Inaugural Jabberwocky Festival Cancelled

Three days before the festival was supposed to open for a weekend of music and culture in the ExCel Centre in East London, it was announced that the festival is cancelled.

The festival was hosted by All Tomorrow’s Parties, Pitchfork and Primavera Sound. The first Jabberwocky festival was supposed to
take place from the 15th to the 16th of August. The line-up included: James Blake, Deafheaven, Caribou, Neutral Milk Hotel, Darkside, Liars and Electric Wizard, and others.

The organiser of the festival made the following statement: “It is with deep sadness we regret to inform everyone that as of today Tuesday 12th August 2014, ATP is being forced into cancelling this weekend’s Jabberwocky festival. Refunds will be available to all customers at the point of purchase.

We have put everything into promoting Jabberwocky, and despite healthy ticket sales; all our efforts could not take those sales to the point that we needed to finally stage the event. Over the past month and all the way up until this moment we have tried every possible course of action to follow through in delivering Jabberwocky to you, but the position we unfortunately find ourselves in as a result of a succession of events that have lost money in an increasingly aggressive festival market, means we are no longer able to do so.

In the past ATP has weathered losses such as this and gone on with the show, taking huge direct financial blows as an independent company. But on this occasion, with an event of this scale and the high production costs that come with it – if we had gone ahead; it would have 100% been the end of ATP. We do not take this decision lightly and it was the hardest we’ve ever had to make.

All other ATP Presents shows will go ahead as planned, including ATP Iceland with our local partners there in 2015.

We apologise to all the people we have let down from fans to the bands, the venue and all the suppliers. We have tried everything in our power to save this event and continue, but the losses we have recently incurred have unfortunately been too much for a company of our size to bear.

For any questions, please contact us at feedback@atpfestival.com

Barry Hogan
All Tomorrow’s Parties”

Details on how to receive refunds on ticket purchases can be found at the point of purchase.

Stars Announce Tour Dates for 2014

Stars, a Canadian rock band, announced North American tour dates to support their upcoming seventh studio album, No One is Lost, which will come out
October 14th. The Canadian indie rock band will go on their headlining tour beginning October 8th in Portland, Maine and will tour down the east coast.

Tour Dates:
08/18 – Stratford, ON @ Stratford Music Festival
08/30 – Calgary, AB @ X-Fest
08/31 – Edmonton, AB @ Sonic Boom
09/07 – Toronto, ON @ Riot Fest Toronto
10/05 – New York, NY @ Modern Sky Festival
11/08 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
11/09 – Boston, MA @ Royale
11/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/13 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/14 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
11/15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
11/16 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
11/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/21 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
11/22 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
11/23 – Buffalo, NY @ The Tralf

Robin Williams Dead at 63

Celebrated comedian and actor, Robin Williams is dead at the age of 63 unexpectedly on Monday, August 11. According to the Los Angeles Times the Marin County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call at 11:55 a.m. PT about an unresponsive man found in his Tiburon, California home. There is speculation, that the cause of death is suicide due to him dealing with depression.

A representative for Williams released a statement, reading: “Robin Williams passed away this morning. He has been battling severe depression of late. This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.” The Sheriff’s Department, according to Entertainment Weekly, suspect “suicide due to asphyxia.” A formal ruling will be issued following a more thorough investigation.

Williams received multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards in his lifetime as well as an Oscar for his role in Good Will Hunting. He also won six Grammys over the the course of his career, five for Best Comedy Recording, and one for Best Spoken Word Album in 2003.
He also had appeared in the video of Bobby McFerrin’s Don’t Worry, Be Happy in 1988. The two worked together again a decade later in 1998 to a cover the Beatles’ Come Together for In My Life.

Foo Fighters to Release Sonic Highways On November 10

The Foo Fighters have announced on their social medias the name, artwork, and release date for their new album. Sonic Highways is set to release on November 10th. The band has also out a video on their website showing leading man, Dave Grohl getting a tattoo to celebrate their new album. You can also preorder their Sonic Highways on their website. They also have new merchandise featuring the figure eight on their cover album.

The album shares it’s namesake with the HBO show, Sonic Highways, which is set to release in October. The show is directed by Dave Grohl and it documents the band recording their album across the country. The artwork for Sonic Highways features multiple famous landmarks from those cities, including Seattle and New Orleans.

