Jenny Lewis at Price Center Ballroom
There was so much going on tonight but it was easy for me to make the decision to see Jenny Lewis over the myriad of other things going on. I totally heart Rilo Kiley and love Jenny Lewis’ solo work. When people ask me what the diff is between a Rilo Kiley show and a Jenny Lewis show, I tell them that Rilo Kiley shows lean towards pop while Jenny Lewis shows are more country/folk. That held true tonight as well. Set list first....
Jenny Lewis
UCSD’s Price Center Ballroom
11/1/08
Jack Killed Mom
The Charging Sky
Rise Up With Fists
Carpetbaggers
Happy
You Are What You Love
Pretty Bird
?
Acid Tongue
The Next Messiah
Sing A Song For Them
Encore:
Love Hurts
Godspeed
See Fernando
Okay, first off, I missed a song on the set list, I couldn’t figure it out from my cryptic notes and checked some previous set lists and she did different songs on tour so I can’t figure it out. Sigh. In any case, it was a good show - the last one of the tour in fact. Jenny mostly covered songs from the new release Acid Tongue but threw in some material from Rabbit Fur Coat as well. Starting off with “Jack Killed Mom” was interesting...it starts off a little slow but the end is kinda crazy. I was glad to get “Rise Up With Fists”, “Happy” and “You Are What You Love” from RFC early on. The crowd at UCSD was super cool - no talking during the quieter songs, which was especially great when Jenny came up to the front of the stage with her acoustic, totally unplugged, with no mic for “Acid Tounge”. Her band stood behind her and did the harmonies. It was truly beautiful and amazing that they could perform that way, with the crowd completely enamored and attentive as could be. My favorite song from the new album was done as the last song in the main set - “Sing A Song For Them” features Jenny on her piano and it is really a lovely song. I thought I would walk away from the show thinking the best moment was “Acid Tongue”, but then Jenny and Johnathan Rice came out by themselves for the encore and did an achingly good version of “Love Hurts”. I know, right? Check out a previous performance of it on yt here. Ending the show with the upbeat “See Fernando” was a good call. Definitely the icing on the cake.
