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LIVE MUSIC: Kurt Vile @ The Black Cat - 2/6/12
Redemption. That’s why I went to the Black Cat on Monday. I needed to see Kurt Vile perform in a great venue in front of an appreciative crowd to see just how well the material from his excellent 2011 album, Smoke Ring For My Halo (one of the last, and most painful, cuts from my top-10 list [link]) played in concert and to exorcise the memory of the godawful show he played at the Rock and Roll Hotel last year. Thankfully, Mr. Vile did not disappoint, proving once and for all that the venue, not the man, was to blame for last fall’s debacle.
So.Many.People.: Kurt Vile and the Violators @ The Rock and Roll Hotel (sort of) - 8/10/11
This review is going to be a lot shorter than we had hoped, but sometimes bad situations can't be avoided.
First off let me say that across the board, the ChunkyGlasses team considers Kurt Vile's Smoke Ring For My Halo to be one of the very best this year. It's poetic, moving, entertaining and downright sublime when it wants to be. And given the quality of the release and the reputation that preceded Vile, it was unclear why he would be playing a room as small as the Rock and Roll Hotel, but who are we to question the potential for an intimate performance from one of our favorite artists?
Which is why it hurt that we had to leave the show after only 4 songs...