As her new album opens, Brandi Carlile is having a slight argument with herself. The title track of the record, “Returning to ...

Armed with a powder-blue cowboy hat bedazzled by her mother, a homemade vest and a turquoise bolo tie made by her great-grandfather, Brandi Carlile gave her first solo performance at the Northwest ...

The Grammy-winning musician’s insightful autobiography is the best “since Elton John’s ‘Me,’” says Variety reviewer Chris Willman. In “Broken Horses,” Carlile tells how her life shaped her music and ...