Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile will release an album together and then tour the USA to play the songs live.
Barnett and Vile will head out on ‘The Sea Lice’ tour starting in San Diego on October 11 and at this stage going through to Austin for Austin City Limits on 11 November.
The Sea Lice is the name of their all-star band. The band will feature 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).
In a statement Courtney Barnett said, collaboration came about “somewhere along the dusty road (when) I became friends with this constant hitmaker Kurt Vile, I’ve been a huge fan of Kurt’s songwriting since I first heard his album Smoke Ring For My Halo.”
“One day we found ourselves in the studio together and we accidentally recorded a sort of album (more info on that later) n figured we should take it on the road.”
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile dates
Wed Oct 11 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
Sat Oct 14 Los Angeles, CA – The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Sun Oct 15 Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
Wed Oct 18 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
Fri Oct 20 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sat Oct 21 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
Sun Oct 22 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
Wed Oct 25 St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
Thurs Oct 26 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Fri Oct 27 Chicago, IL – Rockefeller Chapel
Sat Oct 28 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Mon Oct 30 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Tues Oct 31 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
Wed Nov 1 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
Fri Nov 3 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
Sat Nov 4 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
Thurs Nov 9 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Fri Nov 10 Dallas, TX – McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
Sat Nov 11 Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
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