ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN The Lampedusa tour hit the Sheldon Concert Hall last night, and it brought a surprise guest: Robert Plant. The St. Louis stop was billed as Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, and the Milk Carton Kids, but Griffin had to cancel due to a medical issue. I’d say … Read more
PHOTO BY RACHEL WATERS Written by Elisa Regulski It’s Saturday. It’s SATURDAY. If you repeat anything long enough, it starts to feel true. This hypnotizing mantra is how July Talk geared up for an 11:30 AM Sunday set at this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival. Well, that, and a shot or two of whiskey. … Read more
PHOTO BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS The 2016 Austin City Limits Music Festival is complete, and we’ll be sharing photos and a review the next few days. Here’s the best from Day Three by Bridgette Aikens and Rachel Waters. Please click here for Day One photos. Please click here for Day Two photos. PHOTOS BELOW BY RACHEL WATERS PHOTOS BELOW BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS
Photo by Rachel Waters Weekend Two at the Austin City Limits music festival is underway, with Radiohead and Major Lazer closing out Night One. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens and Rachel Waters. PHOTOS BELOW BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS SUSTO RAURY THE WOMBATS PRINZE GEORGE CHAIRLIFT AWOLNATION FOALS BAND OF HORSES LINCOLN DUNHAM MAJOR LAZER … Read more
Photo by Jacob Blickenstaff We could stay here forever just holding on Hayes Carll, it’s been a while (my favorite is still “Down the Road Tonight“). But hot damn, keep cooking these gems. Take all the time you need. Lovers and Leavers is out on April 8
Photo by Jason Gonulsen I remember darkness, and then I remember Glen Hansard. I remember “Grace Beneath The Pines” performed sans amplification. I remember Glen urgently singing “I’ll get through this…” just a few minutes into the show. I remember him breaking away from the microphone at the end of “Bird of Sorrow,” with words … Read more
All photos by Bridgette Aikens Metric and AWOLNATION performed at the Fillmore in Charlotte last month. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. AWOLNATION
City and Colour rolls into St. Louis on Tuesday, January 26th for a show at The Pageant, and we want to send YOU! We have TWO pairs of tickets to give away. Details on how to enter are below the video! Here’s how to enter to win a pair of tickets to the show at … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen Ohhhh snap. Who wants to see Gary Clark Jr. at The Pageant on Sunday, February 28th? The show is SOLD OUT, but we have TWO PAIRS of tickets to give away. Details on how to enter are below the video. TAG A FRIEND as a comment on our Facebook page under this status. Or, comment … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JOE O’TOOLE Mike Gordon of Phish performed at the Orpheum Theatre in Flagstaff earlier this week. Please enjoy these photos by Joe O’Toole.
All photos by Agatha Donkar Brian Fallon, formerly the front man of the Gaslight Anthem, is on a short East Coast tour promoting his upcoming solo debut, Painkillers, out March 11 this year — with a band made up of a Gaslight bandmate, Ian Perkins (with whom Fallon recorded 2011’s Elsie under the name … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen When Sufjan Stevens brought his tour supporting Carrie & Lowell to the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, the question was: how low key and quiet would the show be? The songs on Carrie & Lowell deal mostly with death and forgiveness, and do not sound anything like Stevens’ breakthrough album, … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen Somewhere inside where it all lives and dies I know There lies a heart unbroke in the dark where love still grows So follow the roads that make you feel old and brand new If you remain kind yet aware of the signs then you’ll know what to do Ryan Bingham … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen Today is our birthday, and we want to say thank you for being with us these past six years. Outside of concert reviews, we aren’t a critical bunch here at Speakers in Code; instead, we spread what moves us, what we love. We value music criticism when it’s thoughtful and not … Read more
Sorry, folks. Taken from a press release: “At an industry event in London last night Brian Message was asked about new Radiohead music. Quotes attributed to him and taken from his talk have subsequently appeared, describing him as Radiohead’s manager. Brian Message is not Radiohead’s manager – he is a partner in Courtyard Management but … Read more
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN Neil Young won’t quit. And only Neil would do this: “Ninety-eight uninterrupted minutes long, EARTH flows as a collection of 13 songs from throughout my life, songs I have written about living here on our planet together,” says Young. “Our animal kingdom is well represented in the audience as well, and … Read more
PHOTO BY TIM BOTTCHEN Mumford and Sons thrilled a sold-out Scottrade Center last night in St. Louis, playing songs from their latest album, Wilder Mind, as well as fan favorites like “Little Lion Man” and “The Cave.” Please enjoy these photos by Tim Bottchen, as well as photos by Jason Gonulsen from their Noon performance … Read more
Happy Friday! Here’s a new single from The Avett Brothers. You can pre-order their upcoming album, True Sadness, now! It’s out June 24th.
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Santigold performed at The Fillmore in Charlotte last Saturday. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens.
The perfect place may never exist may never exist Hard to believe, but it’s been eight years since Frightened Rabbit released The Midnight Organ Fight, an album I religiously blasted for a good four or five months. I still know every word to songs like “The Modern Leper,” “Poke,” “Good Arms vs Bad Arms,” “Keep … Read more
Excited to share “This Fabric” by Baltimore’s Citrine. It’s taken from their 3-song EP titled April, which was released — you guessed it — last month. Spend a few minutes and get acquainted with “This Fabric” below! It gets really good at around 2:20.
Elle King performed at Amos Southend on Monday in Charlotte. Clear Plastic Masks opened the show. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. CLEAR PLASTIC MASKS
I’m alright today. Ryan Adams will release his debut album, Heartbreaker, on 180gm 4LP/DVD and 2CD/DVD Deluxe Editions along with digital release of the 35 audio tracks. Pre-order today! Here’s a taste of an outtake called “Locked Away.”
Kurt Cobain. A rock icon to many. Perhaps just a name to others who are now growing up. But I grew up listening to Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young. Not in that order, but I remember buying In Utero and blasting “Heart-Shaped Box” in my basement while playing Contra or … Read more
Random discovery the other day. And I like random discoveries. Margaret Glaspy will release Emotions and Math on June 17th. And tonight she’s at Off Broadway in St. Louis, opening for Mount Moriah.
The Felice Brothers will release Life in the Dark on June 24 via Yep Roc Records. You can pre-order the album now. This is the first Felice Brothers release since 2014’s Favorite Waitress. Today is also the release of the video for the terrific “Aerosol Ball,” which you’ll find on Life in the Dark. Have … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Jim James is at The Pageant TONIGHT in St. Louis (purchase tickets here), but over the weekend he thrilled a Chicago audience with songs from his current album, Eternally Even. Please enjoy these photos by Amanda Koellner.
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Madrid’s Hinds recently played at Thalia Hall in Chicago — “in the round” style to boot! Please enjoy these photos by Amanda Koellner.
Still forbidden Still outrageous… Well, here we are. The first Friday post-election. Let’s get to work. Let’s try to make each day a little better. Remember these aren’t necessarily “brand new” songs. They are just new to us. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Foals performed last week — the day after the election — in Chicago at the Riviera Theatre, and during the show, offered this thought: ” “It was a bleak day, but this is going to make it better, if even just by 1%.” Please enjoy these photos by Amanda Koellner.