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Kurt Vile

FOTOBOM: KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS + COME @ ROYALE

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted November 5, 2022 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

If there’s a direct lineage between any Matador Records bands, the slack line definitely extends from Pavement to Kurt Vile. His laconic, meandering style isn’t quite the trademarked Californian laid back, but you’d be hard pressed to peg him as a  ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Come, Fotobom, Kurt Vile, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Reunion, royale, watch my moves

FOTOBOM: KURT VILE, JESSICA PRATT @ HOUSE OF BLUES

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted December 6, 2018 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

Kurt Vile had to know that including a song like “One Trick Ponies” on his seventh record would be a vulnerable action, as rumblings from certain cynical/critical corners would gleefully point to Bottle It In and say, “See! He’s just released the same mid-tempo ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Fotobom, house of blues, Jessica Pratt, Kurt Vile, live music, Matador Records, The Violators

WHEEL OF TUNES: KURT VILE

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted November 21, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

The guitar jammer talks doing impersonations, supporting the ACLU, and the brutality of New England winters.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2018, Benjamin Booker, Boston, Bottle It In, Dig, DigBoston, Folk, Folk Rock, house of blues, Interview, Jessica Pratt, Kurt Vile, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Music, rock, Wheel of Tunes

FOTOBOM: COURTNEY BARNETT AND KURT VILE @ THE ORPHEUM, 04NOV17

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted November 5, 2017 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

When like-minded musicians Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile crossed paths a handful of months ago, the prospect of collaborating their complementary languid and off-kilter styles seemed like a perfect match. So perfect, that despite the vast emptiness of the Pacific Ocean in their way, what started out as a maybe a seven single or perhaps an EP blossomed into a full-blown album over time. These sorts of conjoined efforts can often slip through the cracks of their respective discographies over time (when was the last time anyone pulled out Lulu for a listen?) but this one feels like it comes from an honest friendship. Smiles abounded as the band, filled out by their backing band Sea Lice (Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa on drums, longtime Violator and local Bostonian Rob Laakso playing bass, and Katie Harkins on backing vocals and keyboards) took the stage and immediately the strengths of this partnership were on display with “Over Everything.”

 

Singing together or taking turns, the homespun rag-a-tag feeling filled the room with good vibes, as “Continental Breakfast” recounted the roots of the record’s creation, and “Blue Cheese” (not a Don McLean song as Vile introduced it) describes an unusual use for the dairy product, and includes a surprise name check of Tom Scharpling .  As the record only has nine songs, a targeted selection into their respective songs was expected. The hits of “Pretty Pimpin'” and encore closer “Avant Gardener” hit all the right spots, while Vile’s guitar work in “Depreston” was a highlight, his Neil Young-esque tone also hitting high marks on a cover of Jen Cloher’s “Fear Is Like A Forest.” Inspired covers included the set closer of Belly’s “Untogether” which unfortunately didn’t yield a guest turn of Tanya Donnelly, and Gillian Welch’s “Elvis Presley Blues” kicked off the encore with only Barnett and Vile on stage, their guitars and voices the sole propellant of a wasted dream. As these sorts of efforts go, the conflicting schedules of both artists and geographical distances make a second record pretty unlikely, so the sold-out room took full advantage of this fleeting opportunity to see them together on stage, singing songs they created together.

 

Barnett’s fellow Aussie and wife Jen Cloher took the stage first, playing songs from her excellent new self-titled record. Sharing stories about Patti Smith and her teenage daydreams of Jim Morrison, the stripped down versions of her songs stood on their own. Flashes of Malkmus and Timony came through and I’d like to see her with a full band in the future.

 

Photos of both bands here:

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Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Boston, Courtney Barnett, Fotobom, Kurt Vile, live music, Lotta Sea Lice, Orpheum

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