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Kurt Vile
Folk Rock / Psychedelic / Pop

PHILLY'S CONSTANT HITMAKER



PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
United States

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Last Login:  9/2/2010
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Member Since1/24/2006
Band Websitetestostertunes.blogspot.com
Band MembersPhotobucket - Video and Image Hosting kurt vile-songs, singing, strumming of 6 & 12 string gtrs + altered resonator thru amplifiers, trumpet, tweeking of the korg family trio: k2, maxi-korg, mono-poly/// a. granduciel- memory man gtrs, baritone, take-the-edge-off effects, nice loops, sweet sampler/// j turbo- sax, harmonica, electric 6-string and wild fuzz gtrs/// mike zanghi- thunder kit, water drums, perfect percussion/// HONORARY ALUMNI: michael johnson- skins, korg bubbletone, modular jumpsuit/// timmy von trimble- he'll GET you.
Influencesjoni mitchell, room to live, love to burn, street hassle, street legal, beat street, bully of the bayou, heartland feeling, yellow schwinn stingray, roots train number 1 (extended mix), cocaine in my brain, juicy juicy juice, strawberry wine, violent students, richie records, ag tonez, tusk, ccr, neil young, crazyhorse, suicide, the dead c, charlie patton, bertha lee, blind lemon jefferson, mississippi john hurt, blind willie johnson, furry lewis, fred mcdowell, harry smith anthology, american primitives, etc, robert johnson, lightnin hopkins, john fahey, doc watson, hank williams, townse van zandt, bob dylan, bobby neuwirth, eat the document, the vu, lou, the stooges, iggy, the ramones, the stones, the kinks, cluster, morton subotnick, isoa tomita, the fall, future games, blue kangaroo and the rest of wattle & daub.
Sounds Likewhen u wake from a long and glorious slumber, then u realize u don't have to go to work, then u fall back into long and glorious slumber...
Record Labelmatador, testostertunes, woodsist, mexican summer
Type of LabelMajor


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Sep 17 2010 5:00A
Mann Music Center w/ PAVEMENT Philadelphia, PA
Sep 23 2010 8:00P
Le National with Superchunk Montreal, QC, CANADA
Oct 1 2010 8:00P
Matador at 21 Las Vegas, NV
Oct 21 2010 8:00P
The Earl Atlanta, GA
Oct 22 2010 8:00P
The Nick Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 23 2010 8:00P
Mercy Lounge Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 26 2010 8:00P
The Mad Hatter Covington, KY
Oct 27 2010 8:00P
Skully's Columbus, OH
Oct 28 2010 8:00P
Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan
Oct 29 2010 8:00P
White Rabbit Cabaret Indianapolis, IN
Oct 30 2010 8:00P
Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Oct 31 2010 8:00P
Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Nov 1 2010 8:00P
triple rock minneapolis, mn
Nov 4 2010 8:00P
Neumos Seattle, WA
Nov 5 2010 8:00P
Biltmore Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Nov 6 2010 8:00P
Berbati’s Pan Portland, Oregon
Nov 9 2010 8:00P
Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, California
Nov 11 2010 8:00P
The Echoplex Los Angeles, California
Nov 13 2010 8:00P
Casbah San Diego, California

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   About Kurt Vile
BOOKING US contact eric@groundcontroltouring.com. Square Shells 12" ep OUT NOW on matador records!! brand spankin newest thing... workin on next full length as we speak with maniac John Agnello. sweet times all around!!! "god is saying this to you" 12" mini-lp back in print on mexican summer. Kurt Vile "Childish Prodigy" -ultimate full-length recorded by philly-genius engineer Jeff Zeigler- OUT NOW on matador records. shit, yes!!! features the violators in addiition to a bunch from kv's trusty psyche-pool of music friends. "he's alright" 7" OUT NOW on matador as well, contains two songs on the b side that you can't git nowheres else... kv: Constant Hitmaker vinyl lp OUT NOW on Woodsist! kurt vile & the violators: The Hunchback 12" ep OUT NOW on richie records//testostertunes. cd still available and i tunes. Image hosting by Photobucket

