The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. For Emma – Bon Iver

2. Glory – Radical Face

3. Stay Alive – José González

4. Passion Play – William Fitzsimmon

5. For A Nightengale – Fionn Regan

6. I Don’t Know – Lisa Hannigan

7. Love No Less Worthy – J. Tillman

8. Charlie Darwin – The Low Anthem

9. The Story I Heard – Blind Pilot

10. Orange Sky – Alexi Murdoch

11. To Be Alone With You – Joshua James

12. Mr. Pitiful – Matt Costa

13. Giant of Illinois – Andrew Bird

14. You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne

15. Better Than Love – Griffin House

16. Relator – Pete Yorn, Scarlett Johansson

17. Quiet Town – Josh Rouse

18. Out On A Limb – Joseph Arthur

19. I Was Just Thinking – Teitur

20. Drifting – Tina Dico

Kevin Smith confirms new Clerks and Mallrats films

Actor and director Kevin Smith has announced that he will begin work on a third  Clerks film which will be the sequel to 1995’s Mallrats.

The filming for Clerks III will begin in May in Philadelphia. Both Jason Mewes and Smith will return as their roles as Jay and Silent Bob. Rosario Dawson, Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, and Marilyn Ghigliotti are also set to return to the film.

At the same time, Mallrats 2 production will begin in 2016. Smith told Tucson radio station Rock 102 KFMA: “It’s half scripted right now and we’re pulling our loot together. We’ve got up until the beginning of 2016. By the time we get to May 2016, we’re going to be shooting.”

Smith explained that the concept for Mallrats 2 “kind of came out of nowhere. Lately I’ve been doing this thing where I’m like ‘Do you want to do what’s good for your career or do you just want to have fun?’ Nobody’s clamoring for a ‘Mallrats’ sequel, but I would love to make one. It’s been like 20 years.”

The original Mallrats cast included starred Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty, and Jeremy London as well as Mewes and Smith.

In the midst of these announcements, Smigh is also working on both another horror film in the concept of his 2014 project Tusk entitled Moose Jaws as well as a hockey film named Hit Someone. 

Originally wanting to retire after Clerks III, Smith said his creativity was rejuvenated with the success of Tusk.  

Iron & Wine releases Dreamers and Makers Are My Favorite People short film

Sam Beam from Iron & Wine worked with the production group, Picture Show, to make a short film entitled Dreamers and Makers Are My Favorite People. The film has live footage of Beam performing in Cleveland, West Virginia at the Jerry Run Summer Theater. It was also announced that alongside the first volume of the new archival series from Iron & Wine. Watch the whole film below and it is also avaliable for purchaseNow, you can watch the whole thing below; it’s also available for purchase.

Sharon Van Etten made a surprise appearance on New Zealand television makes newscaster break down in tears

John Campbell, a New Zealand newscaster is a fan of Sharon Van Etten and was sad that he could not go to her show in Auckland tonight because of a previous plan. However, his colleagues did not want him to be bummed thus they had Van Etten appear to his surprise during his show, “Campbell Live”. Campbell was so overwhelmed, he began to cry. After the welcome, Van Etten began to perform “Tarifa” from Are We There, which was released last year. You can watch the video here.

Watch the trailer for Kurt Cobain documentary “Montage of Heck”

The authorized Kurt Cobain documentary, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, will air on HBO on May 4. According to the Playlist, the first official trailer for the film is out which can be watched below. 

Cobain and Courtney Love’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, is one of the executive producers of the film. The documentary will have, according to the press release, “dozens of Nirvana songs and performances as well as previously unheard Cobain originals,” as well as “no-holds-barred access to Kurt Cobain’s archives, home to his never-before-seen home movies, recordings, artwork, photography, journals, demos, personal archives, family archives and songbooks.”

The Hollywood Reporter says that the documentary will feature a 12-minute unreleased acoustic song by Cobain. 

Tame Impala releases new single “Let It Happen”

Tame Impala this year is planned to return with a highly anticipated follow-up to their 2012 Lonerismf. Even though the band has not yet announced an official date of release yet, they offered a new single called “Let It Happen” which can be downloaded here.

“Let It Happen” is the first new Tame Impala released material in three years and it is most definitely work the wait. 

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The indie rock band also announced a huge tour in North America, playing festivals such as at Coachella, Sasquatch!, Governors Ball, and Boston Calling. Consult the full itinerary.

