I like the sound of a Childish Prodigy, it makes sense. Not only are you stuck being gifted well beyond your years, but it seems like everyone takes a hands-off approach with you. Things can get difficult when, as you get older, all those valuable life lessons you did not learn as a child (because you were too busy being a prodigy) come back and bite you in the ass. Now you’re stuck acting childish, but hey at least you’re a prodigy and luckily you have someone like Kurt Vile.
Kurt Vile and the Violators, whose debut LP Childish Prodigy will drop on October 6th on Matador Records, are slated for a bevy of tour dates. His acoustic style is raw and impassioned, cleverly crafted allowing for Kurt Vile’s words to shine. The tour kicks off in Philly with an In-store at AKA Music, swings through the Midwest, around to the west coast and loops back to end in Washington DC on November 5th.
Tickets, as usual, are available via Ticketmaster.com.
Kurt Vile and the Violators 2009 Tour Dates:
10/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ AKA Music
10/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kungfu Necktie @ $
10/07 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge @ $
10/08 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ Vassar College
10/11 – Lexington, KY @ Al’s Bar (WFRL’s Boomslang After Show)
10/12 – Bloomington, IN @ Video Saloon
10/13 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/17 – Seattle, WA @ High Dive #
10/18 – Portland, OR @ Holocene ^ #
10/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
10/22 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place
10/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
10/25 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
10/27 – Tempe, AZ @ Modified Arts
10/29 – Lubbock, TX @ Bash Riprocks
10/30 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10/31 – Dallas, TX @ Lounge on Elm Street
11/02 – Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone *
11/03 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 *
11/05 – Washington DC @ Black Cat
# = w/ Crystal Stilts
^ = w/ Eat Skull
@ = w/ Birds of Maya
$ = w/ Coconuts
