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.
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Foals, Silversun Pickups, and Joywave made a stop at The Fillmore in Charlotte last week. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. SILVERSUN PICKUPS JOYWAVE
If you’re anything like us at Speakers in Code, the music tips you take most seriously are the ones that come from musicians themselves. That’s why we started this here new feature, 10 to Spin, which includes a carefully crafted mix of songs by our (and your) favorite artists. We’re giving bands free reign to … Read more
We’ve got a good one on Friday night at The Pageant: Foals, Surfer Blood, and Blondfire will kick off the weekend with some indie rock (Doors 7 / Show 8). Foals recently released their third studio album, Holy Fire, and we’ve taken a liking to “My Number.” Shall we? And yes, we have tickets to … Read more
Yannis Philippakis of Foals | All photos by Jason Gonulsen By now, you’ve heard Foals’ “My Number.” I’m pretty sure of this based on the immediate screams after the British band busted it out as the third song of their set. Foals is somewhat dark (or maybe just pissed off), yet I hear “dance rock” … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen Not gonna lie: I was still on the fence regarding Foals until I saw them live at The Pageant ten days ago. And then they opened up with a bit of fury: they slashed through an extended instrumental that opens their latest album, Holy Fire, which was aggressive in all the … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen They were the opening band on a triple bill, but Erica Driscoll and blondfire were much more than that at The Pageant on Friday. While Surfer Blood and Foals were also fantastic, blondfire was even better, mostly because of Driscoll’s obvious charisma, a near-perfect cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” and … Read more
Erica Driscoll of Blondfire | Photo by Jason Gonulsen I don’t want to be like that I don’t want to be like you The photo above was taken at Blondfire’s last appearance in St. Louis, which happened a year ago at The Pageant when they opened for Surfer Blood and Foals. That’s Erica Driscoll, whose … Read more