Photo by Jason Gonulsen The drought was the very worst When the flowers that we’d grown together died of thirst Just last week, a dog named Marvin was lost. There were flyers posted. There was his distraught owner walking the neighborhood, barely able to spit out a complete sentence before he became emotional and started … Read more
Attention St. Louis! The Dear Hunter is at The Ready Room tonight, and tickets are available here. You can listen to our Jam of the Day, “Waves,” below — it’s from their new album, Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise.
Meg Myers says she’s sorry — she even screams it during the title track — but there really is no need to apologize. Myers is one of the most talented and passionate artists on the rise today, and her debut full-length, Sorry, doesn’t disappoint. It opens with one of its best songs, “Motel,” which incorporates … Read more
PHOTO BY EMMA TILLMAN Father John Misty will be playing The Pageant in St. Louis on Wednesday, October 7th, and we have two pairs of tickets to give away to the show (instructions on how to enter are below). Here’s some FJM for you. Here’s how to enter to win a pair of tickets to … Read more
Molly Svrcina, aka SVRCINA, has today’s Jam of the Day, as she’s delivered a whopping statement of single called “Lover Fighter.” There is surely more to come from this Nashville-based singer-songwriter, but for now, follow her here. And have a listen below.
ALL PHOTOS BY JULIA DRUMMOND Odessa performed last week at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City. Please enjoy these photos by Julia Drummond.
Ben Schneider of Lord Huron | Photo by Jason Gonulsen She left no trace, but I know her face I will find her “Was that the one where there was a tornado coming through?” Ben Schneider, the lead singer and songwriter of Lord Huron, remembers a tornado at the band’s last show in St. Louis. … Read more
The New York Times included her in their “a Groundswell of Female Rebels in Pop” article, and after listening to “Here,” there is good reason: Alessia Cara has a hit that is fresh and inviting. Have a listen to “Here” below.
JIM JAMES at LouFest 2013 | PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN Your final reminder: LouFest is this weekend in St. Louis, and tickets are still available here. Gates at Forest park open at Noon tomorrow. Get familiar with this year’s map here. And before this year’s music begins, take a trip down LouFest lane with us. … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JULIA DRUMMOND Glen Hansard performed a special show in New York City last week as part of Housing Works Bookstore Cafe’s Live From Home, “an award-winning benefit concert series that raises funds for Housing Works, Inc.’s fight to end AIDS and homelessness.” Hansard released the fantastic Didn’t He Ramble on Friday. (purchase … Read more
Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers, who will headline Day Two of LouFest | Photo by Jason Gonulsen Hello and a reminder: LouFest is one week from tomorrow. Tickets are available here. 2-day and 1-day passes, along with VIP options, are available. And below is our 2015 playlist featuring The Avett Brothers, Billy Idol, Lord … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Modest Mouse played to a sold-out audience at The Pageant last week. Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen.
ALL PHOTOS BY TIM BOTTCHEN I had to let it go I had to let it slip Funny how it all works out Once you’ve given up on it I hadn’t hosted a house show in over four years because, mainly, I lost my house. Well, I suppose I didn’t lose my house — I’m … Read more
Tossing, turning, struggled through the night with someone new And I could go on and on, on and on Lantern burning, flickering in my mind for only you But you are still gone, gone I was a hater. Not of Ryan Adams, but of Taylor Swift — and I was the worst kind: I hated … Read more
Photo courtesy the artist One of my favorite ways to cut through the massive and eclectic lineup of Raleigh’s Hopscotch Music Festival is, quite frankly, just to pick out bands whose names I like. Last Saturday, wanting a place to sit down and have a drink and check on Auburn’s football team trying to lose … Read more
Houndmouth | Photo by Jason Gonulsen It’s time for another Austin City Limits Music Festival, and we’re proud to say that you will be able to view the ACL Live Stream right here on Speakers in Code. Once we have the link to do so, we will let you know. In the meantime, here are … Read more
Photo by Jamie Platus If you need a song to ease you into a hard rocking weekend, I recommend that you make it Quaildogs and “Falling Apart”. A track that starts with lush synths and languid vocals barrels halfway through into Jayhawks-esque twanged-out rock and roll, and tumbles and rumbles to its emphatic conclusion. It’s … Read more
All photos by Agatha Donkar What a great double bill this one is — both LaFarge and his epic, energetic band and Escondido’s blistering rock-twang show make you want to dance, or sing, or throw your hands in the air like you possibly just do not care. I might have done all three at the … Read more
Here’s your first taste, Ryan Adams and Tay Tay fans! You can pre-order 1989 beginning tonight at 9PM PST.
There are a few albums released in 2015 I keep going back to — Dawes’ All Your Favorite Bands, Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell, Houndmouth’s Little Neon Limelight, and Kacey Musgraves’ Pageant Material. I’m not here to judge what separates Musgraves from “country” and “pop country,” nor do I really care what her music classifies … Read more
If you don’t know EL VY just yet, you probably know of it’s collected parts as an avid reader of this here blog See, it’s the collaborative project of the National’s Matt Berninger and Menomena’s Brent Knopf — two SiC favs and two guys who apparently make beautiful music together. They just shared the below … Read more
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline took to Reddit yesterday to take some questions from fans. Here are some highlights below. And if you haven’t listened to Star Wars yet, have at it: it’s one of their best.
Hozier closes out Day One of LouFest | Photo by Jason Gonulsen Day One of the sixth annual LouFest in St. Louis was a success as total attendance was reported at 25,000. Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen, Rachel Waters, and Louis Kwok. PHOTOS BELOW BY JASON GONULSEN Brandon Flowers CLOCKWORK ALBERT HAMMOND JR. … Read more
Today, we’re excited to premiere the new video from Passport to Stockholm. It’s for their song “All At Once,” and while the video doesn’t include cellist Mariona, there is good reason, as explained by the band: “Mariona had been in hospital in Spain and we waited a long time for her to come back, but … Read more
Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES is the kind of live performer who doesn’t smile nor frown; if I had to pick one emotion, it would be that she looks rather pissed off. And on Every Open Eye, this kind of attitude is hard for me to ignore — it’s not indifference I hear in hear voice, … Read more
First Listen – Meh, where’s the hooks, yo? Second Listen – Aight…this there’s something here I missed the first time around. Third Listen – Jesus those guitars remind me of childhood in the south! “First listen me” is an idiot! Fourth Listen – Oooh that refrain is effing sweet, I’ma click again… . . . … Read more
Imagine Dragons, Metric, and Halsey played Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte last week, and Speakers in Code photographer Bridgette Aikens was there to capture the action. View more of Bridgette’s work here. METRIC HALSEY
Boston’s SWIRLIES have one of the greatest onomatopoeic band names in the history of band names; that’s exactly what the shoegaze veterans sound like on stage. Their set at the Cat’s Cradle back room on July 8 was moody and expansive, and if I were prone to such description, I would say that the sound, … Read more
Thanks to NPR Music, we now can listen to the new Jason Isbell album, Something More Than Free, due July 17th via Southeastern Records. Remember to pre-order your copy here. First thoughts: the last song, “To A Band That I Loved,” is a killer closer.
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK Needtobreathe + Switchfoot + Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors + Colony House performed at Six Flags in St. Louis last weekend. Please enjoy these photos by Louis Kwok, and be sure to visit his site here. SWITCHFOOT DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS COLONY HOUSE