Kings Of Leon Cancels Show After Nathan Followill Is Injured

Kings of Leon posted on their Facebook page that drummer, Nathan Followill, was injured after a pedestrian jumped in front of their tour bus causing them to come to a sudden stop. Sustaining broken ribs during the stop, the band had to consequently cancel their show in Saratoga Springs, New York. Fans are offered refunds for the cancelled show.

After receiving get well messages from fans, Followill tweeted, “Thank you for all of the get well soons. I’m a little banged up but will be back better than ever.”

Nathan’s bandmate and brother Jared Followill tweeted about the incident on Sunday as well, writing: “So sad this a.m.. Bus accident last night. Nathan has broken ribs. This was the most fun tour in a while. We’ll be back ASAP.#GetWellNate.”

Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Girl From the North Country – Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash

2. Love Song to a Stranger – Joan Baez

3. Candyman – Grateful Dead

4. I And Love And You –  The Avett Brothers

5. 1904 -The Tallest Man on Earth

6. Daydreaming – Middle Brother

7. Empty House – Delta Spirit

8. When My Time Comes – Dawes

9. Just Friends – Deer Tick

10. Marathon – Heartless Bastards

11. No Tomorrows – The Cave Singers

12. So Long – Fruit Bats

13. Silver Clouds – Bowerbirds

14. Older Brother – Pepper Rabbit

15. Power Hungry Animals – The Apache Relay

16. To Travels and Trunks –  Hey Marseilles

17. Darden Road – Beta Radio

18. Coming ‘Round to Get You – Farewell Milwaukee

19. Hope Of A Lifetime – The Milk Carton Kids

20. Your Rocky Spine – Great Lake Swimmers

Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

The Killers Were Joined Onstage By Danielle Haim

Danielle Haim, the frontwoman of Haim, joined the Killers onstage last night (August 9th) on the drums.

During their set at Outside Lands festival in San Francisco, the Killers were joined by the multi-instrumentalist and singer. Haim played drums for the song “On Top.”

Haim have also promised that their new album will be ready soon, confirming that they wanted to start to record the album this summer. The trio of sisters have been touring almost nonstop since the release of their debut album Days Are Gone in September 2013.

Keyboardist Alana Haim told BBC 6 Music at Glastonbury: “This is the first time we’ve ever written on the road. We’re going home in a month to start recording. I promise record two won’t come in six years, it’ll come very soon.”

Westboro Baptist Church Parodies Fall Out Boy

Westboro Baptist Church, the controversial church group that pickets events, recorded a parody of “Thnks fr th Mmrs” by Fall Out Boy entitled ‘Thnk Gd Fr Vrythng’.

Westboro Baptist Church have set their attention towards from picketing soliders’ funerals and their families to protesting and parodying bands such as Panic! At The Disco and most recently, Fall Out Boy. This time, the Church turned their protest into a parody song.

Panic! At The Disco, when the church picketed their show in Kansas City earlier this year, and donated $20 to the charity, Pride 2014, for every member of the Church. The band eventually donating $1000.

The Church’s next protest will be Fall Out Boy’s show in Kansas City tonight, August 9. ‘Thnk Gd Fr Vrythng’ parodies the original, “Thnks fr th Mmrs” lyrics to show the Church’s beliefs.

Foo Fighters Share First 8 Seconds of Album

The Foo Fighters have released the first 8 seconds of a song, the first hint towards their new album due out in November. Throughout the last few weeks, the Foo Fighters have been releasing a series of hints, revolving around the number eight.

Fans have also assembled an image that could be either the album cover or a promotional image for Sonic Highways. On their social medias, the Foo Fighters have been posting geographical coordinates pointing to cities they have recorded in for their new album. The images include landmarks in the cities including Chicago, Seattle, New York City, Washington D.C., Hollywood, Austin, Nashville, and New Orleans.

The album is due in November and is accompanied by an HBO mini series, Sonic Highways, which documents the recording process of the album.

Adam Duritz from Counting Crows is On Tinder

Tinder, the game-like dating app where you flip through pictures of people around you, has a new member as Adam Duritz joins the app. Based on his profile, he shows that he is a funny, 50 year-old who has a smile that is approachable.

If you don’t have Duritz around you, there are still musicians out there, and there is a blog dedicated to just that.