Brandi Carlile

On Wednesday Kristen and I went to a Brandi Carlile concert in Spokane. This concert was even better than Taylor Swift's! The opening set by A Fine Frenzy was fantastic. I had previously heard of this band through a free iTunes download, and was pleasantly surprised that they sound even better live than on the single. Their music is eerie yet uplifting, and the lead singer's voice is unforgettable. Kristen really liked this band, and we bought their album from iTunes immediately after the show.

Brandi Carlile and her band were amazing. They sound exactly like their recordings, and their folky yodel-inspired sound thrives on live performance. Brandi interacted with the crowd really well, and she genuinely looked like she was having a good time. She performed some brand new songs she had just written, which is always exciting. There was also one song which the whole band performed acoustically. They didn't even use microphones, so the crowd had to be completely silent. The result was a really cool, unadulterated sound. At the end of the night, Brandi gave a really good encore performance. It included a Johnny Cash song and solo versions of some of her most famous songs. Overall, the concert was a huge treat.