The genre-spanning lineup also features Lido Pimienta, Becky G, Devendra Banhart, The Marías, Cuco, Chicano Batman, The Garden, Shannon & The Clams, Inner Wave, Beach Fossils, and more.
The stacked initial lineup also includes James Blake, Arca, Kim Gordon, Clairo, King Krule, Stereolab, Squid, Mayhem, PinkPantheress, Shellac, Tierra Whack, and more...
Philly rapper Tierra Whack has been picking up buzz for her 15-minute audio-visual album Whack World. It's 15 songs -- all of them exactly one minute long -- and they tend to cut off abruptly, as if the song hasn't actually ended, but the tracks end up flowing together really well.
The 2018 Warm Up lineup also includes Ikonika, Buddy, Amber Mark, Laff Trax (Toro y Moi + Nosaj Thing), JPEGMAFIA, Leon Vynehall, World's Fair, Kelsey Lu and much more.
The Red Bull Music Academy will once again take over NYC this year from May 1-30 with several very cool events and various venues.
This year includes a night of all African electronic artists at Villain, a GHE20G0TH1K's biggest ever party which will happen at BK Bazaar with a big lineup including New Orleans Bounce 'sissy rapper' Sissy Nobby's first-ever NYC appearance, the premiere of a new Kid Millions (of Oneida) piece with 20 musicians, a conversation with A$AP Rocky, a PC Music showcase with all their artists and SOPHIE at BRIC House, a conversation with George Clinton, the biggest-ever Nothing Changes party at Output with Merzbow and many others, a Tri Angle Records 5th anniversary party on Wall Street with most of the label's roster, the return of Frankie Bones' Storm Rave party, the debut of FKA twigs' new live show with dancers and more, an Arthur Russell tribute with Dev Hynes, Cults, Phosphorescent (UPDATE: Phosphoresent was initially listed as part of this but is no longer on the lineup), Sam Amidon, Little Scr...