Yes, yes. The picture is crooked. So sue me. Isn't it cute though with the rabbit? I like rabbits.
But I digress.
Jenny Lewis. The epitome of cute. The Watson Twins. The epitome of Amazonian. Cuteness and the Amazon aside, Jenny Lewis' show at the Fillmore easily surpassed her Swedish American Music Hall show back in February. At SAMH, she played a smaller venue and her live material wasn't as polished. Now, at a bigger venue, bigger band and months of touring behind her (this was their last show of the tour), Jenny Lewis not only sounded and played better, but she added some cute touches to her live show.
We were a bit late going to the show, but it felt like we didn't miss a beat. She played pretty much all of her debut album Rabbit Fur Coat along with some newer songs. "Happy," for example, was just serene. Jenny's voice was in top form. Especially when she would say "happy" in that falsetto voice of hers. "The Charging Sky" was a happy song. "You Are What You Love" was a refreshing song in the middle of the set.
Jenny and the Watson twins had a costume change. As they were changing backstage, her backing band introduced themselves. Then out came Jenny with this gold sequin mini dress and they sang "Fernando." No, it isn't an ABBA song.
Other new songs were played. "Jack Killed Mom" was something straight out of Yee-Haw, but it was a fun song. Has that folksy, jazzy, blue grass-like quality to it. Jenny and the Twins also did this accappella song (which they also did in the February show) about meeting a guy on Tuesday, dating him Wednesday, kissing him Thursday, not showing up Friday and then ditching him sometime in the weekend.
They finished their main set with "Born Secular." This was just absolutely beautiful, with Jenny's voice just reaching high points as if she was Mariah Carey. Jenny left the stage first, then the Twins, and then the rest of the band, with the drummer doing a little solo before leaving.
Jenny came back and did "Rabbit Fur Coat" as an encore. Beautiful! Just her and the acoustic guitar. Then the band came back on and they all sang backing vocals to some other new song.
Not bad for a show I wasn't even supposed to attend.
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