Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
Kurt Vile at the Sabertooth Music Festival with The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Minders at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Minders at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Minders at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Minders at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Minders at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Minders at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Minders at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Minders at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Minders at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015
The Shivas at the Sabertooth Music Festival with Kurt Vile and The Minders at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015

Kurt Vile, The Minders and The Shivas at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb. 7, 2015

Photos by Autumn Andel

February 9, 2015 8:00pm

Words by Robinson Eaton

February 11, 2015 12:30pm

Before Saturday night, I had yet to see Kurt Vile live. This was partially a product of bad timing, but also partially due to skepticism on my part of how Kurt Vile would translate live. One of my favorite artists, Vile’s catalog is quite deceptive. Many of his songs are slow, fuzzy, lo-fi ballads, the perfect accompaniment to staring out the window of a city bus on a rainy day, while others teeter on the threshold... read more

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