Country star Brandi Carlile is making her love for Seattle grunge icons Soundgarden known once again following another special performance of songs this past summer with the surviving members.
“We are inextricably linked to Soundgarden for life,” says Carlile, who performed “Black Hole Sun” during the I Am The Highway tribute concert for late singer Chris Cornell in 2019, of the influence the group has been for her and her band in a new interview with Rolling Stone. “They were our heroes.”
During Brandi’s concert this summer at the Gorge Amphitheater in the band’s home state of Washington, Carlile was joined by Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, and Ben Shepherd to give fans another live taste of what she would ultimately like to make a recurring role, performing the classics “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” which she recorded for RSD 2020 for her A Rooster Says EP.
Speaking with Rolling Stone's Music Now podcast, Carlile says she would like to make her frontwoman status permanent, adding that she would even "make the time” to hit the road with the beloved band. “I am such a Chris Cornell fan,” Brandi admits. “I loved him so much. I was so devastated when he left us.”
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You too could get the feeling that Brandi is chasing with Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains and Kim Thayil of Soundgarden February 17-20, 2022 in Los Angeles as campers will get a chance to form a band and rehearse under the mentorship of star artists at “The Sounds of Seattle” Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp. Click for details.
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