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Clare Burson (The Interview)

I don’t remember how I found Clare Burson’s music, I just know I kept listening to it when I did. I do remember the song — yes, that was “Love is Snow,” off the album Thieves. I remember it being sometime late last year, on a day when the wind howled outside. “I would give … Read more

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Speakers in Code Welcomes Clare Burson + Peter Bradley Adams

Well, this is exciting! Today, we’re proud to announce our first sponsored show as we welcome two great singer-songwriters from Brooklyn, Clare Burson and Peter Bradley Adams, to Off Broadway on Tuesday, June 14th.  Advance tickets are $10 ($13 if you’re under 21). Doors 7:30 PM/Show 8:00 PM. To say we’re fond of Burson’s 2010 … Read more

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Get Out! Concert Schedule | St. Louis + The Triangle

Here’s this week’s Speakers in Code endorsed live shows in St. Louis and The Triangle, from now until October! Saint Louis 6/21 – The Moondoggies + Blitzen Trapper @ Off Broadway [buy tickets] 6/23 – Brahms + Tokyo Police Club + Passion Pit @ The Pageant [buy tickets] 6/26 – Sleep Kitty + The Blind … Read more

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Pajammy Jam of the Day | Beth Bombara – Lately

Photo Credit: Jon Gitchoff “And lately you don’t make sense to me.” I can’t stop listening to this song from singer-songwriter and fellow Saint Louisan, Beth Bombara. There’s something about it that makes me think of my favorite albums I like to play in the fall. Albums like Neko Case’s Furnace Room Lullaby and Kathleen … Read more

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You’re Invited to an STL Record Release Party!

Last weekend, I had a conversation with Saint Louis musicians, Seth Porter (vocalist/guitarist of The Blind Eyes) and Cassie Morgan (musician/songwriter of Cassie Morgan and The Lonely Pine) that included (in addition to bowling shoes and small towns), “The State of the Saint Louis Local Music Scene.” Straight from the horse’s mouth (well, two horses’ … Read more

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Concert Review | Deer Tick at Off Broadway in Saint Louis

Photo by Katie Guymon “I’m terribly sorry for your loss.” These are the six words that concluded Deer Tick frontman John McCauley’s somber recognition of the late Dave Hagerty, vocalist/guitarist of the local Saint Louis band, Fattback. (Please read the touching obituary written by our friend, Christian Schaeffer, for A to Z, the music blog … Read more

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Get Out! Concert Schedule | St. Louis and The Triangle

Here’s this week’s Speakers in Code endorsed live shows in St. Louis and The Triangle!Saint Louis6/12 – Twangfest: Ha Ha Tonka + Jason and the Scorchers @ Blueberry Hill [buy tickets]6/14 – Dawes + Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ The Pageant [buy tickets]6/15 – Mumford & Sons @ Off Broadway [sold out]6/15 – … Read more

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Get Out! Concert Schedule | Saint Louis + The Triangle

Here’s this week’s Speakers in Code endorsed live shows in St. Louis and The Triangle, from now until October! Saint Louis 7/4 – Joe Pug + Rayland Baxter @ Off Broadway [buy tickets] 7/6 – Maps and Atlases + The Cults + The Globes @ The Firebird [buy tickets] 7/8 – Sarah Borges & The … Read more

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Pajammy Jam of the Day | Matthew Ryan – We Are Snowmen

Sometimes I close my eyesAnd hum the songs we lovedYour dress was blue and you Were as bright as ChristmasAnd down through all the streetsThe air was cool and sweetAnd all we knew was briefBut seemed eternal The first time I heard this song, I saw Matthew Ryan perform it live, solo-acoustic, at Off Broadway … Read more

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A Speakers Endorsed Show | Popluck at Off Broadway

Saint Louis local bands, take notice. Our friends, The Blind Eyes, have concocted a clever and (very) welcome way for us to simultaneously celebrate two of our favorite aspects of summer: live music and potluck dinners. Taking place at Off Broadway on Saturday, July 31th, the first annual Popluck afternoon affair will feature food for sale … Read more

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A Speakers Endorsed Show | Firebrand Recording Showcase

Pictured: Kentucky Knife Fight Hey, whaddya doin’ Saturday? Gotta hot date? Doesn’t matter. Bring her (him?) along to the party. Of course, I’m talking about the super spectacular Firebrand Recording Showcase at one of the best venues in all of Saint Louis, Off Broadway. It’s a night designed to celebrate the local recording studio, owned … Read more

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In the Studio with Andy Berkhout + STL LOUD

All photo credit: Katie Guymon Last Sunday, I had the distinct and super cool privilege to attend one of the STL LOUD recording sessions at R&R Music Labs. Andy Berkhout, a local singer-songwriter (by way of Milwaukee), was there to record his orignal song, “Times and Things,” for the inaugural STL LOUD EP, the first … Read more

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[INTERVIEW] Kasey Chambers Visits Off Broadway in St. Louis

Kasey Chambers performs at Off Broadway | All photos by Jason Gonulsen I’m walking up a narrow, creaky set of stairs behind Kasey Chambers, and we’re making our way to Off Broadway’s green room, to do an interview. She turns around, and starts talking. “I’m stoked to be here,” Chambers says with a thick Australian … Read more

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[PHOTOS] John Paul White at Off Broadway in St. Louis

ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN John Paul White is back on the road, storming through his post-Civil Wars career with the songs of Beulah, his first collection of new music since he and Joy Williams called it quits in 2014. But that was then, and now is just as fruitful.Yes, JPW can still write a … Read more