Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile

Rough Trade Shops' Top 100 LPs of 2017

It’s officially End-of-the-Year list season as Rough Trade Shops — always first out of the gate — have announced their Top 100 Albums of 2017…

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile played a collaborative Beacon Theatre show (pics)

Backed by an all-star backing band, The Sea Lice, Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile played a combination of original material from the new album Lotta Sea Lice, covers of each other’s work, and other covers, including one of opener Jen Cloher’s songs, “Fear Is Like a Forest.”

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile @ Chicago's Rockefeller Chapel (pics, setlist)

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile are currently on tour in support of their collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice, and they just wrapped up a three-night stay in Chicago…

Desert Daze 2017 Friday pics (Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Ty Segall, more)

The 2017 edition of Desert Daze began on took place earlier this month at the Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, CA. Things got underway proper Friday, October 13…

Notable Releases of the Week (10/13)

This week’s Notable Releases include St. Vincent’s best album yet, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile’s highly anticipated collaboration, Robert Plant’s continued late-career creative burst, and more.