[PHOTOS] The Black Lips at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room in St. Louis
ALL PHOTOS BY BRYAN SUTTER The Black Lips played Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room this past Monday. Please enjoy these photos by Bryan Sutter.
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Win Tickets to Josh Rouse at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room in St. Louis on Friday, September 18th
On Friday, September 18th, Josh Rouse will be making his first St. Louis performance in 10+ years at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room, and Speakers in Code would like to send you to the show. We have two pairs of tickets to give away (instructions on how to enter are below). Let’s have a listen to … Read more
Photos | G. Love & Special Sauce at The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis
ALL PHOTOS BY TIM BOTTCHEN G. Love and Special Sauce returned to The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis last evening. We hope you enjoy these shots by Tim Bottchen. Be sure to visit Tim’s site here.
Win Tickets to Sloan at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis on Thursday, June 25th
In 2014, Sloan released their 11th studio album Commonwealth via Yep Roc Records. They’ll be at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room in St. Louis on Thursday, June 25th, and we have TWO pairs of tickets to give away. Here’s how to enter to win a pair of tickets to the show at The Pageant. TAG A … Read more
Video | Milo Greene – Lie To Me
From indie folk to electronic-pop, Milo Greene can do it all, and their first single from their new album, Control, now has a video. You can watch/listen below. We’re excited to welcome Milo Greene to the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill on Sunday, March 1st. Tickets ($15) are on sale now here.
PHOX – Kingfisher
Photo by Jade Ehlers PHOX rolls into St. Louis tonight for a show at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room ($12.50). The band from Wisconsin recently released the video for “Kingfisher,” which you can find on their self-titled 2014 album.
Jam of the Day | Caitlin Rose – No One To Call
I’m making a call to any line that’s open Static’s always rolling on airwaves So long ago my radio heart got broken Now the songs I wanna hear they never play Nashville’s Caitlin Rose released one of our favorite albums of 2013, and she’ll be back in St. Louis on Thursday, May 22nd at Blueberry Hill’s … Read more
Win Tickets to Nathaniel Rateliff + John Henry at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis on May 2nd
Photo by Brantley Gutierrez Nathaniel Rateliff is one of the best songwriters we’ve heard in the last few years, and our obsession really began when we heard his latest album, Falling Faster Than You Can Run. (If you remember, we used its album cover for our 20 Best Sad Bastard Songs of 2013, which is … Read more
Interview | Lucius: “I think you just try and put yourself back in the place the song came from and get lost in it.”
Tonight, Brooklyn’s Lucius makes its St. Louis debut to support its debut album, Wildewoman. It’s no stretch to say that they’ve captured something special here — just have a listen to “Go Home.” We’re giving away tickets to the show tonight, but you’ll have to act quickly, as that contest ends at 11 AM CST. … Read more
Contest | Win Tickets to Lucius at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis on 10/21
The shows just keep coming for us here in St. Louis. And today, we would like to introduce you to Lucius, a wonderful indie-pop-whatever band from Brooklyn. Or perhaps you’ve heard of them from pieces in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and NPR — they’re everywhere these days. No matter your introduction, the important thing … Read more
Tonight in St. Louis | Sarah Jarosz at Blueberry Hill
Sarah Jarosz recently released her third album, Build Me Up From Bones, and tonight in St. Louis she’ll be showing off those new songs at Blueberry Hill. Tickets are $20 at the door (or online), and Willie Watson’s opening set starts at 9 PM. Have a listen to the title track from Jarosz’s latest album … Read more
Contest | Win Tickets to Oh Land at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis on 10/5
Yeah, we’re not sure how Nanna Øland Fabricius, aka Oh Land, gets her legs to do that either. Good genes? Photoshop? Probably yoga. But, hey. Let’s focus on what we do know. A. Oh Land released a pretty cool new album called Wish Bone. (Stream below.) B. She’s performing in St. Louis at Blueberry Hill … Read more
Jam of the Day | The War On Drugs – Baby Missiles
Photo by Graham Tolbert “Baby Missiles” perfectly illustrates everything I adore about musical juxtaposition. ’80s synth pop mixed with country-rock? Yes, please. I’ll have that. The War On Drugs frontman, Adam Granduciel, has a purposefully wobbly delivery on “Baby Missiles” that reminds me a little bit of Mark Knopfler on Dire Straits’ “Walk of Life.” … Read more
Contest | Win Tickets to Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion at Blueberry Hill
On Friday, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion will be in St. Louis performing at Blueberry Hill, and we’ve got four pair of tickets to giveaway! Click here for details about the show. The husband-and-wife duo will be playing songs off their latest album, Bright Examples. Here’s a taste of the record: To enter, all … Read more
Video | The Head and the Heart Performs “Rivers and Roads”
Photos by Katie Guymon Last night, Seattle’s The Head and the Heart stopped through Saint Louis after Bonnaroo to play a sold-out show at The Duck Room. Right from the get go, the room felt buzzy and alive (communal, almost?), and the six-piece treated the gig like a basement house party, not showing any signs … Read more
Jam of the Day | The Head and the Heart – Lost in My Mind
Last Friday, many music fans in Saint Louis (and really, across a number of states) experienced a minor meltdown when the recently announced Mumford and Sons show at The Pageant sold out in approximately fifteen minutes, amidst speculation that the majority of the tickets went not to fans but to vicious scalpers. I, myself, was … Read more
A Speakers Endorsed Show | Rockhouse Ramblers Reunion
If you’ve lived in Saint Louis for any significant amount of time, you probably remember a local rockabilly band called Rockhouse Ramblers. (KDHX claims, “In their day, [they were] the hottest honky tonk band” in the city). According to founder Kip Loui, from 1999 to 2005, the band “played pretty much every bar, nightclub, dance … Read more
Get Out! Concert Schedule | Saint Louis + The Triangle
Here’s this week’s Speakers in Code endorsed live shows in St. Louis and The Triangle, from now until October! Saint Louis 7/4 – Joe Pug + Rayland Baxter @ Off Broadway [buy tickets] 7/6 – Maps and Atlases + The Cults + The Globes @ The Firebird [buy tickets] 7/8 – Sarah Borges & The … Read more
Get Out! Concert Schedule | St. Louis + The Triangle
Here’s this week’s Speakers in Code endorsed live shows in St. Louis and The Triangle, from now until October! Saint Louis 6/21 – The Moondoggies + Blitzen Trapper @ Off Broadway [buy tickets] 6/23 – Brahms + Tokyo Police Club + Passion Pit @ The Pageant [buy tickets] 6/26 – Sleep Kitty + The Blind … Read more
One eskimO (The Interview)
One eskimO, a four-piece band from London, is impossible to categorize (if you like to do that sort of thing with your music, and let’s face it, most of us do). What started as an indie rock/shoegaze sorta venture is now leaping over boundaries and even dipping into – gasp! – Top 40 radio territory. … Read more
Get Out! Concert Schedule | St. Louis and The Triangle
Here’s this week’s Speakers in Code endorsed live shows in St. Louis and The Triangle!Saint Louis6/12 – Twangfest: Ha Ha Tonka + Jason and the Scorchers @ Blueberry Hill [buy tickets]6/14 – Dawes + Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ The Pageant [buy tickets]6/15 – Mumford & Sons @ Off Broadway [sold out]6/15 – … Read more