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Live Recap: Kurt Vile with Finom at Millennium Park

Following a fun, music-packed weekend at Pitchfork Music Festival, I kept the good times rolling with a show from Kurt Vile and Finom at Millennium Park.

The Millennium Park free summer concert series is always a great time to take in the sights of the city and soak in some excellent music. The Chicago based duo Finom (FKA Ohmme), featuring Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart, took the stage first. This was my first time seeing them since the name change, but they sounded as great as ever. Stewart and Cunningham were joined onstage by fellow Chicago musicians V.V. Lightbody and Spencer Tweedy. Cunningham told the crowd that they were working on some new music and previewed it for the crowd that night. In addition to the unreleased material, we also got to hear some Finom familiar favorites like “Icon” and “Water,” which features stunning, harmonized vocalizations that showcase the musical compatibility between Stewart and Cunningham.

Kurt Vile and his bandmates hit the stage after a quick changeover, with the first half of the setlist heavily featuring songs from the 2022 album (watch my moves) like “Palace of OKV in Reverse” and “Hey Like A Child.” After performing a couple of songs, Kurt told the crowd they were beautiful and started singing the throwback “You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt. He also told the crowd he was happy to be there playing the park for a free show, adding “But I feel like I should have done it years before.” The singer introduced another song from his 2022 record “Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone),” saying he was going to take us to his house now.

As we got into the latter part of Kurt Vile’s set, a heartbreaking yet very touching moment happened; a young fan came up to the front with a poster that read “Yesterday Was The Anniversary of My Dad’s Death. You Were His Favorite.” Kurt acknowledged the sign while performing and the audience applauded loudly in support of her. This moment was a great reminder not to take life for granted, and that music can create such a special bond and help with healing from grief. After finishing the set, Kurt even came down from the stage to talk to the girl, and take a photo with her. I hope the concert was a special way for her to honor and celebrate her dad’s memory.

Check out photos from the concert below, and see where you can catch Kurt Vile next here.

PHOTOS: Naked Giants and Car Seat Headrest at Millennium Park 07.01.19

This summer’s Millennium Park concert series continued on Monday, July 1st with Naked Giants and Car Seat Headrest. If you missed the show, check out our photo recap of the concert below.

PHOTOS: Whitney and NE-HI at Millennium Park 8.12.18

The Millennium Park free summer concert series rolled on over the weekend, this time featuring NE-HI and Whitney. The Chicago bands revisited plenty of crowd favorites from their past albums, but both also debuted some brand new material to the crowded park. If you missed the hometown celebration, check out photos from the show below. 

PHOTOS: This Is The Kit and Aimee Mann 7.30.18

The city's free Summer concert series continued this past Monday night with This is the Kit and Aimee Mann. Check out photos from the show below, and see the rest of the upcoming concerts here

PHOTOS: The New Respects and The Aces 6.21.18

Last week, The New Respects and The Aces kicked off Millennium Park's free summer concert series at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Check out our photo gallery from the show below, and see what other free concerts are coming up at Millennium Park this summer here

Can't get enough of The Aces and The New Respects? Check out our interviews with each band by clicking their names.