Stereogum — Pompeii , the last album from psychedelic explorer Cate Le Bon, was one of our favorites of 2022. Since then, Le Bon has collaborated with people like Kurt Vile, Wilco, and St. Vincent. She also produced Horsegirls’s Phonetics On And On , one... more info

Stereogum — Mike Polizze has been a mainstay of Philly’s indie-rock-goes-classic-rock scene for years, both as a member of Purling Hiss, Birds Of Maya, and Watery Love and through collaborations with the likes of Kurt Vile and Rosali. He’s got a new solo ... more info

Stereogum — I’ll spare you the inevitable “floating on all right” jokes and just cut to the chase here: Modest Mouse are hosting a cruise. The band have announced Ice Cream Floats, a four-night live music event slated for March 5-8, 2026 that’ll take ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 45th birthday Kurt Vile. Philly special. Cover photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov. Read our cover story: The post Happy 45th Birthday Kurt Vile appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — A little over a year ago, Kurt Vile released Back To Moon Beach , an EP of collected recordings over the past few years that included a cover of Wilco’s 1995 song “Passenger Side.” It also featured a guest performance from Vile’s fellow P... more info

Stereogum — One of the fun subplots in indie rock is Kurt Vile going full dad mode and involving his daughters in his music. Last year it resulted in an unexpected Charli XCX cover (need to know Kurt’s favorite Brat track), and now the Vile family is back w... more info

Magnet Magazine — Veteran producer John Agnello has done a bang-up job of capturing the guitar-fueled essence of a slew of bands over the past four decades, from Screaming Trees, Dinosaur Jr and Buffalo Tom to Kurt Vile, Son Volt and Waxahatchee. Despite a lot of hard... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Courtney Barnett. Everybody here loves you. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read our feature on her and Kurt Vile: The post Happy Birthday Courtney Barnett appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — In a couple of weeks, Philly’s Euphoria Again — aka John Klein, who also plays in shoegaze Band To Watch Knifeplay — will release a new album called Waiting On Time To Fly. There are three songs from the album out today. They are acoustic/pi... more info

Magnet Magazine — 15 years ago today, Kurt Vile released Childish Prodigy. Getting older is oh-so last year. Read our Vile cover story: The post Kurt Vile Released “Childish Prodigy” 15 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info