PHOTO BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS The 2016 Austin City Limits Music Festival is complete, and we’ll be sharing photos and a review the next few days. Here’s the best from Day Two by Bridgette Aikens and Rachel Waters. Please click here for Day One photos. PHOTOS BELOW BY RACHEL WATERS PHOTOS BELOW BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK “We talk about this venue and street,” Tegan said from The Pageant’s stage on Saturday evening. Of course, if you live in St. Louis, you know the street is Delmar. And you might also know that it took a while for Tegan and Sara to build their audience to reach … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Bully performed at Snug Harbor in Charlotte late last month. Please enjoy these photos from Bridgette Aikens.
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK Are you living the life you chose? Are you living the life that chose you? “A lot of people request this song and ask this song to be dedicated to a loved one, but I just can’t do it,” Jason Isbell said to the audience at the Peabody Opera House … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY TIM BOTTCHEN Dave Matthews Band played its, I don’t know, 500th show in the St. Louis area last night — I think they’ve managed to play the same venue through all its name changes. And if that isn’t staying power, I don’t know what is. Please enjoy these photos by Tim Bottchen.
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Words by Ryan Self; Photos by Bridgette Aikens. This is an article about the new Kanye record. Except this isn’t an article about the new Kanye record, it’s a rock concert review. Except no, it’s an article about modern pop culture, which realistically means it’s an article about the new … Read more
Photo by Ben Rayner Written by Ryan Self Current indie darlings Parquet Courts have already released five albums including their 2013 debut, yet have only played North Carolina twice. On Friday night, I saw show number two, as co-frontman Austin Brown asked the close to-sold-out crowd in Carrboro, North Carolina who had seen show number … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK Animal Collective + Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith performed at The Pageant in St. Louis last evening. Please enjoy these photos by Louis Kwok. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Charlotte’s Swim in the Wild recently brought their adventure alternative sound to the Visulite Theatre. You can listen to their release, One If By Land, now on Spotify. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens.
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS M83 and Sophie Tukker recently played The Fillmore in Charlotte. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. Sophie Tukker
ALL PHOTOS BY ADAM SCHICKER Snoop Dogg + Wiz Khalifa + Kevin Gates performed at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri on Wednesday. Please enjoy these photos by Adam Schicker. WIZ KHALIFA KEVIN GATES
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Wilco played a sold-out hometown show on Sunday evening in Chicago at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Please enjoy these photos by Amanda Koellner. TWIN PEAKS
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK Gwen Stefani + Eve recently performed at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Please enjoy these photos by Louis Kwok. EVE
ALL PHOTOS BY ADAM SCHICKER Counting Crows and Rob Thomas played the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater last night in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Please enjoy these photos by Adam Schicker. ROB THOMAS
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Kaleo and Bishop Briggs performed at The Underground in Charlotte on Tuesday. Kaleo is currently on an international tour. It stops in St. Louis at Delmar Hall on October 18th. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. BISHOP BRIGGS
Glass Animals performed at The Pageant last Friday in St. Louis. Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen.
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS twenty one pilots + MUTEMATH recently performed at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. MUTEMATH
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Photos and Words by Amanda Koellner Pitchfork Music Festival turned 11 this year and decided to gift Chicagoans with a Union Park party marked by some of the best weather the weekend’s seen in years, an onslaught of incredible local acts (shouts to Twin Peaks, Whitney, Homme, et. all), and … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK Brian Wilson performed last week at Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri. It was part of the Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary tour. Please enjoy these photos by Louis Kwok.
Hello! Happy Monday! The 2016 Speakers in Code Birthday Concert is happening this week. Like, it’s two days from now –Wednesday, the 23rd. Here’s the event info — for $10-12, you get one of our favorite bands from Nashville. Escondido, baby. Jace Everett will open this thing. We have a pair of tickets to give … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS The Weeks recently performed at Snug Harbor in Charlotte, and Speakers in Code photographer Bridgette Aikens was on hand to capture the action. Please enjoy her photos, and visit her site here.
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Heartless Bastards recently performed at The Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte. Susto opened the show. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. SUSTO
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Coheed and Cambria recently performed at The Fillmore in Charlotte. Glassjaw opened the show. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens, and visit her site here. GLASSJAW
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Judah & The Lion recently performed at Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte. Please enjoy these photos by Speakers in Code photographer Bridgette Aikens.
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Night Riots recently performed at The Underground in Charlotte. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens.
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK Phantogram and The 1975 played to a packed Peabody Opera House in St. Louis last week. We love Phantogram’s latest album, Three, which was released in October. It’s sure to be on our “Best of 2016” lists, which are coming soon. In the meantime, get yourself a copy now. Please … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats performed at The Pageant last weekend. Please enjoy these photos by Louis Kwok.
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Weezer + Phantogram recently performed at The Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Please enjoy these photos by Amanda Koellner. PHANTOGRAM
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Glass Animals performed in Charlotte last week at The Fillmore. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens.
ALL PHOTOS BY JOE O’TOOLE Brian Setzer Shreds Christmas Cheer Words and Photos by Joe O’Toole Legendary rockabilly guitarist Brian Setzer and his 16-piece orchestra (and two beautiful backup singers) threw the Christmas party of the year on Thursday night to a sold out crowd at Phoenix’s famed Celebrity Theatre. This being the 13th Annual … Read more