Tame Impala 2015 Tour Dates:
04/08 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
04/10 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/17 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
05/08 – Austin, TX @ Austin Psych Fest
05/08 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
05/11 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
05/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
05/14 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theatre
05/15 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
05/16 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
05/18 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
05/19 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
05/20 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
05/22 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
05/25 – Boston, MA @ Boston Calling
05/26 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl
05/27 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom
05/29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
05/30 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
05/31 – Kansas City, KS @ Uptown Theatre
06/01 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
06/03 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
06/04 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
06/05 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Festival
06/06 – Washington, DC @ Echostage
06/07 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
08/20 – Viana Do Castelo, PT @ Parades de Coura
09/04 – Gardenstown, UK @ End of the Road Festival
09/04 – Dublin, IE @ Electric Picnic
09/06 – Co. Laois, IE @ Stradbally Hall
09/08 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
09/09 – Liverpool, UK @ Olympia
09/11 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival
09/12 – Berlin, DE @ Lollapalooza Berlin

Watch Spoon perform “I Just Don’t Understand” and “Inside Out” on La Blogothèque

Spoon recently filmed another session of the “Take Away Show” for La Blogothèque. In the clip, singer Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno performed the songs from their latest album, They Want My Soul, “I Just Don’t Understand” and “Inside Out” in the Knockdown Center in  Maspeth, New York.

The band, according to La Blogothèque, was being watched by Hannah Epperson who is eating oatmeal off camera. Watch the session below. 

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins) – Father John Misty

2. Civilian – Wye Oak

3. Roscoe – Midlake

4. This Year – The Mountain Goats

5. Despite What You’ve Told Me – Two Gallants

6. Strange Eyes – Murder By Death

7. Byegone – Volcano Choir

8. Queen – Perfume Genius

9. Blue Eyes – Destroyer

10. All Fires – Swan Lake

11. Black Hills – Gardens and Villas

12. No Stranger – Small Black

13. Variable – Millionyoung

14. Triangle Waves – Teeel

15. Faded High – Gayngs

16. Diamond – Lightning Dust

17. Open Rhythms – Bodies of Water

18. Morning Song – Le Loup

19. In Real Life – The Ruby Suns

20. Strangers – Lotus Plaza

The War On Drugs announce new tour dates

Rock band, The War on Drugs, have announced new tour dates for their upcoming North American tour. This is in support of their 2014 Lost in the Dream, and the band is lined up for new dates in places such as California, New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. This long leg of the tour is set to run from the end on March o the end of June with stops at Sasquatch! Festival and Field Trip Music Festival.

The full itinerary is below. 

The War on Drugs 2015 Tour Dates:
03/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theater
03/28 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva *
03/29 – Richmond, VA @ The National *
03/31 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre *
04/01 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29 *
04/02 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
04/03 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City *
04/04 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall *
04/05 – Tulsa, OK @ Cains Ballroom *
04/07 – Albuquerque, NM @ Historic El Rey Theatre *
04/08 – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls *
04/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom *
04/11 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/14 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theater
04/15 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
04/18 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
05/21 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
05/23 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
05/24 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
06/05-07 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/06 – Toronto, ON @ Field Trip Music Festival
06/08 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
06/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
06/10 – Covington, KY @ The Madison Theater
06/11-14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/12 – Indianpolis, IN @ Vogue
06/15 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz
06/16 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
06/17 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre
06/18 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
06/20 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
06/21 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
06/25-28 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
06/26 – St. Gallen, CH @ Open Air
06/28 – De Groene Heuvels, NL @ Down The Rabbit Hole
07/01-04 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/02-05 – Barcelona, ES @ Vida Festival
08/11-15 – Oslo, NO @ Øya Festival
08/13-15 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival
08/14-16 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
09/04-06 – Laois, IE @ Electric Picnic
09/06 – Wiltshire, UK @ End of the Road Festival

Prince to play spontaneous concerts across the U.S. starting next week

Prunce had spent much of last year playing spontaneous shows across Europe and the UK in promotion of his new albums, Art Official Age which was solo and Plectrumelectrum, his debut with 3rdEyeGirl. He has now announced that he has plans to do the same thing in the United States.

The first date on the Hint and Run tour is in Louisville, Kentucky on March 14th. There is no venue details yet announced but tickeys begin to go on sale Monday, March 9th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Live Nation.