I double dog dare you to not like this song. It is too damn catchy to resist, at the very least, tapping your toes, or if you’re like me, having a full blown one-woman dance party in the kitchen. It’s got a Bourbon Street feel that makes me long for next month’s Mardi Gras celebrations … Read more
Photo by Dan Martensen Dawes + Langhorne Slim will be hitting The Pageant on June 21st, and we have FOUR PAIRS of tickets to give away. But before we get to details on how to enter, let’s have a listen to the title track from Dawes’ new album, All Your Favorite Bands. Here’s how to … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Words by Jason Gonulsen Dawes’ new album tells it like it is. Things happen. Sometimes it’s too late and it’s just too bad. Even the title track, “All Your Favorite Bands,” is just a hope that things will stay like you want them to. There’s even a track named, “To … Read more
All photos by Agatha Donkar If you went back and compiled the most used words in my concert reviews from the last six years, I bet you dollars to donuts that “joy”, “connection”, and “energy” are probably the most used. Because that’s what I look for in a live performance, joy and a connection between … Read more
Photo by Chris Lay Happy New Year! Okay, time to move on. Have you heard Grace Potter & The Nocturnals’ 2012 album (you know, last year) The Lion The Beast The Beat? Well, it appears some of you in St. Louis have, as their show with Langhorne Slim at The Pageant on January 10th is … Read more
All photos by Nate Burrell Last Thursday at The Pageant in Saint Louis, Langhorne Slim & The Law performed a wonderful opening set for Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, playing songs off their latest album, The Way We Move. Mr. Slim is quite the showman, but his quieter songs like “Salvation” and “Coffee Cups” hit … Read more
Photo by Todd Roet Langhorne Slim and the Law have been honing their chops on the road for a long time now, and it’s all the more evident in the title track from Slim’s upcoming album, The Way We Move. Slim calls the record “an optimistic breakup album,” and “The Way We Move” says as … Read more
It’s our first birthday here at Speakers in Code, but we’d still prefer to think of you. Because, after all, our readers are the ones who keep us grinding away. So, we’re gonna celebrate by giving away two tickets to see Langhorne Slim, Bobby Bare Jr., & Samantha Crain at Off Broadway on January 29th. … Read more