When looking for an MP3 player with speakers, there are a few key points to consider. First, you want to make sure that the device has enough storage space to hold your music library. Second, you should look for a device that has good sound quality, as well as clear and crisp audio. Third, you … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JOSEPH MIKOS Today, we are excited to bring you the latest installment of Joseph Mikos’ “Beach House Sessions” featuring Nashville-based band Wildeyes. There are six videos in all, showcasing songs from Wildeyes’ 2018 album Beauty & Sadness. Please enjoy the videos here or below, and visit Wildeyes on Facebook or Instagram.
Nashville artist Daniel Daniel caught our ear with his debut, Lonesome Hollow, which was released last Friday, May 4th. It’s an impressive piece of work, including songs like “Money Money Money” and “Waves.” And of course, there’s the title track, which you can stream/watch below. Visit Daniel Daniel on Facebook.
Photo by Jarred Gastreich Last June, I had the EXTREME (ALL CAPS doesn’t even do this adjective justice) pleasure of attending a KDHX in-studio for The Head and the Heart before the band’s Saint Louis debut at Blueberry Hill later that evening. There, Josiah Johnson, Jonathan Russell, and Charity Rose Thielen of the Seattle outfit … Read more
Explosions in the Sky often provides instant cinema with its instrumental compositions. Case in point, the new video for Take Care, Take Care, Take Care’s “Postcard From 1952,” which is as beautiful as anything you’ll see this year. Directed by Annie Gunn and Peter Simonite, each moment is impossibly detailed, from a burning cigarette to … Read more
Just a wild prediction here, but Paul Simon’s Graceland will most likely influence bands and artists for many years to come. Personally, I would be hard pressed to name 25 or 30 better albums, and Simon’s not even necessarily one of my favorite musicians. It’s just that Graceland is almost a perfect work of art. … Read more
Photo by Jo Lopez As if we need more evidence of his greatness, Bruce Springsteen keeps giving us gifts, this time in the form of a video for his new single, “We Take Care Of Our Own.” Whether or not you’re a Boss fanatic, you’ve got to admit: this guy is a treasure to many … Read more
Just because it’s gone don’t mean it’s gone for long Josh Ritter, an American treasure when it comes to songwriting, released his new EP, Bringing in the Darlings, today. The six new songs were recorded and mixed in three days this winter in a Brooklyn studio, and they are further proof that Ritter has trouble … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen Gary Clark Jr. is a bad man, and he’s soon to be a star. Besides being scheduled to play every festival known to man in 2012, he recently wowed President Obama and the First Lady, rocking out his version of “Catfish Blues.” If you love live music, you must see Gary … Read more
If there’s an overlooked album already in 2012, Jessie Baylin’s Little Spark would surely be nominated for such a thing. The singer-songwriter from New Jersey, who now lives in Nashville, isn’t exactly going unnoticed, though — she’ll be performing on Jay Leno this evening, which gives us a reason to post the Scarlett Johansson-directed video … Read more
There are cover records, beautiful ones, filled with songs by Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, you name it. And then there are cover records by Lissie, who has chosen songs by Kid Cudi, Lady Gaga, Joe South, Metallica, Nick Cave, and Fleetwood Mac. The video below is Lissie cranking out “Go Your … Read more
Do you remember when the walls fell? If you’ve ever been divorced or have had a really bad breakup, one where you screamed at another human being because it just wasn’t going to work out, turn this one up. Here’s to better times, which are almost certainly on the way (or, in some cases, … Read more
Tell me Tell me why the times won’t change Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons’ new album, Old Believers, set for release on June 26th, is truth — like Matthew Ryan’s May Day or Steve Earle’s El Corazón. It stabs, it pleads; thankfully, it doesn’t beg. It doesn’t need to.
