Father John Misty has expanded his world tour with more U.S. dates

After two sets at Coachella, including an appearance during Flotence and the Machine’s performance, Father John Misty has added more dates to his world tour with a leg in the U.S. and Europe. 

This huge addition to his tour now goes into the middle of November as it is in continued support of his acclaimed new album, I Love You, Honeybear. As well as headlining shows, the musician will perform at festivals including Sasquatch!, Bunbury, Glastonbury, Pemberton, Osheaga, and Lollapalooza.

Consult his full schedule below.

Father John Misty 2015 Tour Dates:
04/22 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
04/23 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
04/24 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
04/25 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theater
05/15-17 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Music Festival
05/22-25 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
05/24 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
05/28 – St. Louis, MO @ The Fox Theatre
05/29 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
05/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ Hall’s Island
05/31 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
06/02 – Indianapolis, IN @ Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River
06/03 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre
06/04 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
06/05-07 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Festival
06/06 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
06/06-07 – Toronto, ON @ Field Trip Festival
06/24-28 – Glastonbury, UK @ Glastonbury
06/26 – Bexhill, UK @ De La Warr Pavilion
06/27-28 – Killarney, IE @ Killarney Food & Music Festival
07/01-04 – Gdnya, PL @ Open’er Festival
07/02-05 – Barcelona, ES @ Vida Music Festival
07/18 – Pemberton, BC @ Pemberton Music Festival
07/19 – Colwood, BC @ Rock the Shores
07/23-26 – Calgary, AB @ Calgary Folk Festival
07/24-26 – Edmonton, ON @ Interstellar Rodeo
07/31-08/02 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
07/31-08/02 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/01 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Hall
08/03 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
08/05 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
08/11-15 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
08/13-15 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West
08/14-15 – Haldern, Nordhein-Westfalen, DE @ Haldern Pop Festival
08/20-21 – Paredes de Coura, PT @ Pauredes de Coura Festival
08/21-23 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
08/22-23 – Beacon, UK @ Green Man Festival
09/20 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum
09/25 – Rochester, NY @ Anthology
09/29 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
09/30 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
10/01 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron Ciy
10/05 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
10/08 – Louisville, KY @ Palace Theatre
10/09 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
10/12 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
10/15 – Las Vegas, NV @ Pool at the Cosmopolitan
10/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
10/22 – Galway, IE @ Roisin Dubh
10/23 – Belfast, UK @ Mandela Hall
10/24 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
10/26 – Sheffield, UK @ Plug
10/27 – Cambridge, UK @ The Junction
10/28 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
10/29 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
11/01 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv
11/02 – Munich, DE @ Strom
11/03 – Weisbaden, DE @ Schlachtof
11/04-08 – Reykjavik, IS @ Iceland Airwaves
11/11 – Nantes, FR @ Stereolux
11/12 – Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
11/13 – Koln, DE @ Luxor

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Song For Zulu – Phosphorescent

2. Way Go Lily – Sam Amidon

3. Leaving It Up To You – George Ezra

4. Ringing In My Ear – Adem

5. Hustle – Tunng

6. Pensacola – Manchester Orchestra

7. Chapter – Psapp

8. I Was A Cloud – Shearwater

9. Run Off the Road – Ola Podria

10. Volunteer – Megafaun

11. I Am Day Lights – Songs of Green Pheasant

12. September, Maybe – Sleeping States

13. Dreamer – Tiny Vipers

14. Hortur – Picastro

15. Fail For You – Luke Sital-Singh

16. Hometown – Andy Burrows

17. Home Again – Michael Kiwanuka

18. Unaware – Allen Stone

19. Bright Lights – Gary Clark Jr.

20. Goin’ Home – Dan Auerbach

Chromeo announces Las Vegas residency at Drai’s Nightclub

An extended Las Vegas residency was a way for musicians to still be relevent after their radio sucess whether it is Celine Dion, Boyz II Men, or Guns N’ Roses. With the current rise of EDM, artists such as Avicii and Kaskade have set up a residency in Vegas and pop stars followed their lead such as Britney Spears. 

