FYF Fest reveals 2016 lineup featuring Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala

FYF Fest has released its 2016 lineup. The two-day music festival will take place August 27th – 28th at Exposition Park in Los Angeles.

Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala, and Grace Jones are leading the lineup. Other acts include Grimes, ANOHNI, Father John Misty, Hot Chip, Explosions in the Sky, Air, Beach House, Wolf Parade, Vince Staples, Shellac, Blood Orange, and Moby.

Peter Bjorn and John, Ty Segall & The Muggers, DIIV, Oneohtrix Point Never, Kelela, Chelsea Wolfe, Wild Nothing, Floating Points, Todd Terje & The Olsens, Jagwar Ma, The Black Lips, Junio Boys, Hop Along, Julia Holter, Denzel Curry, Museum of Love, Alex G, Head Wound City, Sheer Mag, and more are also playing.

Single-day, two-day, and VIP passes will go on sale Friday, April 1st.

Flight of the Conchords extends tour

Musical comedy duo Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, also known as Flight of the Conchords, recently announced a tour. They said they would be testing new material on the road. They have announced some more dates across North America. Find their updated tour itinerary below.

There is still no update on the follow-up to I Told You I Was Freaky from 2009. In 2012, Flight of the Conchords reunited to record the charity single “Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That).” They also told The Guardian that they were working on a musical film last year; Clement told them that the project was still “a couple years away, at least.”

Flight of the Conchords:

06-11 Cleveland, OH – State Theatre
06-12 Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for Performing Arts
06-13 Washington, DC – Wolf Trap Filene Center
06-14 Columbus, OH – Palace Theatre
06-16 Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
06-17 Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum
06-18 Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
06-19 Chicago, IL – Pritzker Pavilion
06-22 Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park
06-23 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum
06-24-25 Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium
06-27 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
06-28 San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater
07-01 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
07-02 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
07-03 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
07-05 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07-07 Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
07-09-10 Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
07-11 New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
07-12 Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre
07-14 Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
07-16 Boca Raton, FL – Mizner Park Amphitheatre
07-17 St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
07-18 Cary, NC – Koka Booth Amphitheatre
07-20 New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
07-22 Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival 2016
07-23 Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
07-24 New York, NY – Central Park Summerstage
07-26-27 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. The Sound – The 1975

2. Perfect Vision – Icky Blossoms

3. When We Were Good – Strawberry Runners

4. Lights Go Out – Ages and Ages

5. Accidents – The One AM Radio

6. Expanding Anyway – Morning Transportation

7. Alligator Years – Twinsmith

8. All We Have is Now – Modern Electric

9. Our Song – Radiator Hospital

10. The Night Air – Shady Elders

11. Going Home – Epsilona

12. City I Love – Rich Aucoin

13. 1983 – The Weather

14. Stay Away – Palmas

15. Lately – The Helio Sequence

16. Rivers + Streams – Land Lines

17. Put the Days Away – Sun Airway

18. Jimmie’s Song – Emanuel and the Fear

19. Gold Chain – Black Light Dinner Party

20. Go Far (From Mystery Show) – Emmy the Great

Q-Tip honors A Tribe Called Quest group mate Phife Dawg with two-hour radio mix

Q-Tip dedicated his latest episode of his Beats 1 radio show to his A Tribe Called Quest group mate Phife Dawg, who died earlier week at the age of 45.

As Pitchfork states, Q-Tip had a two-hour mix of A Tribe Called Quest music which included live performances and remixes from the 2015 reissue of People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. The episode also had tributes from several MCs, including André 3000 and Big Boi, who said that A Tribe Called Quest were their main inspiration to form OutKast. Kendrick Lamar, who paid tribute to Phife Dawg during his set in Australia, said “Scenario” is his favorite song of all time.

Listen to the full episode here.

Band of Horses announce new album Why Are You OK

Band of Horses have announced their new album, Why Are You OK. This follow-up to Mirage Rock was produced by Jason Lytle from Grandaddy and will be released in June, Entertainment Weekly. The announcement followed the scavenger hunt Band of Horses did in Austin last week to tease the album: During SXSW, the group scattered polaroids around the city name #YRUOK. The tracklist has n0t been announced yet, but EW mentions that the opening track, “Dull Times,” is seven minutes long.

Frontman Ben Bridwell revealed that he wrote the demos for the new record in the middle of the night so that he could take care of his four children during day when he spoke t0 EW. “I work all night and then take them to school in the morning,” he said, adding, “I’m the fucking scariest dad in the school, I’m sure.” Bridwell also told EW that Rick Rubin helped make the album.

Why Are You OK has been in the making for a long time. Last year, Bridwell worked with Sam Beam from Iron & Wine for the cover album Sing Into My Mouth.

BJ the Chicago Kid brings Kendrick Lamar, Hannibal Buress to “The New Cupid” video

BJ the Chicago Kid has released a video for “The New Cupid,” from In My Mind. It enlists Kendrick Lamar (who is also on the track) as well as the comedian Hannibal Buress, who shows up as a ladies man with a hairpiece. Watch it below.

Woods releasing new album through skateboard, shares “Morning Light”

In January, Woods announced that their new album City Sun Eater in the River of Light, would be released on April 8 through the band’s Woodsist label. They have shared another new song, “Morning Light.” They also partnered with Habitat to release a skateboard (pictured below) which will be sold with a free download of the album. Also, Woods have expanded their tour, adding a clutch of European shows; see all their dates.

Woods:

04-21 Ithaca, NY – The Haunt
04-22 Toronto, Ontario – The Garrison
04-23 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall *
04-25 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon *
04-26 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club *
04-27 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s *
04-28 Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room *
04-30 Austin, TX – Levitation Austin
05-02 Nashville, TN – Third Man Records
05-03 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade – Purgatory Room *
05-04 Asheville, NC – Mothlight *
05-05 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel *
05-06 Philadelphia, PA – Boot and Saddle *
05-07 New York, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
06-18 Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival
06-19 Noisiel/Marne la Valléem, France – Paris Psych Festival
06-20 Lille, France – L’Aeronef
06-21 Brighton, England – The Hope
06-22 London, England – The Dome
06-23 Ghent, Belgium DOK
06-24 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet
06-25 Utrecht, Netherlands – Ekko
06-27 Berlin, Germany – Kantine am Berghain
06-28 Lund, Sweden – Mejeriet
06-29 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Strand
06-30 Gothenburg, Sweden – Pustervik
07-01 Oslo, Norway – BLÅ
07-02 Giske/Ålesund, Normway – Sommerfesten
07-14 Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s
07-15 Detroit, MI – El Club
07-17 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
07-18 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
07-19 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
07-22 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
07-23 Seattle, WA – Capital Hill Block Party
07-30 Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex
07-31 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
08-05 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
08-06 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar

* with Ultimate Painting

SBTRKT shares new song “Good Morning” featuring The-Dream

SBTRKT shared a mysterious image on Twitter yesterday with the caption, “SAVE YOURSELF ’16.” Today, the producer has released a new track called “Good Morning,” which features The-Dream. It was premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show. Listen to it out below.

SBTRKT released his last album, Wonder Where We Land, in 2014, which has been followed by a stream of new material.