Jane Remover Drops Off M3F Fest Over “IDF Band” Temper City

One month ago, Jane Remover issued an ultimatum to M3F Fest: Drop the Israeli alt-rock trio Temper City or they would no longer play next year’s event. “yo get that idf band off the lineup or I'm not playing,” the genre-blurring experimental pop artist posted on Instagram Stories on Aug. 5. Tonight the Phoenix festival officially revealed an updated lineup, and Jane Remover has been removed.Flying Lotus has taken Jane Remover's place on the new poster and M3F did not address the reason for the change. Temper City have also not commented on the situation.The LA-based Temper City have only two songs out, and the first one, “Self Aware,” was a massive TikTok hit earlier this year. It was released by the indie Thirty Knots in partnership with TikTok’s own distribution and promotion platform SoundOn, and topped Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart in July.Israeli army service is mandatory for most Israeli citizens around age 18, and US-born frontman Eytan Peled, at least, has publicly acknowledged his background in the Israel Defense Forces. Speaking with the Israeli publication Frogi in 2022, he credited his military service with helping him develop his language skills and self-confid...