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Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile will play the Rams Head in Annapolis, Md., on Feb. 8, and Jammin' Java in Vienna on Feb. 14. Date published: 2/2/2006
By EMILY GILMORE Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile is constantly being compared to other folk-rock musicians, including Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow and Bob Dylan. The Seattle Times went so far as to call her "Maple Valley's [Wash.] Bruce Springsteen" for her "hard-working, blue-collar" style. She's not necessarily influenced by any of these people, but she does take the time to find out why her music is likened to theirs, she said this week in a phone interview. And sometimes she'll realize she's influenced by them after the fact. "Some people compare me to Jeff Buckley, which is so flattering now that I know why," she said. Before her music was mentioned alongside that of the singer-songwriter with the angelic four-octave voice, Carlile hadn't ever heard of Buckley, who drowned in 1997. Now, though, she loves his music and is obsessed with his 1994 album "Grace." Backed by her bandmates, twin brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth, Carlile has embarked on a nationwide headlining tour, which will stop at the Rams Head in Annapolis, Md., on Feb. 8, and Jammin' Java in Vienna on Feb. 14. This is the first headlining tour where a number of venues have sold out, Carlile said, not only in her native West, but also in Eastern cities like Newmarket, N.H., and Cambridge, Mass. Those who attend her upcoming shows can expect to hear music from Carlile's 2005 self-titled release, as well as other tunes that have yet to be recorded but have been integral to her set lists for so long that people already know them. She's also broken out some new covers by Willie Nelson and Elton John. Carlile has built a fan base by touring with such acts as the Dave Matthews Band, Chris Isaak and James Taylor, and she posits that she spends about 90 percent of the year on the road, with just a few days at home here and there. "At least it feels that way," said the 24-year-old country girl who lives in a log cabin in the woods south of Seattle. As much as she loves what she does, she admits that there are times when she wishes she could stay home a little longer. "I forget what the inside of my house looks like half the time. I come home and my dog's like, 'Who are you? Don't tell me to sit,'" she said.
Date published: 2/2/2006
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