Living smack dab in the middle of the U.S. of A. hasn’t given either Jason or I many feasible opportunities to attend the various music festivals that take place in other parts of the country. I won’t lie and say I don’t get maniacally jealous when I hear about other bloggers throwing parties at SXSW … Read more
It almost seemed too good to be true. A true outdoor music festival in Saint Louis, one where you could sit on your blanket or in a lawn chair all day, drinking and conversing with friends and music lovers? Really? In Saint Louis? LouFest delivered on its promise: to make everything easy, like you were … Read more
Photo by Jo McCaughey Cory Chisel. Last time he was at Off Broadway, a hammered fan jumped on stage and flashed the audience for a few seconds. I’m guessing it was an OB first, but what the hell do I know. The “I’ve Been Accused” singer is back in town on May 1st, ready to … Read more
Cory Chisel and friends are back at Off Broadway this evening to kick off night one of the Open Highway Music Festival at Off Broadway. Pictured with Chisel above is the lovely Adriel Denae, who will be playing with Chisel and delivering her own solo set to help open the show. This current tour is part … Read more
We’re pumped to be a part of the 2nd Annual Open Highway Music Festival at Off Broadway on August 7, 8, 9, and 10. Tickets are now on sale here (we’d like to note that a 4-day pass is only $40). Here’s the lineup, along with a video/song or two. See you at Off Broadway … Read more
Tell me Tell me why the times won’t change Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons’ new album, Old Believers, set for release on June 26th, is truth — like Matthew Ryan’s May Day or Steve Earle’s El Corazón. It stabs, it pleads; thankfully, it doesn’t beg. It doesn’t need to.
Photo by Jo McCaughey My favorite Bob Dylan album is, and always will be, Desire. (And yes, I’ve played the wonderful Time Out My Mind and Blood on the Tracks to death.) As a lover of music, its songs first taught me the difference from being angry and being confident, and that telling the truth … 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
On Friday, Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons will be at Off Broadway in Saint Louis, along with Derek Hoke and local songwriter Tim Gebauer (purchase tickets here). Chisel’s latest album, Old Believers, is one of our favorites of 2012, and we interviewed the songwriter from Wisconsin earlier this year — you can read that … Read more
Let’s start with the music. Because Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons do that best. (Warning: this shit can be emotional, especially during “Wood Drake,” when Chisel sings, “I need you so SOOO bad.”) And see, the thing is…it’s one thing to listen to these songs via Spotify. And it’s another to listen to them … Read more