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b. shropshire

b. shropshire



Aug 31 2010 10:25 PM

yo dude, hope alls well with you.. going to send you a new album i just finished with jeff.. and saw you're playing ATP! Congrats, that rules.. hope things are good with you.. heard a new jam at that new york show.. really liked it

take care
b
John Carpenter

John Carpenter



Aug 27 2010 1:07 PM

-NEW REVIEW -http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2010/07/09/john-carpenter-fairy-tales-forgotten/
 
-NEW INTERVIEW.. http://larecord.com/interviews/?p=46670

-NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/LOSTINDUSTRY#p/p 

No Face Club

No Face Club



Aug 27 2010 1:06 PM

congrats on the pavement spot!  cannot wait for you and soft pack in chicago!!!  you da man
Disnyland

Disnyland



Aug 25 2010 2:20 PM

yo k vile, when are we getting right with jeff z?
-nicholas c
Klevrgirl

Sarah Stern



Aug 13 2010 2:14 AM

Absolutely Amazing...since Matador 21 is Ridiculously sold out *sigh*, why not drop into LA for we the people?? *hint, the Troubadour would do you Justice!!*
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tim bugbee



Aug 6 2010 6:13 PM

good show from Kurt Vile + Violators, along w/ Real Estate:




Herizon

Herizon



Aug 1 2010 9:14 PM

Love the tunes man! Here's the trailer to a film me and my brother just finished. A lot of good bands were involved. ....
Michael Tunk

Michael Tunk



Aug 1 2010 9:14 PM

If you like music, laughing, and art go to http://www.vertigopop1384.posterous.com, and keep listening to Kurt vile
RichardJohnstonMusic

RichardJohnstonMusic



Jul 11 2010 7:04 PM

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the guitar plus me

the guitar plus me



Jul 11 2010 7:04 PM

hi!
thanks!
tgpm TOKYO

The NeverEnding Story (Limahl cover)

new album Mirage available on iTunes Store

get lyrics, artworks, sleeve, wallpaper, movies and free bonus track!
http://tgpmmirage.tumblr.com/
(stupid msplinks won't link to tumblr... copy and paste the URL directly!)

check out tgpm retrospective trilogy  available on iTunes Store!!
MISSING LINK (early works 1998-2000)
suburban photographs (cassette tape album released 2001)
soft instruments (instrumental album previously unreleased)

also available
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Amalia

Amalia Davis



Jul 11 2010 7:04 PM

Thanks for the add!
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Burka For Everybody Records



Jul 11 2010 7:04 PM

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Travis L



Jul 11 2010 7:04 PM

Hey hey hey, im travis from WV and im up in boston right now but hope to make it to the show in hoboken tm night! anyone else who is plannin to go holla!
Rodri

Rodri



Jul 4 2010 5:02 AM

VIDEO!!!

Katie Jo Knaub

Katie Jo Knaub



Jul 4 2010 5:01 AM

hey dood,
thumbs up on the new ep. 
nice talkin to you on new year's at the riviera!
hopefully i'll make it to subterranean this month.
cheers,
katie jo
this is my apartment

this is my apartment



Jun 26 2010 3:07 AM

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Jun 21 2010 12:50 AM

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Jane

Jane Lozano



Jun 15 2010 11:52 PM

Wishing you success in all.
Karate Tv

Karate Tv



Jun 14 2010 9:06 PM

been listening, big ups




Jane

Jane Lozano



Jun 10 2010 7:27 AM

Thanks for Musical friendshi
The Art Museums

The Art Museums



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The Art Museums

The Art Museums



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SOUTHERN COMFORT

SOUTHERN COMFORT



Jun 7 2010 3:08 AM

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the butterfly graveyard

the butterfly graveyard



Jun 3 2010 5:40 AM

The Butterfly Graveyard welcome your friendship..........
August

August



May 27 2010 5:20 PM

Thx for the add. Digging your tunes. Thx for the music.


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