In addition to the ticket giveaway that we posted on our Facebook page, we are now offering another giveaway: a signed vinyl copy of Brandi Carlile’s By The Way, I Forgive You + a pair of tickets to her show at the Fox Theatre on 8/11. To enter the vinyl + ticket giveaway package, please … Read more
Yeah I want a house with a crowded tableAnd a place by the fire for everyoneLet us take on the world while we’re young and ableAnd bring us back together when the day is done Review by Jason Gonulsen Eight years ago, I met Amanda Shires in St. Louis. She had just finished her set … Read more
after all maybe I should thank you for giving me what I’ve found Forgiveness has been a hot topic for, oh, I don’t know, a thousand plus years. And music has a way of forcing us to remember the reason why we chose to forgive — that’s just the way it works. “Without you around, … Read more
Photo by Frank Ockenfels She’s one of the best live performers going today. She released a wonderful album, Bear Creek, in 2012. She’s got a world-class band, featuring twins Tim and Phil Hanseroth. Folks, she’s Brandi Carlile, and she’s coming back to The Pageant on July 10th (with The Lone Bellow). And…we have two pairs of tickets … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen Some people get religion Some people get the truth I never get the truth I never get the truth I want to get this out of the way, even if I’ve already said it numerous times: Brandi Carlile is ridiculously good at what she does. If you haven’t found her songs, … Read more
I’m not sure I can take it I’ve nothing strong to hold to I’m way too old to hate you My mind is full of razors To cut you like a word if only sung But this is my song Those are lyrics from “My Song,” the first Brandi Carlile song I ever heard live, … Read more
Photo by Jim Flynn When Brandi Carlile and her band made their way through the thick, sold-out crowd at Gruene Hall minutes before they took the stage, it signaled something rather obvious: this show was going to be a little different. Never had I seen an artist as “big” as Carlile have to fight through … Read more
As we make our way into the second half of 2012, we want to take a minute to look back at what we saw, what we wrote, who we spoke to, and who we shot in January through June. In the coming days, we’ll also be posting our favorite songs of the first half of … Read more
It would be awfully unfortunate to call Brandi Carlile a “singer-songwriter,” because her music is much more than that term’s sometimes negative and boring connotation. The problem is, there are times that her studio work doesn’t catch fire that her live performances always do. And while today’s Jam of the Day, “Raise Hell,” taken from … Read more
The path of least resistance is catching up with me again today The truth is, I never had any interest in seeing Brandi Carlile. I had to be convinced (read: dragged) to her show a few years ago at The Pageant, and what do you know — all I needed was one song (“My Song”) to … Read more
All photos by Chris Lay Gave you the moon and the stars to keep But you gave them back to me This past winter, I didn’t do much at night but drink a reasonable amount of whiskey and listen to vinyl. Might sound bleak or beautiful depending on your point of view, but I was … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY TIM BOTTCHEN The Avett Brothers and Brandi Carlile performed last Friday at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. Please enjoy these photos by Tim Bottchen. BRANDI CARLILE
In the interest of full disclosure: I’ve never been much of a John Denver fan. However, when you pair Brandi Carlile and Emmylou Harris, you have my full, undivided attention. Which is why I’m writing about “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Denver’s song that Carlile and Harris have no problem solving with their artistic gifts. … Read more
“Let them roll over me when I doubt you,” Brandi Carlile sings on “The Things I Regret,” one of the standout tracks on her latest release, The Firewatcher’s Daughter. The album follows a familiar formula that will please most fans: smart, strong songwriting (“The Eye”) and gorgeous vocals (“I Belong To You”). But if you’ve … Read more
Brandi Carlile returned to The Pageant in St. Louis last evening playing songs from The Firewatcher’s Daughter and old favorites like “The Story” and “Turpentine.” Please enjoy these photos from Adam Schicker, and be sure to visit his site, Indie Image STL, here.
PHOTO BY DAVID McCLISTER Brandi Carlile is back with a new album called The Firewatcher’s Daughter and she and her amazing band are also coming back to St. Louis for the first time since 2013; Anderson East will open the show. They’ll be hitting The Pageant on June 2nd, and we have TWO PAIRS of … Read more
Good morning, 2015! It’s time to put 2014 to bed and look ahead. And we’re ready to share our 20 Most Anticipated Albums of 2015 for January through March. Kill the Christmas music and get these selections on your radar! January 6 Catfish & the Bottlemen, The Balcony January 13 Justin Townes Earle, Absent Fathers January 20 … Read more
If it isn’t clear by now (and it must be), singer-songwriters rule my life. Female ones, especially, like the wonderful Katie Herzig. Really, I can’t get enough. And when I saw Herzig open for Brandi Carlile in Denver last month, I pretty much fell in love with every word that escaped her mouth. I’m probably … Read more
Well, well, well. I’ve seen Brandi Carlile perform twice now, and she’s hit a towering home run both times. Out of the galaxy. No questions asked, except: Is Ms. Carlile from another planet? There isn’t much she can’t do. Her performance in Denver at the Paramount had a little bit of everything going for it … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Five moments. That’s misleading, of course. Forecastle is filled with them, and the fans are the life blood that power the show that always must go on. This is a music festival that doesn’t feel VIP-ish. I’ve never felt more comfortable eating a corn dog and tater tots with a … Read more