So this isn’t technically a show announcement, as Samantha Crain’s St. Louis date with Old Lights at Off Broadway has been written on the venue’s website (and our hearts) for at least a month. However, we’d like to formally ask you to clear the schedules for about three hours on January 25th, 2011. You won’t want to miss this.

(Behold my favorite song from Crain’s 2010 release, You (Understood), “Santa Fe”.)

Crain is no stranger to our city, having played solo and opened shows for perennial favorites like Langhorne Slim earlier this year. Roy Kasten even called her an Oklahoma gem back in 2009. St. Louis’ unabashedly adored Old Lights will be a fitting musical companion to Crain’s twang-laced rock and roll that’s lucid and lyrical and plays much wiser than her twenty-some odd years.

We’re fortunate enough (after some light groveling/begging) to be hosting the show on the 25th, so stay tuned to IWTAS for updates, certainly a ticket giveaway, and maybe even some other games and/or prizes.

Odds ‘n Ends:
— You (Understood) is available on Amazon right now for a mere $5.
— Ms. Crain played at the KDHX studio in 2010 and this song turned out very beautiful and full of #feelings.
— RSVP to Samantha Crain and Old Lights at Off Broadway on January 25th here.