Brooklyn Vegan — Ohio indie rock stalwarts Connections will release their new album Foreign Affairs on May 11 via Trouble in Mind. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As recently mentioned, Asbury Lanes is reopening and will now be booked by Bowery Presents, after closing for renovations in 2015. The initial lineup of Asbury Lanes shows has been revealed, and in addition to the Sparta show that we mentioned this m... more info

JamBase — Watch Kurt Vile sit-in with Yo La Tengo on a cover by The Cure during a show in Philadelphia this weekend. The post Kurt Vile Joins Yo La Tengo On The Cure Cover In Philadelphia appeared first on JamBase. more info

NME — The band were performing in Vile's hometown of Philadelphia last night Kurt Vile and Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan Kurt Vile joined Yo La Tengo onstage last night (April 7) to help them cover The Cure. The New Jersey …Continue reading » The post ... more info

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