Photo Credit: Nadine Twangfest is one of St. Louis’ best festivals, and 2015 marks its 19th year celebrating live music. This year, all nights (June 10th through 13th) will be held at Off Broadway, and the headliners include Cracker, Matthew Sweet, The Bottle Rockets, Nadine, and Lydia Loveless . The full lineup can be found … Read more
Twangfest 17 kicked things off at Plush last night with a headlining show by Todd Snider, who brought along the great Amanda Shires. The momentum will keep churning tonight at Blueberry Hill with Joe Pug, whose 2012 album, The Great Despiser, was brilliant, and Motel Mirrors, which features Amy LaVere, whose last album, Stranger Me, … Read more
Twangfest, KDHX‘s annual celebration of all things twang, the outskirts of twang, and fourth cousins of twang, will fete its sweet sixteen this week, and we’re giving away a pair of tickets for Thursday night and a pair of tickets for Saturday night. Cool? Cool. Thursday night features Kelly Hogan, Wussy, Deano & the Purvs, … Read more
Twangfest is back in its fifteenth year on June 8th – 11th (click here for tickets), and once again, the lineup is exceptional with musicians like Hayes Carll, Jill Andrews, Cassie Morgan and the Lonely Pine, Robbie Fulks with Nora O’Connor, and The Baseball Project. All of the action will be taking place at The … Read more
“Take a walk with me, you know which way I’m going,” sings Jill Andrews on “Sound of the Bells,” the opening song on her full-length solo debut, The Mirror. Andrews’ 2009 self-titled EP started with a declarative statement (“Take your hands out of your pockets and hold me”); The Mirror is more like a gentle … Read more
A few years ago, my friend Anthony sent me a text message that simply read: Hayes Fuckin’ Carll. Couldn’t have said it better myself, really. When I listen to Carll’s music, I feel like I’m listening to one of the best country/rock/folk musicians of our time. I’m being serious — name another artist who writes … Read more
Photo by Katie Guymon Yesterday, Saint Louis music fans were treated to a double dose of the singer-songwriter beauty that is Jill Andrews. She first did an in-store performance at local record store, Vintage Vinyl, and she played later last night at Twangfest, sharing a bill with Cassie Morgan and The Lonely Pine, Eileen Rose … Read more