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

Brooklyn Vegan — Kurt appears as part of the music-themed home makeover that Fred Armisen surprises Carrie with. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Portlandia's final season is currently airing, and Kurt Vile recently appeared during one of the skits, as promised. His cameo was pretty brief: He played Carrie Brownstein's roadie, as part of a joke where Fred Armisen tries out increasingly ridicul... more info