[Video] Broken Bells Perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Broken Bells, the collaborative effort of DJ Danger Mouse and The Shins' James Mercer made music industry waves back in 2009 when the pair released their self-titled project that mixed sultry, smooth aesthetics with Mercer's gentle vocals to create a sublime album that can be listened back to front at almost any time of the day. Quiet since then, Danger Mouse and Mercer have been slowly building a mountain of anticipation for their announced 2014 release, After The Disco, which they teased over the past couple of months. The project is due out on February 4 and in continuing promotion, the duo visited "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" to play "Holding On For Life" and "After The Disco". Check out performances of both, streaming below and keep it locked for the latest on Broken Bells.
"Holding On For Life"
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"After The Disco"
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[Video] Big Sean, Kid Cudi Perform on Jimmy Fallon
G.O.O.D. Music was in the building with Late Night with Jimmy Fallon yesterday as Big Sean and Kid Cudi stopped by to do their thing with house band The Roots. Sean, on tour in support of his latest album Hall of Fame, stopped by the set of the show to perform his song "First Chain" with Cudi. Check out the video from the performance below.
[Video] The Avett Brothers on Jimmy Fallon
The Avett Brothers visited Jimmy Fallon and The Roots yesterday to perform their single "Vanity" with Soundgarden front man Chris Cornell. The performance was a precursor to the band's upcoming album, Magpie and the Dandelion, which was recorded at the same time as Avett Brother's 2012 release The Carpenter, is due out on October 15.
Thundercat: "Bowzer's Ballad" + North American Tour
Bass-guru Thundercat returned earlier this year with his album, Apocalypse, which put him back at the forefront of experimental music. Today he gives us his latest, "Bowzer's Ballad", an ode to Nintendo owner Hiroshi Yamauchi who passed away last week. Along with the track, Thundercat announced his North American tour which will begin November 13 in San Francisco. Tonight he will be playing onstage with The Roots for a performance at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it all out below.
Thundercat - "Bowzer's Ballad"
Tour Dates
Nov 13 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
Nov 14 Portland, OR - Bunk Bar
Nov 16 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
Nov 17 Seattle, WA - Barboza
Nov 19 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
Nov 21 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
Nov 22 Toronto, ON – Wrong Bar
Nov 23 Montreal, QC – Le Belmont
Nov 24 Boston, MA – The Sinclair
Nov 25 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Nov 26 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
Dec 05 Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex
[Video] Kanye West: "Bound 2" on Jimmy Fallon
Right on the heels of his announcement of a Yeezus tour, Ye' unexpectedly stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to perform "Bound 2" live for the first time. In his now-signature kilt over leather pants, Kanye, as usual went big with Charlie Wilson singing the hook live and backing from a children's choir, and The Roots. Of course, where there's Kanye, there's usually controversy and the Fallon set was no exception as West changed the opening lines of the song to apparently poke fun at beau Kim Kardashian's ex, Ray-J, rhyming: "Brandy's little sister lame, man, he know it now/When a real brother hold you down you supposed to drown." Interesting. For his part, Fallon has made himself a pop-culture icon from his late night desk by connecting with viewers through music, without The Roots as his house band it's not totally certain he would have made it out of his first season, and this Kanye performance adds to the growing list of great acts to grace the late night stage with electrifying live sets. Video below.
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