
I arrived at Union Park on Sunday just in time to catch the end of Yuck 's set ("Georgia" = so good) and then made my way to watch Kurt Vile . Unlike last year where the Philly-based artist played a mellow, lo-fi set on the side stage billed as a solo act, Vile was bumped to the main stage and joined by two additional guitarists and a drummer, collectively known as the Violators. His sound was fittingly bigger, bluesier and more muscular then on record, the heavy focus on guitar was felt with razor-edged, dirty guitar riffs coming [...]