We can blame it on the circumstances Oh, at least we took the chances we had to I used to sing this song with a pretty special person on long drives rolling down lonesome highways. From the first time we heard it, we knew it was for us, especially the lyrics noted above. We would … Read more
Metric at the 2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival | Photo by Nate Burrell They were right when they saidwe should never meet our heroes Emily Haines of Metric does this thing when she is performing, like she is skipping and running at the same time, yet not really going anywhere (she does it right … Read more
Jenny Lewis at Austin City Limits Music Festival | Photo by Jason Gonulsen We obviously love us some Jenny Lewis and Ryan Adams here at Speakers in Code, so we thought these two videos would brighten your Friday. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Photo courtesy of bandofhorses.com We are the ever-living ghost of what once was. Band of Horses have sort of gone Hollywood on us. Well, not really. But in the video below, we’re treated to special acoustic performances of “No One’s Gonna Love You” (as beautiful as ever) and “Heartbreak on the 101” beside the “Hollywood” … Read more
Photo by Jade Ehlers PHOX rolls into St. Louis tonight for a show at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room ($12.50). The band from Wisconsin recently released the video for “Kingfisher,” which you can find on their self-titled 2014 album.
Everyone here is ready to go It’s been a hard year with nothing to show Okay, enough with the mid-tempo sad shit for a minute. LIGHTS is back, and she’s rocking and dancing in an elevator in her latest video for “Up We Go.” It features professional wrestlers, a couple passionately making out, a robber, … Read more
The photo pretty much says it all: Ryan Adams and Elvira, together at last. We’re just surprised Cookie Monster doesn’t make an appearance. “Gimme Something Good” is the lead track off Adams’ forthcoming self-titled release due 9/9 (PAX-AM/Blue Note). You can catch him on tour this fall, including a date at Peabody Opera House in … Read more
Photo by Louis Kwok Just a few weeks ago, we were blown away by Arcade Fire’s performance at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. One of the best shows we’ve seen in 2014 — no question. Now, we’re given a new treat: the video for “We Exist” from Reflektor, one of our favorite albums of 2013. It … Read more
You gave up a long time agoBut I’m searchin’ nowNot findingA better part of me‘Cause I want it backI want it back Jill Andrews is back on June 7th with her first full-length, The Mirror, which follows her 2009 debut self-titled EP. Recently, while playing live, she recorded a video with Live & Breathing for … Read more
There’s a light There’s a light No shadow… Today, we’re excited to bring you the video premiere of Moda Spira’s “She Whispers.” It’s a live take from the forthcoming self-titled debut album, which drops May 13th; you can pre-order the album here. Here’s what Latifah Phillips — whose solo moniker is Moda Spira — says … Read more
A few weeks ago, we alerted you to the release of (and download link for) the new single from The Strokes, “Under Cover of Darkness.” The garage rock New Yorkers now have a slick video for the new track, showing that they still look pretty damn cool as they crank out the throwback sounds of … Read more
Before Bon Iver and Megafaun separately blew the hell up, both bands were collectively part of DeYarmond Edison, the now defunct NC via WI super-group of folk power. Consisting of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, and Megafaun members Joe Westerlund, Phil Cook and Brad Cook, they were poised to become the biggest thing to come out … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen You’re gonna know my name by the end of the night I’m now convinced — Gary Clark Jr. can do no wrong. Zippo. Someone start crafting a statue, because it will eventually be needed. Hell, start chipping away on a mountain for all I care. You won’t be wasting your time. … Read more
This was only my second Bonnaroo, but one thing is clearly evident to me: a mid-afternoon slot isn’t the easiest gig on the farm. People want to find the nearest shade tree, or maybe the closest air-conditioned tent. Music, for some, can wait until evening — some of my fellow campers didn’t even leave their … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen I will remember you Not the way you left But how you lived And what you knew Sorry to always be the bummer king, but hey, someone’s gotta do it. Last night at the Old Rock House in Saint Louis, Katie Herzig and her band completely floored me with this … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen Bonnaroo is, among other things, sort of like boot camp. There are going to be times when you feel like calling it an early night, or maybe just giving up altogether. But then, there are times when you’re standing in the front row for Buffalo Springfield, right in front of Neil … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen I am a child I’ll last a while You can’t conceive of the pleasure in my smile For me, Buffalo Springfield was the ultimate highlight of Bonnaroo. They played just about everything — “On the Way Home,” “Burned,” “Bluebird,” and “I Am a Child,” which you can listen to/view below. You … Read more