LargeHeartedBoy — William T. Vollman talked to the Sacramento Bee about his new book, April's best eBook sales. Yo La Tengo and Kurt Vile covered the Cure's "Friday I'm in Love." Lightspeed features new short fiction by Carmen Maria Machado. The... more info

Stereogum — New Jersey indie-rock royalty Yo La Tengo recently kicked off a tour in support of their very pretty new album There's A Riot Going On . And at their stop in Philly last night, they were joined onstage by some Philadelphia indie-rock royalty: Kurt V... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This week in the basement: Wire reissues their first three albums; the return of UK band The Bees (but under a new name); Ohio indie rockers and soon-to-be Kurt Vile tourmates Connections; new Italians Do it Better artist Tess Roby; and more. Continu... more info

JamBase — Guitarist Kurt Vile will soon team with The Violators for the group's first North American shows in over a year. The post Kurt Vile & The Violators Announce 2018 Summer Tour appeared first on JamBase. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kurt Vile spent 2017 doing a collaborative album and tour with Courtney Barnett (which was then turned into a documentary), but he's back to focusing on his own material in 2018... Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, Speedy Ortiz, Tinashe, Natalie Prass, White Reaper, and many, many more acts. more info

Stereogum — Tinariwen released their latest album, Elwan , early last year. And now the Tuareg desert blues masters are back with a new animated music video for the Kurt Vile and Mark Lanegan-assisted Elwan cut "Nànnuflày," which follows an old Tuareg man's r... more info

Obscure Sound — “Something Here is Wrong” is a highlight off Evan Wright’s debut EP Spaghetti Western, a strong release that showcases the singer/songwriter’s beautiful folk-laden songwriting and lush vocals, which sit somewhere tonally between Sufjan Steven... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The fest includes Sturgill Simpson, alt-J, The War On Drugs, The Decemberists, Jenny Lewis, Kurt Vile, Father John Misty, George Clinton, Portugal. The Man, Woods, and more. Continue reading… more info

NME — The Sleater-Kinney guitarists house is given a musical makerover INDIO, CA - APRIL 14: Musician Kurt Vile performs onstage during day 3 of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 14, 2013 in Indio, Calif... more info