Heart Beach, Guram Guram, C.P., With Roots Above at Le Voyeur in photos

Watch Childish Gambino perform “Redbone” on “Fallon”

Childish Gambino performed on last night’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Donald Glover showed up his vocal chops to perform “Redbone” from “Awaken My Love.” Watch it below. He also shared a virtual reality video for “Me and Your Mama” last month taken from his PHAROS concerts.

Body Meat, Scrivener, The Washboard Abs, Ben Varian & The Ben Varian Approach at Alamingo in pictures

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah announce new album, The Tourist, share “Fireproof”

Songwriter Alec Ounsworth on Feburary 24th will release a new album under Clap Your Hands Say Yeah named The Tourist. It will be his fifth full-length under the name and it is the follow-up to 2014’s Only Run.

The Tourist was recorded in a week at Dr. Dog’s studio in Philadelphia. It has 10 tracks and they were engineered by Nick Krill of The Spinto Band and mixed by Dave Fridmann, who also helped on two of CYHSY’s previous LPs. The album is said to be a “nod” to Ounsworth’s inspirations like Tom Waits, Nick Cave, and Paul Simon.

The Tourist Tracklist:
01. The Pilot
02. A Chance To Cure
03. Down (is Where I Want To Be)
04. Unfolding Above Celibate Moon (Los Angeles Nursery Rhyme)
05. Better Off
06. Fireproof
07. The Vanity Of Trying
08. Loose Ends
09. Ambulance Chaser
10. Visiting Hours

Ounsworth will embark on a North American tour in support of the LP beginning in March.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2017 Tour Dates:
03/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
03/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
03/04 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
03/05 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
03/07 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
03/08 – Columbus, OH @ Skully’s Music Diner
03/09 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
03/10 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
03/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
03/12 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
03/14 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
03/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
03/16 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
03/17 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
03/18 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
03/19 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
03/21 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
03/22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
03/23 – Visalia, CA @ Roxy Theatre
03/25 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
04/18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
04/20 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
04/21 – Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder
04/22 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
04/25 – Ybor City, FL @ The Orpheum
04/26 – Miami, FL @ Gramps
04/27 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
04/28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
04/29 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
04/30 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
05/02 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
05/03 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Backroom
05/04 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
05/05 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
05/06 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. New Ways – CC Dust

2. Which Will – Amber Arcades

3. Good Looks – Girlyboi

4. Christa – Totally Mild

5. Silver Lining – Go Cozy

6. I’ll Make This Fun – Girl Ray

7. Albany – Spinning Coin

8. Overthrown – Half Waif

9. Another Youth – Horse Thief

10. Into the Darkness – Ultimate Painting

11. The Zoo – FEWS

12. Away for All Time – All Voices Speak

13. Ruin Your Night – Sorcha Richardson

14. Diagram Girl – Beyond the Wizards Sleeve

15. There’s A Little Passing Cloud in You – Ulrika Spacek

16. Fire In the Sky – Palace

17. Afterthought – Close Talker

18. Winner – Jo Goes Hunting

19. Design – Tender

20. My Mind Slipped Away – Holy Oysters

Last G.L.O.S.S. show at the Eagle Ballroom in photos

Arcade Fire’s Tim Kingsbury announces Sam Patch album, shares new song

Tim Kingsbury from Arcade Fire has announced his first solo album as Sam Patch, a project he started last year. The album is called Yeah You, And I, and it is set to be out February 17th through Dep Records. Kingsbury started writing and recording the self-produced album during the summer of 2014 after the band’s Reflektor tour. It includes contributions on drums from Arcade Fire’s Jeremy Gara. Listen to the first single from the LP, “St. Sebastian” here. Find the tracklist below and the cover artwork above. Kingsbury’s upcoming tour dates are below as well.

Yeah You, And I:

 01 Must Have Been an Oversight
02 100 Decibels
03 St. Sebastian
04 Waiting to Wait
05 Listening
06 No No No No
07 Never Meant No Harm
08 Up All Night
Sam Patch:

03-02 Montreal, Quebec – Bar Le Ritz PDB
03-03 Ottawa, Ontario – Zaphod Beeblebrox
03-04 Quebec City, Quebec – Anti
03-09 Allston, MA – Great Scott
03-10 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
03-11 Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
03-12 Washington, DC – Black Cat
03-16 Toronto, Ontario – The Drake
03-17 Detroit, MI – El Club
03-18 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle

Listen to the Jesus and Mary Chain’s new song “Amputation”

The Jesus and Mary Chain earlier today announced Damage and Joy, their first album since 1998’s Munki. They have shared the first song from the record today. Listen to “Amputation,” which premiered on Steve Lamacq’s BBC Radio 6 show, below. Damage and Joy is due to be out March 24th via ADA/Warner Music.

Damage and Joy was recorded with the producer, Youth, who also played bass on the LP. The album will also feature the band’s touring drummer Brian Young and Lush’s former bassist, Phil King.

Bon Iver, the Shins, Ryan Adams, Regina Spektor planned for “A Prairie Home Companion”

Bon Iver, the Shins, Regina Spektor, and Ryan Adams are all planned to be on the Minnesota Public Radio program “A Prairie Home Companion” in January. The show is hosted by mandolinist Chris Thile and will be on the road for several episodes. On January 7th, the Shins and Spektor will be on a live broadcast from the Paramount Theatre in Seattle. On January 14th, Justin Vernon and Beth Stelling will go live from the Symphony Center in Chicago. Ryan Adams will appear live on January 21st from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.

Also, there will be a broadcast from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on February 4th, before the show heads back to St. Paul, Minnesota for February 11th and 18th.