Vic Mensa calls Trump racist, performs with Travis Barker on “Kimmel”

Last night, Vic Mensa performed his song “16 Shots” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Mensa was also accompanied on stage by dancers dressed as police in riot gear, who he begins struggling near the end of the song. Mensa also abruptly stopped short to monologue.

“I’m a young black man from Chicago and I’m tired of not being able to trust the police,” he said. “I don’t want to see another 17-year-old kid like Laquan McDonald murdered in the street. So when I hear a candidate talking about law and order, and stop and frisk as the answer to our problems… You don’t know our problems in Chicago, and you damn sure don’t speak for us. Tomorrow we have the biggest election of our lifetime. You gotta get out and vote against hate, because Donald Trump is a racist and if you don’t vote, racism wins.” Watch the performance below.

Chris Cohen, Bouquet, Ben Varian, the Washboard Abs at Heavy Meadow in photos

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Signals – Júníus Meyvant

2. I Want to Kiss You – The Spook School

3. You Can – Tearjerker

4. Alaska – Maggie Roger

5. Fever to the Form – Nick Mulvey

6. Do Not Ask – Shy Shy Shy

7. Full Circle – Half Moon Run

8. Bad Habits – FIDLAR

9. Heathering – Your Friend

10. The Breach – Dustin Tebbutt

11. 3 Dys – Rhye

12. Muizenberg – John Wizards

13. Feel Safe – All We Are

14. I See – Mono Town

15. Chess – Joon Moon

16. Bunker – Balthazar

17. Go Slow – Tei Shi

18. Other Men’s Girls – Baxtor Dury

19. Golden – Szymon

20. Hold Me Down – Mansionair

Le Grotto, Airport, Heat Shimmer at Heat Shimmer’s album release show in pictures

Watch Temple of the Dog’s first reunion show

The supergroup made up of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Mike McCready, and the drummer Matt Cameron, Temple of the Dog, have reunited for a tour to support the 25th-anniversary reissue of their 1991 self-titled debut album. They started the reunion tour last night in Philadelphia. Watch footage from the concert below. Consequence of Sound points out they played 23 songs. Their setlist included songs from the band’s discography and covers of David Bowie, Mother Love Bone, Harry Nilsson, Led Zeppelin, Syd Barrett, the Cure, and Black Sabbath.

Divided Heaven, Justin Jay Hamilton, Lakota Dorris, Ariel Henderson, Ty Wulf at Le Voyeur in pictures

ANOHNI shares new “Hopelessness” video

ANOHNI has released a new video for the title track of his 2016 HOPELESSNESS. It was directed by Alex Carver and the film shows “the fever dream of an anonymous corporate woman” where the “distant past and distant futures are irrationally fused in a bizarre, iconic vision of martyrdom where animals are citizens and people are drones,” according to a statement from Carver. Watch the video below. 

Foxygen announce new album Hang, share “Follow the Leader” video

Foxygen have announced their follow-up to 2014’s …And Star Power. It is called Hang and it is set to be out January 20th through Jagjaguwar. The band have shared the music video for a song from the album called “Follow the Leader.” The video which is directed by Cameron Dutra, who also directed their “San Francisco” video, is filled with choreographed sequences with a bunch of backup dancers in a park. Watch it below. Foxygen also announced tour dates in support of Hang.

Every song on the album have a symphony orchestra as “America” and “Follow the Leader” hinted at. Trey Pollard arranged and conducted the group and Matthew E. White arranged additional arrangements. The album features appearances from  Steven Drozd and the Lemon Twigs from the Flaming Lips.

The album is available through a Jagjaguwar bundle, which is packed with a flexi-disc which features demo versions of “Follow the Leader” and “On Lankershim.” The first 50 pre-orders come with an autographed piece of sheet music from the recording sessions.

Hang:

01 Follow the Leader
02 Avalon
03 Mrs. Adams
04 America
05 On Lankershim
06 Upon a Hill
07 Trauma
08 Rise Up

Foxygen:

11-09 London, England – Oslo
12-01 Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
03-21 Richmond, VA – The National
03-22 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
03-24 New York, NY – Terminal 5
03-25 Boston, MA – The Paradise
03-26 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
03-28 Toronto, Ontario – Opera House
03-30 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
03-31 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
04-01 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
04-02 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
04-04 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
04-05 Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
04-07 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
04-08 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
04-09 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
04-11 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
04-13 Dallas, TX – Trees
04-14 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
04-15 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
04-17 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
04-18 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
04-19 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
04-20 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle

Listen to Panda Bear’s Painting With Sirius XMU mix

Panda Bear played a new mix on Sirius XMU around the release of Animal Collective’s newest album Painting With earlier this year. The mix is now available to stream. It includes music from Bobby Hutcherson, Pender Street Steppers, Kyle Hall, and others. Listen to it below.

Panda Bear is currently touring with Animal Collective in support of Painting With. Find the rest of their dates below.

Animal Collective:

11-02 New York, NY – Terminal 5
11-03 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
11-04 Richmond, VA – The National
11-05 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
11-07 Tallahassee, FL – The Moon
11-08 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
11-10 Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
11-11 Orlando, FL – The Beacham Theatre
11-12 Jacksonville, FL – Mavericks
11-14 New Orleans, LA – The Civic Theatre
11-15 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
11-16 Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
11-19-20 Mexico City, Mexico – Corona Capital Festival