Photo courtesy of Facebook open up your mouth your mouth if you want it On Friday, January 26th, Noah Gundersen returns to St. Louis on the heels of his latest release, White Noise, an album that we called one of the best albums of 2017. It’s a shift in sound for Gundersen, who often gets … Read more
The Coathangers’ 2017 tour made a recent stop in St. Louis at Off Broadway. Please enjoy these photos by Bryan Sutter. THE MANESS BROTHERS THE RESIDUALS
Photo via JEFF the Brotherhood’s Facebook page The sun is out, but the beer will still be cold tonight at Off Broadway, where we welcome JEFF the Brotherhood, who will be throwing down jams with Cy Barkley and Black Panties starting at 8:30. Tickets are $15, and you can still order them here. Have a … Read more
Photo by Michael Wilson Written by Jason Gonulsen “It might sound like a simple phrase when it comes out but there’s a lot of work put into getting it exactly right.” That’s what Jason Isbell, who will play two sold out shows in St. Louis — tonight at Plush, and Monday at Off Broadway — … Read more
A heart on the run keeps a hand on the gun you can’t trust anyone I was so sure what I needed was more tried to shoot out the sun Days when we raged, we flew off the page such damage was done But I made it through, cause somebody knew I was meant for … Read more
The above photo represents how The Bottle Rockets once were. Sort of, anyway. Brian Henneman is still around, of course — but doesn’t look like that now, thanks to an Atkins diet that left him in tip-top shape. Henneman still shares the stage with drummer Mark Ortmann (far right), but Tom Ray and Tom Parr … Read more
The first, and hopefully annual, South By South City begins Friday at Off Broadway, an event pulled together by club owner Steve Pohlman. Four days of local music (it has been extended to Monday as well), and it’s only $5. A good idea, we think. Better than, say, allowing small knives on planes or sending … Read more
Photo by Parker Fitzgerald Kopecky Family Band makes its return to St. Louis on Thursday with a stop at Off Broadway ($10-12). The sextet is not related by blood, but don’t let that fool you: this is a band whose sound is tight and together. Let’s have a listen to “Wandering Eyes” from their latest … Read more
All photos by Chris Lay Kopecky Family Band made its way back to Off Broadway in St. Louis last week, and they began the night with “The Glow,” a standout track from their latest release, Kids Raising Kids. Equally chilling was Kelsey Kopecky during “Change;” her voice was fragile, and time stood still for just … Read more
All photos by Tim Bottchen Last Wednesday, we welcomed JEFF the Brotherhood to Off Broadway, and the duo — as they always do — held nothing back. Smoke machines, feedback, body surfing, you bet. Photographer Tim Bottchen was on hand to catch the mayhem. Please enjoy his photos above and below, and visit his site … Read more
C.J. Hardee, Jordan Hardee, Ashlee Hardee Brown, and Jimmy Brown of Matrimony pose for a shot before their show at Off Broadway | All Photos by Jason Gonulsen Matrimony played its first headlining show in St. Louis this past Tuesday, and with it came stunning versions of “Giant,” “Sorrow,” and “See The Light.” You can … Read more
Photo by Jarrod Renaud Quick contest here, because we’ve got a good show coming to St. Louis on Sunday, July 14th as Nashville’s Night Beds returns to Off Broadway, with St. Louis’ Jump Starts filling out the bill. Night Beds’ “Ramona” was recently chosen as one of our “Top 105 Songs of 2013 (so far).” … Read more
Cory Chisel | All photos by Nate Burrell Just swing across the southern sky And lift a match to my morning eyes Well, we’ll all die young if we’re lucky babe The Open Highway Music Festival kicked off last night at Off Broadway with a revue-style performance featuring Cory Chisel, Adriel Denae, The Candles, Space … Read more
The Open Highway Music Festival continues tonight at Off Broadway with Those Darlins, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, and St. Louis-based Via Dove. The first two nights of the festival both sold out, so you might want to snag your tickets for tonight now! Those Darlins’ forthcoming album, Blur The Line, is due October … Read more
Photo by Michael Wilson And I should say I keep your picture with me every day The evenings now are relatively easy Here with you there’s always something to look forward to My lonely heart beats relatively easy My lonely heart beats relatively easy Tonight at Off Broadway (6/19) should be special as Jason Isbell returns … Read more