Now, Chromeo has announced a summer residency at Drai’s Beachclub • Nightclub. The pair who is booked to play festivals such as Glastonbury, Sasquatch! and Governers Ball, seemed to have made an odd choice in booking this but that’s exactly why they chose it. 

Drai’s managing partner Ryan Michael Craig said in a press release: “Chromeo leads a part of the music industry that the nightlife scene hasn’t experimented with much, until now. They exude a specific sound and energy that resonates with all kinds of people.  Their participation in our Drai’s LIVE concert series will bring a completely different dynamic to the current state of headliners throughout Las Vegas.”

The first scheduled performance is July 31st and there are shows August 28th and October 9th that are also scheduled. They will play a few DJ sets at the Beachclub, the first is scheduled for May 22nd. 

For tickets and more information, visit DraisLV.com.

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon covers Spoon’s “Inside Out”

Justin Vernon from Bon Iver has recently released a video of him performing a piano-only, stripped down “Inside Out” by Spoon from their latest album, They Want My Soul. The video was released on Vernon and Aaron Dessner from the National’s YouTube channel for the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival. It features Vernon performing the song in a dark and woodsy setting and can be watched below.

The demo for Spoon’s “Inside Out” was also premiered on Song Exploder and can be listened to here. Spoon was on an episode of the Song Exploder podcast talking about the making of the song.

The band is also performing at the Eaux Claires Music & Art Festival and the complete lineup can be found here.



Deftones, Incubus, and Death From Above 1979 to tour the U.S. during the summer

Deftones and Incubus will team up this summer for a tour with support from bands, Death From Above 1979 and The Bots. The tour will start in Clarkston, Michigan on July 22nd and will run through the end of August. 

At the moment, Deftones are working on a new studio album which is set to be released later this year as Incubus recently released the first of two EPS in Trust Falls. Death From Above 1979 are still supporting their second album, The Physical World on tour. 

Incubus and Deftones Co-Headlining Tour Dates:
07/22 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre *^
07/23 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre ^
07/25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center *^
08/04 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center *^
08/05 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater *^
08/07 – Manfield, MA @ Xfinity Center *^
08/08 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center *^
08/09 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion *^
08/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood *^
08/13 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORDIA Credit Union Amphitheatre *^
08/14 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre *^
08/16 – New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music at Champion’s Square *^
08/17 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater *^
08/19 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *^
08/20 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion *^
08/24 – Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre *^
08/26 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre *^
08/30 – San Diego, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre *^

* = w/ Death From Above 1979
^ = w/ The Bots

Tour Abbey Road Studios with Google Interactive Tour

Search engine, Google has paired with Abbey Road Studios to released an interactive digital feature named Inside Abbey Road that will allow users to explore the London studio which is famous due to bands such as the Beatles, Pink Floyd and many more recording there. The tour offers various activities such as the ability to mix a tract and watch artists such as Paul McCartney and Oasis perform.  You can visit the tour here and watch the short trailer below.

Inside Abbey Road has guided tours with engineers and producers, a 360-degree video of the London Symphony Orchestra recording, historical background, and an interactive version of the machine that the Beatles used to record Sgt. Pepper’s. As well, the site also had embedded videos of already existing material, including a chat that Zane Lowe and Jay Z about Jay Z’s 2013 release, Magna Carta Holy Grail, and also the video for “Sat In Your Lap” by Kate Bush. 

The famous studio has been open since 1931, beginning with a recording of the London Symphony Orchestra. The Beatles in 1962 auditioned George Martin at the studio who eventually became their long-time producer. The band started to record the majority of their music at that studio beginning with Please Please Me in 1963 until Abbey Road in 1969. 

Parent company EMI considered whether or not to sell the studio but eventually opted out of the decision until Universal purchased EMI, who then assumed ownership.

