D’Angelo’s year-end release of the long anticipated Voodoo took the world of music by surprise. It was his first release in almost 15 years and there was clamor for him to do press for the record. Eventually he broke the silence with an interview with Rolling Stone, teasing a companion piece to the album. He has now broken another silence and returned to do a TV interview on Tavis Smiley. This is his first TV interview in over a decade. Watch it here. Watch it here.
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Fun Fun Fun Fest announces 2015 lineup
Austin-based festival, Fun Fun Fun fest has revealed its lineup for 2015. The festival, on its 10th anniversary, will take place November 6th to 8th at Auditorium Shores.
Included on the lineup are acts such as D’Angelo, Wu-Tang Clan, CHVRCHES, Jane’s Addiction, who are performing Ritual de lo habitual, Ride, L7, Future Islands, Grimes, Chromeo, MSTRKRFT, Coheed and Cambria, Desaparecidos, Drive Like Jehu, American Nightmare, Gogol Bordello, performing Gypsy Punk, Converge, Neon Indian, Cass McCombs, Antemasque, Hudson Mohawke, Peaches, and Fucked Up.
On the lineup as well is British heavy metal band, Venom, who are performing their first-ever Texas performance at the festival. D.C. hardcore band dag nasty are also reuniting during the weekend to play.
Other acts are ScHoolboy Q, NOFX, Odesza, Toro y Moi, FUZZ, Mikal Cronin, OFF!, American Football, Parquet Courts, Benjamin Booker, Viet Cong, Alvvays, Joey Bada$$, Doomtree, Shamir, BadBadNotGood, Dwarves, performing Blood, Guts & Pussy, Andrew Jackson Jihad, together PANGEA, Babes in Toyland, The Growlers, King Khan and BBQ Show, and Big Freedia.
Three-day and VIP passes are avaliable for purchase at the festival’s website. Check out the full lineup above and watch the lineup announcement video, which stars Bill Nye the Science Guy, on the website as well.
D’Angelo announces US dates for The Second Coming Tour
R&B singer D’Angelo has announced a summer tour as support for Black Messiah, his comeback album. Over the course of June, the U.S. tour of the Second Coming Tour is over the course of 14 dates which includes a late night show at Bonnaroo. The itenerary is below.
Every set will have D’Angelo joined by the Vanguard, his band, which includes bassist Pino Palladino, from The Who, guitarists Jesse Johnson from The Time and Isaiah Sharkey, Chris “Daddy” Dave as drummer, keyboardist Cleo “Pookie” Sample, and vocalists Kendra Foster, Charlie “Red” Middleton, and Jermain Holmes.
D’Angelo 2015 Tour Dates:
06/07 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
06/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
06/10 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
06/11 – Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
06/13 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
06/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
06/16 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
06/17 – Houston, TX @ The Warehouse
06/20 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
06/21 – Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium
06/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Keswick
06/25 – Washington, DC @ The Fillmore
06/27 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
06/28 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Watch D’Angelo perform “The Charade” during his recent appearance on SNL.
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