Kurt Vile and his daughter star in this freaking adorable video / commercial / whatever for “Never Run Away” (playing Union Transfer in May)
We’re a bit suspect of the recent commercial-in-lieu-of-music-video trend, but this is freaking adorable. Kurt Vile sits in a home study / listening room, pops his new LP Wakin’ on a Pretty Daze on the turntable, and as he listens to “Never Run Away” (and mimes the chord changes on an air guitar) his daughter dances onscreen, wearing fake lips and a zebra mask. So heartwarming, funny and all-around awesome…even if it’s, as Kurt suggests, not “a real commercial.” Er, music video. Check it out below, download the song here and catch Vile with Steve Gunn and Angel Olsen at Union Transfer on May 18th. Tickets and information can be found at the XPN Concert Calendar (powered by The Swollen Fox).
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Where to see (or avoid seeing) Kanye West's new video projection in Philly tonight
Love Kanye West, hate him or occupy some ever-fluctuating middle ground (that’s me), you’ve got to give the dude credit for continuing to strive for new and creative ways of pushing his art into the world. Of late, his thing … Read More
- See Big Terrible and Ali Wadsworth celebrate Rotten City the North Star Bar tonight
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City Hall Presents free music series begins May 29 with Summer performances from Kurt Vile, Dice Raw, Alo Brasil, Norwegian Arms, Cheers Elephant and more
Cit Hall Presents begins its new season next Wednesday, May 29 with Philly based Brazilian band Alo Brasil in the City Hall Courtyard at 5:30PM. City Hall Presents is a series of free performances that showcases the diversity and richness … Read More
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- A conversation on A Pretty Daze with Philadelphia's Kurt Vile (headlining Union Transfer tomorrow)
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A conversation with The Thermals' Kathy Foster about bass, Rocky and their first decade as a band (playing Union Transfer tomorrow)
This spring, Portland indie-punk trio The Thermals turned ten and released an album that’s got all the fuzzy scuzzy energy and aggression of their 2003 debut More Parts Per Million. Out last month on Saddle Creek, Desperate Ground is a … Read More
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