Remember a few months ago when everyone on Twitter was all like “Name a more iconic duo — I’ll wait”?
Well we have a new entry that might actually unseat t.A.T.u., Hall & Oates, and Spongebob and Patrick: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile.
The pair are set to release a new album recorded together earlier this year, and head out on a 19-date co-headlining tour that hits the Orpheum Theatre in Boston on November 4. Tickets go on sale Friday (June 9) at 10 a.m.
Barnett and Vile will share the stage on the tour, playing songs from the collaborative record as well as their own material and “a bunch of classics,” according to the release. Their backing band is The Sea Lice, and it features a revolving cast of musicians: Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag), Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint), Rob Laakso (The Violators, The Swirlies, Mice Parade) and Katie Harkin (Harkin, Sky Larkin and touring member of Sleater-Kinney and Wild Beasts).
Says Vile: “I just love her voice in general… great lyrics of course… I love all her music but the song that really hit me was ‘Depreston’ — I know it’s popular but her voice is so good in that song and it’s so pretty and sincere… i’m a sucker for that kinda song: instant classic.”
Says Barnett: “I’m a huge Kurt fan. Smoke Ring was one of my first purchases on vinyl. I was getting over a big break-up, unemployed and drifting and I would just lie on my bed and listen to ‘Peepin’ Tom’ on repeat. One of the most beautiful and luscious albums I ever heard. Me and Jen fell in love to that album.”
The duo’s new record will be released jointly by Matador Records, Marathon Artists and Milk! Records.
Check out the full run of dates below, and note that $1 from all tickets sold will go to the American Civil Liberties Union. Featured photo by Danny Cohen.
Kurt And Courtney Tour Dates:
10.11.17 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
10.14.17 – The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church – Los Angeles, CA
10.15.17 – Orpheum Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
10.18.17 – Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA
10.20.17 – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Portland, OR
10.21.17 – Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
10.22.17 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
10.25.17 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN
10.26.17 – Rockefeller Chapel – Chicago, IL
10.27.17 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
10.28.17 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
10.30.17 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
10.31.17 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
11.1.17 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
11.3.17 – Tower Theatre – Upper Darby, PA
11.4.17 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA
11.9.17 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
11.10.17 – McFarlin Memorial Auditorium – Dallas, TX
11.11.17 – ACL Live at the Moody Theater – Austin, TX
