Jenny Lewis Concert Review + Catalog Discussion / Rilo Kiley, Jenny & Johnny, Postal Service (VIDEO)

Hello, friends. Welcome back. Today's video is one I have wanted to make for a while. Jenny Lewis is, in my opinion, the best songwriter of the 2000s. Over the course of her 20+ year career in music - whether as a solo artist or as a member of Rilo Kiley, Jenny & Johnny, or Postal Service - Jenny Lewis has shown an amazing ability to craft songs that can be simultaneously catchy, beautiful, emotional, powerful, heart wrenching, danceable, and very relatable lyrically. Her albums have featured guest spots from Elvis Costello, Ringo Starr, Beck, members of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and many more. She has many famous friends and collaborators. 

I caught Jenny Lewis in concert recently on her Joy'All Ball Tour at a stop in Omaha at The Admiral Theater. The concert was amazing, as Jenny's shows usually are. Rather than merely review the concert, I decided to devote a little time in the video to reviewing her "solo" albums. This is not a catalog ranking, merely a discussion of her music. 

In addition to video clips and photos from the concert,  I also made a short video inside the video about Jenny's early career as a child actor and her time in the band Rilo Kiley.

Jenny Lewis LIVE at The Admiral, Omaha, NE 3/6/24 (PHOTOS)

Jenny Lewis brought her Joy'All tour to Omaha on Wednesday, March 6 at The Admiral. Jenny is no stranger to The Admiral, as she played there plenty of times earlier in her career when it was known as Sokol Auditorium. She even joked about playing the basement (Sokol Underground) and the large pole through the stage. Ahh...memories.
 

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Tonight's Jenny Lewis Show Will Be Sold Out by the Time You Read This

As I'm typing this, remaining tickets for tonight's Jenny Lewis show at Slowdown are in single digits. Chances are, it will be sold out by the time you actually read this. You're shit-outta-luck if you don't already have one.

My first impression of Jenny's new album, The Voyager, was kinda negative. The single, "Just One of the Guys," is decent, but the rest of the record did very little for me on first listen.

However, going a little deeper, I found a song that rivals Jenny's best work as a solo artist or a member of Rilo Kiley. The song, "Slippery Slopes," is amazing both musically and lyrically. A real gem. Makes me think my initial impression of the album is flawed. I've been a huge fan of Jenny's for a long time, and a real admirer of her songwriting. I imagine that in a few months, I may be loving this album. Check back with me then, ok?

Just Announced: Jenny Lewis @ Slowdown August 4!

Jenny Lewis is returning to Omaha on August 4 for a show at Slowdown. Tickets on sale on July 3. Jenny's newest album, The Voyager, will be out on July 29.

Jenny Lewis Show Wrap Up

As anticipated,I did end up hitting the Jenny Lewis show last night at Slowdown. I rolled up around 10:30, so I missed both openers (a 2nd opener was added at the last minute), and proceeded to my usual spot in the balcony. Jenny hit the stage solo at 11, and opened the show with Rilo Kiley's "Silver Lining" (from the Under The Blacklight album, which I now like, btw, and she told the crowd that she wrote the song in Omaha - cool!). Her band joined her after that, and they proceeded to tear through songs from her two solo albums.

Jenny was at the top of her game last night. She looked and sounded great, and her band was probably the best she's ever played with. Early in the set, she and the band played "Carpetbaggers" from her newest record, Acid Tongue. Those familiar with the song know that it is a duet between Lewis and Elvis Costello. Was Elvis going to magically appear to do his part? No, of course not. This is Omaha. Her guitar player handled Elvis' part. It was still good, despite the missing Mr. Costello.

The very young, very enthusiastic, and very female crowd loved every minute of the show, and Jenny seemed to be glowing from all of the love. I bailed just before the encores to beat the crowd.

I was unable to fall asleep for a long time afterward, so suffice to say, I am felling like shit today. Pray for me.

Jenny Lewis TONIGHT at Slowdown

Jenny Lewis is playing tonight at Slowdown. The show is sold out, so if you don't already have a ticket, you are shit outta luck. I am about 90% certain that I will be attending. See you there.