Intimately Yours: Brandi Carlile

Compared to Patsy Cline or a "female Roy Orbison fronting a roots-rock band," Brandi Carlile has "the kind of voice most Nashville producers would be happy to work with: roomy, dark-hued and bittersweet, with a firmness of purpose and pitch" (New York Times). With traces of punk, indie pop and rock in her folk rock/alt-country sound, "Carlile's ethereal, melancholy ballads have a spare heartache that reflects her love for old-school country" (Rolling Stone). On this visit to The Music Hall, she's bringing the full band and touring behind her latest CD, Give Up the Ghost.