On Saturday (6/15), St. Louis-based music blog (and our buddies) I Went To a Show celebrates its third birthday at Off Broadway with a trio of local bands/artists. The Blind Eyes will be releasing a new EP, World Record, and Beth Bombara will also be releasing her new EP, Raise Your Flag. Local garage rock-pop … Read more
Ben Schneider of Lord Huron | All photos by Tim Bottchen Take your time, let the rivers guide you in You know where you can find me again I’ll be waiting here ’til the stars fall out of the sky Speakers in Code was proud to welcome Lord Huron + Escondido to Off Broadway this past … Read more
Last December, we named Lord Huron’s Lonesome Dreams our favorite album of 2012. That’s right, #1, friends. No injuries were reported, and we didn’t argue over our final decision. Before we go any further, let’s just have a listen to “Time To Run” and dream about being free. That was nice. But there are even … 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
Tomorrow is the big day. Dots Not Feathers will release its brand spankin’ new EP, Come Back to Bed, at Off Broadway for the Speakers in Code-hosted party. And, you are all invited. Today, we’re excited to premiere the title track off the band’s new collection of tunes. Dots Not Feathers – Come Back to … Read more
Artwork by Nate Jones of Kentucky Knife Fight New Year’s Eve can be hard, man. It’s usually flavored with the cynicism of downtrodden naysayers or the overly high expectations of innocent eager beavers (see: all the people who paid money to see this). Between the solo whiskey sippers and the prix fixe four course dinners … Read more
Okay, we’re so excited about the 2011 LouFest Music Festival that we could just pee our pants. Jason, Darren, and I had almost too much fun at last August’s inaugural event in Forest Park. (We met Jeff Tweedy! And have pictures to prove it!) Although the line-up hasn’t been announced just yet (fingers crossed for mid-March), LouFest … Read more
Back in September of 2010, we made Union Tree Review’s “Let Me Be” the Pajammy Jam of the Day (as in a slow, made for bedtime kinda song). We wrote that “Let Me Be” is a chugging, acoustic train, reminiscent of Ryan Adams: brilliant lyricism, piano in all the right places, plenty o’ references to booze … Read more
Photo by Nate Burrell Speakers Rating: 90/100 It doesn’t take long to gather from the album art of the latest Old Lights EP, Like Strangers, that we’re treading into some disturbing territory here. Oh yes, love is a many splendored/splintered thing, and the six-song collection from the Saint Louis foursome isn’t afraid to delve into … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen UPDATE: Download a recording of the show in FLAC or MP3! Links are at the end of the review. If God’s up there he’s in a cold dark room The heavenly host are just the cold dark moons He bent down and made the world in seven days And ever since … Read more
Photo by Tod Seelie Dark Dark Dark is one of many bands out there right now parlaying orchestral instruments – somehow, someway – into a contemporary sound. When I try to wrap my head around how exactly this is possible, I come up empty. With a “psychedelic” mix of influences (yes, classical but also Middle … Read more
Photo by Katie Guymon Tonight, we’re proud to welcome Jill Andrews and her band to Off Broadway, a show we’ve been thinking about for months, pretty much ever since her appearance at Twangfest last June. We’ve written plenty about Jill on Speakers in Code (you can read our full interview with her here), but really, … Read more
Photo by Jarred Gastreich It didn’t take us long to fall in love with Dots Not Feathers. In fact, it didn’t take the city of Saint Louis long to fall in love with the indie-folksters, either. Since DNF first made waves on the local scene with the release of its first album, A Thousand Novels, … Read more
Speakers Rating: 90/100 On “Hermetically Sealed,” track number three off The Blind Eyes’ upcoming album, With A Bang, vocalist Seth Porter sings: “I’ve been hermetically sealed/ In a room that’s too cold to feel/ Keep my head down, summer is coming soon…” These lines, intermixed with sun-soaked “bah bah bahs” hailing from the heyday of … Read more
All photos by Louis Kwok Tift Merritt and her fabulous band consisting of Eric Heywood on steel guitar, Jay Brown on bass, and Noah Levy on drums delivered a passionate and intimate 100-minute performance last night at Off Broadway for Speakers in Code’s 3rd Birthday Celebration. Merritt and Co. performed songs off her latest album, … Read more