04/03/2006: "V-K-L-JENNY"

music: Deborah by T-Rex
mood: not terrific but competent

On April Fool's Day, before the clocks were pushed forward, I had the pleasure of attending my second Jenny Lewis show this year. When I bought the tickets, I was skeptical that the show would be a repeat of her show at the Vista Theater, but since one of the opening acts was Tilly and the Wall, I had a hunch that it was going to be a completely different experience.

In summary the show was fucking amazing - Jenny was backed not only by the ethereal Watson twins, but she had a full band behind her, including Jonathan Rice, who is slowly beginning to grow on me. The highlight of the show was a brand new song, "Jack Killed Ma," her most upbeat (musically) song to date.

Tilly and the Wall were the surprise hit for me, playing some new songs that will be on their forthcoming new album. I actually got goose bumps listening to one of the new songs, and for the life of me I can't explain why. For those who don't know, Tilly and the Wall are a 5 piece band comprised of both boys and girls, and their percussionist is a tap-dancing ballerina. The other opening act, Whispertown2000, was also pretty solid, solid enough that I bought their album from the merch table.

I brought my camera and decided to take some blurry pictures, as the Japanese girl who supplied me with photos of the Vista show was sadly not present. Here are some of the better ones:



Tilly and the Wall. Notice the very blurry tap dancer.



Oh, Jenny. Will you marry me? Or at least sign my yearbook?



The twins. Tonight they wore white. Back in February they wore Black. I rhyme tight.

I was hoping that the Watson twins would have done one of their songs from their forthcoming EP, but all I can hope is they tour on their own.

All in all, it was night of little disappointment. From the moment the drums and bass kicked in on "The Big Guns" my heart wanted to punch itself out of my chest. You should have been there.

The Watson Twins "Friend and Foe"
Tilly and the Wall "Reckless"

Have a listen and go buy the album if you like it.