 Parades de Coura, Portugal – Parades de Coura Festival

Tess Considine shares new video for “What I’m Gonna Be”

Today, Tess Considine shared the video for her song, “What I’m Gonna Be.” The video, directed by Shane Bagwell and Lane Mckenna, shows the Grammy Camp alum is shown singing alone on stage in an auditorium while dancers appear in the pews.  Watch it below.

Watch Dave Grohl react to his teenage band demo in new documentary outtake

Dave Grohl was in the Northern Virginia-based hardcore band Scream before he was in Nirvana. Even though Grohl primarily played drums for the band, he sang lead vocals on one song, “Gods Look Down” in 1989. In a newly-released outtake from the Foo Fighters HBO series “Sonic Highways,” Grohl revisited an alternate take of the song with producer Barrett Jones. “I sound like a girl,” Grohl said at one point listening. “I don’t think my balls had dropped yet.” Watch the clip below.