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| Get used to not seeing this dude's face. Pics by Georgia, way more below. |
Kurt Vile
Union Pool
Friday, June 18
Union Pool is one of the long-standing hook-up bars in Williamsburg. For as long as we can remember, it's been a place where people, usually young and fresh-faced college kids new to Brooklyn, go to flirt and maybe get picked up. But on Friday night, things were different: Kurt Vile was playing in the club space, and with him came a menagerie of older, bearded, more experienced gentlemen.
Sure, the crowd outside was still fashionable and hip, but inside were die-hard fans, nerds and cool kids mingling together.
Vile played the sold-out show with his band, the Violators. Since the last time we've seen them, a harpist (Mary from Espers) has been added. The band is now enchanting as well as rocking. |
| Vile's hair is a main player in the show. |
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| The music was loud and awe-inspiring. |
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| No show is complete without a loud, drunken Australian heckler. |
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| There was a lot of plaid. |
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| A rare glimpse of Vile's FACE. |
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| "Freak Train" featured a free-jazz solo. |
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| This guy could really wail. |
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| Hairy and proud? |
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| Kurt Vile loves the Sadies |
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| I guess harpists get carpal tunnel too? |
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| She really wasn't into it... |
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| Who knew Vin Diesel was a Kurt Vile fan? |
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| The whole band had the long-hair thing going on. |
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| Even Vile's pedals are emotional. |
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| The Mad Scene opened the show with straightforward, non-nostalgic rock 'n' roll. These guys have been doing this forever... |
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| The night wouldn't be complete without a vuvuzela! |