New York – Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, two of the most acclaimed and gifted songwriters of our generation, have joined forces to release a collaboration as unique and unusual as their talents. The new album Lotta Sea Lice will be released October 13th. Lotta Sea Lice is a conversation between friends, documented in raw, unvarnished song, brimming with
6 New Bands We Loved At Bonnaroo Days 3 & 4
Manchester, TN - As the second half of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival’s 15th anniversary edition began on Saturday morning, neither the merciless (and gradually building) heat and humidity nor the profound, almost tangible energy emanating from the thousands of festivalgoers showed any sign of halting. Despite a dramatic increase in temperature and a severe weather threat that prompted
Kurt Vile, The Men and Parquet Courts Highlight The 4Knots Festival
Such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it at 4Knots Music Festival. The weather was gorgeous, as was the backdrop, the music was ace, the people were congenial, and there was never a dull moment. There were two stages, with sets timed one right after the other, so there were super minimal pauses between
5 Concert Picks For The Week of November 28th
Monday 11/28: Austra w/Young Galaxy & Tasseomancy at the Empty Bottle in Chicago – 9:30pm – $12 – 21+ Tuesday 11/29: Cults w/Panthers Modern & The Can’t Nots at The Met – Providence RI – 8pm – $15 – 21+ Thursday 12/1: Madi Diaz, w/Dashboard Confessional at Irving Plaza, New York City – 7pm – $27
Tonight: Kurt Vile opens for J Mascis at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Tonight at 9pm, the Music Hall of Williamsburg as a great lineup: Kurt Vile and The Violators, followed by J Mascis. Unfortunately but not surprisingly, this show sold out a few days ago, but if you managed to grab tickets, good work. I first heard about Kurt Vile a couple years ago, but it was