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Thursday, October 07, 2004
Tuesday night's Rilo Kiley show at the Somerville Theatre surpassed some pretty lofty personal expectations. New stuff, old stuff, I love it all, and was really looking forward to the change of venue (the Theatre's sound is usually far far better than the Middle East downstairs... hell, my basement could sound better), and was psyched to hear they'd added some more musicians to the band this time around. A sold-out, enthusiastic, and notably youngish crowd stood at their seats for the whole 18 song, hour and a half set.
 Sir Frank of Chromewaves wrote up the Toronto show, and pretty much nailed the opening bands, except I may have been even more unimpressed by Now It's Overhead than he was. Actually, they could be a band I'd like on disc but not live... you've gotta have more dynamic or stage presence if you're following up the infectious catchiness of Tilly & the Wall. Their secret weapon is a pair of tap shoes, and they're not afraid to use 'em. Unlike Toronto, however, the sound at our show ruled the school, and I'm damn glad I took the opportunity to try out my new Sony clip-on stereo microphone with my old Archos mp3 recorder. For an audience recording, I'm pretty happy with it, so here's the whole dang set for ya ... Rilo KileyI've got a few more semi-blurry photos over here, and I took a quick shot at the lyrics for the new song. It's a little ode to Los Angeles, and I've called it "Let Me Back In" until I hear different... Rilo KileySounds like Jenny's response to fellow postman Ben Gibbard's "Why You'd Want To Live Here", doesn't it? Kinda makes me want to get serious about visiting my friends in L.A...  |
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