Samantha Crain live in concert.
ON TOUR

Samantha Crain

15
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

75
%
Based on 
15
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
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Critics Consensus

Based on 15 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Samantha Crain is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Samantha Crain concert reviews describe live shows and performances as melancholic and lovely.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Samantha Crain concerts? Samantha Crain concerts usually last to up to an hour and 15 minutes.

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On tour

Gullivers, Manchester, United Kingdom (May 21); TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands (May 23); Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, United States (July 13); Songbyrd Music House, Washington, DC, United States (July 15); The Sound Garage at Blood Brothers, Toronto, Canada (July 24)

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Shawnee, United States (8/15/1986)
Bio
Samantha Crain (born August 15, 1986 in Shawnee, Oklahoma) is a Choctaw-American songwriter, musician, and singer. Crain's first recording was the 2007 self-released EP The Confiscation.
Has Performed With
First Aid Kit
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Americana Highways (USA)

January 21, 2019
%
COOP Showcase: Samantha Crain, John Calvin Abney, Kierston White

The Guardian (UK)

August 3, 2015
60
%
With her hairline-fracture voice the 28-year-old Oklahoman breathes life into a series of vividly drawn characters who exist on the fringes their ambitions often reduced by inescapable circumstance.

Berkeley B-Side (USA)

November 18, 2014
%
Samantha Crain, First Aid Kit charm Fox, yet lack depth

Rockfreaks.net (Denmark)

August 7, 2014
75
%
Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark

MAGNET Magazine (USA)

March 29, 2019
%
Songs In The Night: Samantha Crain Makes A House Call In Philadelphia

Brighton's Finest (UK)

April 7, 2017
%
The album has already received lots of praise from critics and fans alike and to watch it unfold live was something to savour.

Brighton's Finest (UK)

August 14, 2015
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The light was dim and the room was full of appreciative folk aficionados, captivated and intently listening to the mostly melancholic songs on display.

Past critic reviews published in

Eleven PDX Magazine (USA), Eleven PDX Magazine (USA), GIGsoup (UK), The Digital Fix (UK), No Depression (USA) and more

Image Credit

Green Corn Rebellion [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Dragonfly - Single (25 September 2024)