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2011 Twilight Concert Series: Thurston Moore/Kurt Vile and the Violators

Presented by Salt Lake City Arts Council at Pioneer Park

August 4, 2011

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THURSTON MOORE

Best known as lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for legendary noise-rockers Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore’s upcoming solo-album, Demolished Thoughts, pursues a different side of the musical spectrum, representing his most nuanced and personal. For his fourth solo effort, Moore enlisted renowned musician and producer Beck Hansen to handle production. Recorded this past autumn and winter, Demolished Thoughts is a beautiful and brooding work; while there are tonal similarities to some favorite Moore compositions from years past, the execution this time around is nothing short of staggering.

KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS

Once compared to Leonard Cohen, Tom Petty, Psychic TV, and Animal Collective in the same review (for his 2009 release, Childish Prodigy), Kurt Vile can bring to mind anything from Suicide to Leo Kottke to My Bloody Valentine, Bob Seger, Nick Drake, and Eastern ragas. He pieces together these disparate elements so seamlessly and unpretentiously that such reference points are rendered pointless by the singularity of his sound. Smoke Ring For My Halo, his fourth full length record, is tender and evocative, elusive but companionable, tough in the gut and the arm but swollen in the chest and giddy in the head. It’s a record that is perfect for any day in any season first thing in the morning or last thing at night.