Kurt Vile Unplugs Reckless Records
By Jon Graef in Arts & Entertainment on Mar 29, 2011 3:20PM
Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Kurt Vile excels in a low-key, quiet live environment. We saw Vile open up solo for Matador Records labelmates Fucked Up at the Viaduct Theater (itself a warm-up to a later show at the Empty Bottle) and were incredibly impressed. We've been huge fans ever since, and we're absolutely certain that Vile's latest album, Smoke Ring For My Halo will be in our top ten albums of the year.
So imagine our excitement when Matador announced formally that Vile would be playing solo, acoustic in-stores at Cleveland-based Music Saves and at Chicago's own Reckless Records.
Vile will be playing at the Wicker Park location at 7:30 pm on April 1, just before his show opening for J Mascis at Sub-T later that night. The in-store is all-ages, so carpe diem on seeing Vile in this intimate setting. To psych yourself up, check out cut "Jesus Fever" below: