Artist: Kurt Vile

Photos by Abi Reimold | AbiReimold.22slides.com Cit Hall Presents begins its new season next Wednesday, May 29 with Philly based Brazilian band Alo Brasil in the City Hall Courtyard at 5:30PM. City Hall Presents is a series of free performances that showcases the diversity and richness of the Philadelphia performing arts community. The events are free and take place every Wednesday at 5:30 in the City Hall Courtyard. WXPN has curated several of events this Summer including the opening event with Alo Brasil, followed by Cheers Elephant on June 5, and [...]

Every Wednesday at 12pm (GMT) we aim to bring you a full-length concert to watch during your lunch break. Sort of like Orange Wednesdays, but not at all. Kurt Vile's Wakin on a Pretty Daze is one of the best albums of the year. There's no denying that. However, his career spans back a lot further than just one album. To celebrate that fact, we suggest you check out his performance for KEXP. 28 minutes of joy. Seriously.

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Photos by Abi Reimold | AbiReimold.22slides.com It was a full house at Union Transfer on Saturday night as Philadelphia welcomed home Kurt Vile & The Violators for the last show of their U.S. tour.  With strong openers and a career-spanning set list from the hometown hero, the night was jam-packed with stellar performances and a lot of love. There’s an image of a couch and a heart on Vile’s now infamous Fishtown mural that reprises the line “There’s a place in my heart for all of my friends” from [...]

Watch 'Wakin On A Pretty Day' here. Kurt Vile recently dropped by KEXP. Purchase Kurt Vile items via Insound. MP3: Kurt Vile - Never Run Away

Last month, Kurt Vile released his fifth studio album Wakin on A Pretty Daze via Matador. In support of its release, Vile and his band stopped by Late Show with David Letterman last night to play "Wakin on a Pretty Day." Head to CBS.com to stream last night's episode of Letterman; the performance is at 38:55. [...]

Last month, Kurt Vile released his fifth studio album Wakin on A Pretty Daze via Matador. In support of its release, Vile and his band stopped by Late Show with David Letterman last night to play "Wakin on a Pretty Day." Head to CBS.com to stream last night's episode of Letterman; the performance is at 38:55.

Photo gallery of Kurt Vile at The Bowery Ballroom, New York City (May 16, 2013) Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photo s/kurt-vile-the-bowery-ballroo m-new-york-ny-pics/

The response to Kurt Vile's April record Wakin On A Pretty Daze was as loud as it was emotional, as happens with music that crawls inside of you and refuses to leave, the songs creating ... read more �

• The FADER - Kurt Vile, "Smoke Ring For My Halo (Live at Converse Rubber Tracks)"

When Kurt Vile first signed to Matador Records, the amount of buzz that surrounded him seemed like a heavy burden for any young artist to shoulder. However, with the arrival of his latest LP Wakin on a Pretty Daze , the long-haired "constant hitmaker" is at the top of his game with his best label release to date. Vile will finally get a chance to celebrate his most recent success with his hometown friends, fans and family headlining a sold-out show this Saturday at Union Transfer. He'll also be accompanied by emotive Chicago songbird and indie darling [...]

Photo by John Bartol Wakin’ on a Pretty Daze , the latest from Philadelphia psych-songwriter Kurt Vile , has generated international acclaim since its March release on Matador Records. And rightfully so; it’s an ambitious double album exploring a plethora of ideas, and doing them all masterfully. It’s expressive and expansive, but also tight and poppy. It’s deeply personal – “Too Hard,” Vile’s reaction to experiencing fatherhood, has him promising to “do my duty for god and my country,” a vow Boy Scouts know well – but elsewhere, you’ll find clever wordplay equating [...]

photos by Amanda Hatfield Kurt Vile & the Violators @ Bowery Ballroom, 5/16/2013 The set was strong throughout, with certain jaw-dropping standouts. The pulsing "Shame Chamber," arguably the bounciest and most radio-friendly track on Pretty Daze, came to a gripping crescendo of piercing howls, frantic guitar soloing and tireless percussion. It was almost as though Vile was baiting the FM dial only to forcefully back away and maintain his musical independence. "Girl Called Alex," a heady, wafting song that grows increasingly more [...]

If you can't catch Kurt Vile on his tour this summer, at least you have this stream of his full acoustic set last night in Philadelphia. read more

With a big hometown gig coming up this weekend featuring his backing band The Violators, Philadelphia's Kurt Vile went acoustic for a subdued upstairs set for the Non-COMM crowd. It was a rare chance to see Vile unadorned, his songs in their barest essence, both the expansive pieces from his new Wakin' On a Pretty Daze ("Goldtone," the title track) as well as older numbers like "Baby's Arms" and "Peeping Tomboy." Check out photos from Vile's set in the gallery above, read the setlist below and listen to the performance in its entirety here [...]

Si, es verdad, pasaron sólo cuatro meses del año y es un poco apresurado el título de la nota. Pero si titulábamos: "Las Mejores Canciones de los Primeros Cuatro Meses de 20133 iba a ser un poco largo y aburrido. Pero eso es básicamente de lo que trata este Top 10: resumir en un playlist acotado las canciones más interesantes que aparecieron en lo que va del año. Te invitamos a darles play acá abajo.   10.  SMITH WESTERNS: 'Varsity' [...]

His set featured: Girl Called Alex KV Crimes Wakin On A Pretty Day Enjoy the full playback here. Like Kurt Vile on Facebook. Purchase Kurt Vile items via Insound. MP3: Kurt Vile - Never Run Away

In March 2010, Big Star' s Jody Stephens honored late band mate Alex Chilton with an impromptu all-star performance of the band's 1978 classic, Third (later Sister Lovers ), during South by Southwest. Later that year, Stephens unearthed the album's original scores and began staging a handful of shows across the country, featuring a shifting lineup of performers and singers, along with a full orchestra. Now, the project has announced two new performances for Chicago (June 28th) and New York City (June 30th). Stephens will be on skins for both outings and [...]

There are times when you listen to an album and feel as if it came and went without much to say. Then there are albums that excite you, leave you feeling invigorated, and maybe even enlightened. Kurt Vile's latest album,  Wakin' on a Pretty Daze is neither; it's something completely different and wonderful. It's hard to describe and the sensation is uncanny. The album is comfortable and easy to listen to, but it's also intriguing and mind-boggling. Perhaps the best way to describe it is like being in a daze, which makes the album's title almost  too on [...]

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Oooh it was set to be a good night, even on paper. Steve Gunn - Kurt Vile's buddy and extra Violator on this tour - filled an early, early set with layered, rich indie-blues - haven't heard a lot of that, these days. And none so good. Guitar and voice gave a dusty hug to the muttering crowd. Then San Francisco's Fresh & Onlys arrived, lookin' like each of them - singer/guitarist Tim Cohen, guitarist Wymond Miles, bassist Shayde Sartin and drummer Kyle Gibson - belonged in different [...]