Brandi Carlile

Music Journalism 

The Rock & Roll Globe Grammy Forecast 2024

February 2, 2024February 5, 2024 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments Billie Eilish, Brandi Carlile, Grammy, IDLES, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Taylor Swift, The 66th Annual Grammy Awards, The War And Treaty

Looking at who will win and who should win at this year’s award ceremony

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Records 

ALBUMS: July 2023 In Review

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Anohni and the Johnsons, Brandi Carlile, I Inside the Old Year Dying, Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell at Newport, Lucius, Marcus Mumford, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross, Newport Folk Festival, Partisan Records, PJ Harvey, Rhino, Secretly Canadian, Taylor Goldsmith

New albums by PJ Harvey, Joni Mitchell and Anohni and the Johnsons pepper a sweltering month

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Records 

ALBUMS: May 2023 In Review

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2023, bar italia, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Island Records, Matador Records, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte, Tracey Denim, Warner Music

Digging the new works of Sparks, bar italia and Brandy Clark this month

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Loretta Lynn Was Always Woman Enough

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Barack Obama, Brandi Carlile, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Conway Twitty, Crystal Gayle, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jack White, Jimmy Carter, Kelly Clarkson, Loretta Lynn, Richard Nixon, RIP, Ronald Reagan, Tanya Tucker, Van Lear Rose

The country great left behind an indelible legacy

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North Americana 

Another Amazing Year of Americana

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2022, 40 Acre Mule, 49 Winchester, Alisa Amador, Allison Russell, Alton Wolfe, AmericanaFest, Amy Speace, Andrew Leahey & The Homestead, Bette Smith, Brandi Carlile, Brian Wright, Buddy Miller, Chrie Isaak, Coral Moons, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Freedy Johnston, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Joshua Ray Walker, Kaitlin Butts, Lilly Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, Marina Rocks, Maura Stripes, Michael McArthur, Michelle Malone, Nashville, Peter Case, Rissi Palmer, Robert Plant, Sara Petite, Side Pony, Sierra Ferrell, South for the Winter, Steely Dan, Strung Like a Horse, Tami Neilson, Taylor Rae, Teddy & The Rough Riders, Tennessee, the Doobie Brothers, the HawtThornes, Will Hoge

AmericanaFest 2022 offers further example of its stunning success

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Folk North Americana 

ALBUMS: A Better Built Dog and Pony Show

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Amy Speace, Brandi Carlile, Bruce Springsteen, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, John Mellencamp, John Prine, New West Records, Pete Seeger, RB Morris, Rodney Crowell, The Horses and the Hounds, Willie Nile, Woody Guthrie

With The Horses and The Hounds, James McMurtry asserts his everyman attitude

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Country and/or Western Hard Rock Hip Hop New Wave Pop Rock Soul 

5 Cool Things About Last Night

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Brandi Carlile, Grammys, Janelle Monae, Kacey Musgraves, Post Malone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, St. Vincent, Travis Scott

A quick rundown of what made the 61st Grammy Awards special a worthwhile watch

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