Unknown Mortal Orchestra

We lost one of the all-time great voices in music today and the world has been paying tribute to Aretha Franklin since learning the sad news…

Bruno Mars’ new tour openers (Ella Mai, Ciara, Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson), Danity Kane reunion, The Essex Green, War On Women, Phil Lesh, and more tour news.

Bourdain was a great lover and champion of music, and tributes from musicians have been pouring in, including Iggy Pop, Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!, Questlove, El-P, Zola Jesus, John Lurie, Jimmy Eat World, and more.

House of Vans Chicago also includes Vic Mensa, Princess Nokia, and UMO. The final Brooklyn lineup was also announced.

The final Brooklyn House of Vans summer series also includes Against Me!, Action Bronson, Suicidal Tendencies and more. Chicago includes Wolf Parade, Dead Milkmen, Princess Nokia, and more.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s new album, Sex & Food, dives into ’70s funk and soul, filtered through Ruban Nielson’s underwater sonic filters. The band’s stage set up for the album’s tour is of a similar vibe, made to look like a groovy 1970s living room, complete with funky furniture and a shag rug…

The LA fest also includes The Internet, The Breeders, Nils Frahm, Mount Kimbie, Glassjaw, Skepta, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Destroyer (solo), U.S. Girls, and more.

Sex & Food will be out April 6 via Jagjaguwar, and UMO’s tour starts soon after.

Primavera Sound has released the lineup for its 2018 edition which happens May 30 – June 2 in Barcelona, Spain. Bjork, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The National, Migos, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde and A$AP Rocky are this year’s headliners…

This week’s edition of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio featured songs by Hinds, Hop Along, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Acid Dad, Preoccupations and more, plus cuts from The Breeders, Daniel Johnston, Royal Trux, LCD Soundsystem, King Krule, Sleater-Kinney, Porches, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more.