Jack White to stop performing “for a long period of time”

Jack White has announced in a post on his personal website that “after many years of performing in a multitude of configurations… he will be taking a break from performing live for a long period of time.” 

White has been touring the world in support of his sophomore solo album Lazaretto for almost a year, performing memorable sets. White, without much doubt, has earned a break and has announced that he is going to. In the press release, he will be “taking a break from performing live for a long period of time.”

Before White returns to Nashville, he will perform five acoustic shows in States he is yet to visit on his current tour. This will be his first-ever all-acoustic concerts, where he will be joined by a quarter including Fats Kaplin, Lillie Mae Rische, and Dominic Davis who will be amplified by ribbon microphones. 

Taking after Prince, the location of the performances will be unknown until the day of. Tickets wi also be only $3.00 and will be sold on a first come, first serve basis before each show. 

This acoustic tour will start after White’s weekend two performance at Coachella this Saturday. It is advised to keep watch of the Third Man Records’ Twitter account for announcements for the show.

Watch White perform a surprise show during Outside Lands 2012 below:

Stream Alabama Shakes’ spohomore album, Sound & Color

Alabama Shakes, an American roots band will release their sophomore album Sound & Color through ATO Records on April 21st and in anticipation, the album is streaming in its entirety through NPR.org.

The second album will arrive three years after their Grammy Award nominated debut record, Boys & Girls and is one of the most anticipated albums of the year. The band, however, admits that they are feeling pressure but according frontwoman Brittany Howard, “We took our time to write this record, and I’m really glad we did. We were able to sit down and think about what’s exciting to us, explore all the things we wanted to on our first album. This record is full of genre-bending songs—it’s even harder now when people ask, ‘What kind of band are you?’ I have no clue.”

Album pre-orders are still going on. Watch the band perform their new single, “Future People” at Coachella this last weekend and the tracklisting for Sound & Color below. 

Sound & Color Tracklist:
01. Sound and Color
02. Don’t Wanna Fight
03. Dunes
04. Future People
05. Gimme All Your Love
06. This Feeling
07. Guess Who
08. The Greatest
09. Shoegaze
10. Miss You
11. Gemini
12. Over My Head

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. You Know – James Vincent McMorrow

2. From Gold – Novo Amor

3. Sorry – The Intermission Project

4. Little Lover – Foreign Fields

5. bones – DeYarmond Edison

6. Take Care – Tom Rosenthal

7. Gone Tomorrow – The Staves

8. Ghost – Folly & The Hunter

9. For You – Tin Sparrow

10. Go To Me – Jordan Klassen

11. Hummingbird – 41st and Home

12. Hometown Hero – Andy Shauf

13. Lullaby – Dark Mean

14. Friends Hurt – We Are the City

15. Streetlights – Treelines

16. A Joke – The Crackling

17. Medicine Shows – Wool On Wolves

18. Whitewater – Zaac Pick

19. Slow Down – Scott Orr

20. Red, Red – Doug Burr

Pavement hint at “great news coming soon”

As this week is the 20th anniversary of Pavement’s Wowee Zowee and curiously the band seems to be stirring from their post-reunion slumber. On a Facebook page hilariously called Pavement The Rock Band, guitarist Spiral Stairs posted that the band had reclaimed the page thanks to help from their label from Matador and promised that they had “great news coming soon.” Someone behind the page later commented on the post that live performances “are ruled out for ’15 but not ’16, beyond,” and what’s more: “deep cuts will feature.”

It’s not entirely clear just what the news will be, but based on what this page is saying it seems like there remains the possibility of future live dates from the indie rock legends. Since posting on Thursday night, multi-instrumentalist/hype man Bob Nastanovich has taken to posting a number of  pieces of ephemera from the Pavement archives, and says he’s “conjuring up a contest to win some Pavement relics from the ’90s and 2010.” So regardless of what ends up coming of this whole thing, it seems worth heading over there to see what’s going on for yourself.