#Jenny Lewis

NEWS ROUNDUPGrimes is (Sort of) Back, RBMA Announce 2019 Shows, and MORE

Grimes photo by Eli Russell Linnetz So, About Grimes... Where to begin? Claire Boucher (who turned 31 on Sunday and now prefers to be addressed as the italicized, lowercase letter 'c') gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal; between the very odd conversation and her recent Instagram posts, it...

Lindsey Rhoades

NEWS ROUNDUPAlternative Beef, Cancel Chris Brown, and MORE

Courtney Love and Kathleen Hanna have had ongoing beef since the mid '90s. Can't We All Just Get Along? Rekindling a decades old beef, Courtney Love had some choice words for Kathleen Hanna following the news that the latter's riot grrl act Bikini Kill would play a handful of reunion shows in LA and...

Lindsey Rhoades

HIGH NOTES7 Songs That Were Inspired by Acid Trips

For decades, musicians have been known to experiment with LSD to stimulate their creative process. Because of the drug's effects on the serotonergic system, people tripping on it not only experience warped sounds and images that might inspire music and lyrics but also become more open to...

Annie White

HIGH NOTES10 Female Artists Who Reference Drugs in Their Music

When you hear the phrase “sex, drugs, and rock and roll,” you usually picture male musicians: Lou Reed croaking out the words to "Heroin" or "Waiting For My Man;" The Weeknd's famously numb face; Kurt Cobain finding God in "Lithium;" The Beatles on LSD; Neil Young's coke booger immortalized in The...

Annie White

TRACK PREMIEREWhispertown "Freefaller"

Whispertown Photo by Heather Porcaro Whispertown is a one-woman powerhouse comprised of child-actor-turned-musician Morgan Nagler. Based in Los Angeles, Nagler's music invites the listener to think beyond their mortal coil, to consider us all one being, connected through time and space. Big stuff...

Ashley Prillaman

LIVE REVIEWJenny Lewis @ The Beacon Theatre

The Beacon Theatre's playbill for Jenny Lewis's concert last Thursday displayed a curious itinerary: M. Ward at 8PM, Rabbit Fur Coat at 9PM, and a "voyage through the past, present and future" at 10PM. "Voyage" was a reference to both Lewis's latest solo album The Voyager and her musical journey...

Annie White

BEST OF 2014 LADY FRONTED POP ACTSRaquel's Picks

1. Jenny Lewis - "Head Underwater" One of the best tracks off of one of the year’s best albums, “Head Underwater” is a doozy of a pop song. Lewis sings conspicuously dismal lyrics (“My own mortality, I contemplated”) over a bubbly, dynamic beat (that she also produced herself), creating interesting...

Raquel Dalarossa

TRACK REVIEWJenny Lewis "Just One Of The Guys"

There’s only one difference between you and me When I look at myself all I can see I’m just another lady without a baby Jenny Lewis has had a long and fruitful career since she began singing as the lead vocalist for Rilo Kiley back in 1998. After putting out five albums with the band - Take Offs...

Rebecca Kunin

LIVE REVIEWJenny Lewis @ The Roxy

Jenny Lewis performing at Shaky Knees Festival in 2014 (Photo by Robb D. Cohen/Invision/AP) Much anticipation led up to Jenny Lewis’ May 6th stop at The Roxy. After touring with The Postal Service for most of 2013, Lewis has only granted her fans five solo shows, and Tuesday would mark her first...

Sarah Ramirez