Lawrence sure loves a Kurt Vile Show.

The Wednesday night concert was at capacity just one week into his North American tour in support of his recent album Philadelphia’s been good to me. Seems like Lawrence is also fairly good to Kurt Vile and the Violators, as the town has consistently shown up en masse every time they’ve been through.

A vintage marquee sign dotted with light bulbs that read “VIDEO NITE BEER BUSY / SUP MAYN / KV’s BEEN GOOD TO ME” decorated the stage in a nod to the album cover. But it also gave a wistful yearning for the nostalgic hipsters (you guys call them “Millennials” now) who used to see as many no-frills rock shows as their hearts desired in dimly lit bars. Trust us, half the scene was there on this night (the other half was at Corrosion of Conformity and The Sword at the Granada). We can guarantee your neighbor was there (and if you didn’t see them, try checking upstairs!). Vile played a combination of newer and older songs with an audio quality that left many pining for “the good old days.”

They were joined by Twisted Teens, of New Orleans, though we don’t know how on Earth this band even has time to tour considering they’ve released not one, not two, but THREE albums just this year alone. Their ambition is matched by their song quality, with every track landing as a banger that you can get down to. We’re willing to bet good money that a good portion of that crowd was there tonight just to see Twisted Teens. If we’re lucky, we’ll get to see them on their own headlining tour back here soon.