Brandi Carlile Performs The Story And You And Me On The Rock On Snl
Brandi Carlile returned to Studio 8H at New Yorks Rockefeller Center last night for her second Saturday Night Live appearance in 15 months, performing her 2007 song The Story and You and Me on the Rock from the 2021 album In These Silent Days, the latter featuring Lucius vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig. In These Silent Days is up for seven Grammys early next year, including album of the year.
Last nights episode was hosted by Steve Martin and Martin Short, with the former having performed You and Me on the Rock with Carlile earlier this month at an American Museum of Natural History gala in New York.
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The SNL appearance caps an eventful 2022 for Carlile, who facilitated Joni Mitchells return to live performance for the first time in nine years at the Newport Folk Festival in July, and released a separate, Laurel Canyon-inspired version In These Silent Days. The artist was the subject of our September 2021 cover story, which you can read here.
Last week, SZA was the musical guest on SNL and unveiled information about her album SOS, which was released on Friday. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs were scheduled to perform on next weeks season finale, but the band pulled out after revealing that guitarist Nick Zinner has been battling pneumonia for the past month. The rock trio will be replaced by Lizzo, who previously pulled double duty as the host and musical guest in April.
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On Jan. 9, Brandi Carlile commenced her destination concert event, Girls Just Wanna Weekend, at the Hard Rock Hotel in Riveria Maya, Mexico. As a part of the previously announced lineup, Wynonna Judd took the stage last night for her South of the Border performance. During the stacked session, the country songstress brought a special guest, Bobby Weir, for an unannounced sit-in.
Judd kicked off her set with a series of originals that included I Know Where Im Going, Rock Bottom and You Make My Heart Beat. Then, after a run-through of Shes His Only Need, Judd welcomed Weir, who assisted on The Judds 1984 cut, Why Not Me. In continuation of the sit-in, the duo performed Cry Myself to Sleep and The Other Side before capping their collaborative on-stage delivery with I Had a Dream, which was paired with What It Takes.
In the spring, Weir welcomed Judd during his Wolf Bros date at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. During the March 9 gig, Judd and her partner, Cactus Moser, assisted on The Judd tune, Why Not Mewhich was also performed last night in Mexicoand the Grateful Dead classic, Ramble on Rose.
Later this week, Weir will join his Dead & Company bandmatesMickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Oteil Burbridge, John Mayer and Jeff Chimenti for their sold-out destination concert event, Playing in the Sand, which begins on Saturday, Jan. 14. Watch the Dead & Company Playing In The Sand livestreams on nugs.net.
Watch: Brandi Carlile Brings The Story And You And Me On The Rock Featuring Lucius To Saturday Night Live
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On Saturday, Brandi Carlile made her return to Saturday Night Live to share her incredible sound as the musical guest while the beloved Steve Martin and Martin Short acted as hosts. The six-time Grammy Award-winning singer, who is currently nominated for seven additional awards, performed her breakthrough 2007 song The Story and 2022 Record of the Year-nominated You and Me on the Rock with Lucius.
For some reason it just felt right to play The Story ending this year honoring our younger selves, Carlile said of the performance in a press release. Maybe its in deep gratitude, or maybe its because I finally do have some lines on my face. Either way thanks for giving us that gift SNL, I will never forget it.
During both musical segments, Carlile, who made her Saturday Night Live debut in October of 2021, sang with a golden mic, was adorned in colorful lapels and looked completely at home with her backing band on the Grand Central Terminal fashioned stage. Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe of Lucius equally looked at home as they sang with Carlile on You and Me on the Rock.
Along with the wonderful musical segments, Carlile has confirmed a string of solo shows set for Portland, Maines State Theatre, two nights at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. and the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, N.C.
Tickets for the solo shows go on sale Friday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. local time. Find tickets and learn more here.
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Watch Brandi Carlile Perform The Story And You And Me On The Rock On Snl
Brandi Carlile was the musical guest on the December 10 episode of Saturday Night Live. The Steve Martin and Martin Shorthosted episode saw Carlile perform the In These Silent Days cut You and Me on the Rock and The Story, the title track from her 2007 sophomore LP. Check it out below.
Carlile previously performed on Saturday Night Live in October 2021. On the episode, hosted by Jason Sudeikis, she played Broken Horses and Right on Time.
In These Silent Days is up for Album of the Year at the 2023 Grammy Awards. Carlile also received nominations for Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance, Best Americana Album, and more. She scored five nominations at the 2022 Grammys and played Right on Time during the televised ceremony.