“I can’t tell how you’ve changed me/ And I am grateful/ But I am angry.” Damn that Jill Andrews. She probably wrote that line in five minutes. I’ve been searching for those exact words for five years. Simple, I know. But simple usually wins in my world. Jill Andrews’ world has been turned around in … Read more
Sure, Taylor Swift may have shared the stage with Stevie Nicks the other night at The Grammys. And she may have tried her best to do the hippie dance. But, other than gazillions of album sales and that Grammy she won for “Album of the Year,” I say she’s got nothing on Jill Andrews. (Seriously, … Read more
Photo by Katie Guymon Jill Andrews, a favorite here at Speakers in Code, hasn’t visited St. Louis since September of 2011, so we’re happy to have her back next week. This time around, she’ll be opening for Austin’s Bob Schneider on Tuesday, February 5th at Off Broadway. Tickets to the show are $20, and you … Read more
Start writing Make a list of your plans for the year While I’m glad the last few years have given us beautiful solo albums by Jill Andrews and Sam Quinn, which were both seasoned by the talents of Josh Oliver, who also has a solo album out of his own, I’m certainly happy that we … Read more
A couple weeks ago, we gave you a list of our 25 most anticipated albums of 2011. Lurking at the bottom of that list was Jill Andrews, you know, that sweet lil’ gal who wrote “Lonely Anywhere” as a member of the everybodyfields, and “Worth Keeping” for her first EP in 2009. 2011 is a … Read more
The first time I saw Josh Oliver play live, he was a multi-instrumentalist for the everybodyfields, the now-defunct group from Tennessee that featured Jill Andrews and Sam Quinn. I remember him picking up his electric guitar and blasting my ears during “Aeroplane,” adding that extra amount of energy that makes that particular song fly. These … Read more