Cameo Critic: Brandi Carlile likes 'What Happened, Miss Simone?'

August 8, 2015 at 7:00PM
In this March 12, 2015 photo, singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile poses for a portrait to promote her album "The Firewatcher's Daughter" in New York. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: NYTJ103
In this March 12, 2015 photo, singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile poses for a portrait to promote her album "The Firewatcher's Daughter" in New York. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: NYTJ103 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Singer Brandi Carlile, who drew a sold-out crowd to Cabooze Plaza in Minneapolis last weekend, is known for standing up for righteous causes. That's one of the reasons she was drawn to the new Nina Simone documentary on Netflix.

jon bream

" 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' is a cool documentary. You see a social platform — civil rights — through her eyes. You see how hard-fought it was. She has such passion."


Nina Simone in "What Happened, Miss Simone?"
Nina Simone in "What Happened, Miss Simone?" (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Nina Simone is shown performing at Avery Fisher Hall in New York on June 27, 1985. (AP Photo/Rene Perez) ORG XMIT: APHS203
Nina Simone is shown performing at Avery Fisher Hall in New York on June 27, 1985. (AP Photo/Rene Perez) ORG XMIT: APHS203 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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