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    ... we heard Jenny Lewis, she had left the company as front woman of her band, Rilo Kiley, to pursue a solo career. The move served her well--Lewis...
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  • Orlando Sentinel - Found Jun. 30, 2009
    As a solo act, Jenny Lewis has evolved from the alt-country twang of to a more raucous brush against blues and rock on her sophomore Acid Tongue.
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    As a solo act, Jenny Lewis has evolved from the alt-country twang of to a more raucous brush against blues and rock on her sophomore Acid Tongue.
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    ... undoubtedly be just as flawless and entertaining as any of Jenny Lewis's work. For trivia lovers, Van Nuys is also Jenny Lewis's hometown.
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Jenny Lewis Biography

Jenny Lewis
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Jenny Lewis
Live at The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada
Live at The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada
Background information
Birth name Jennifer Diane Lewis
Born January 8, 1976 (1976-01-08) (age 33)1
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Origin California, U.S.
Genre(s) Indie rock, alternative country, indie folk
Instrument(s) Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica
Years active 1998 - present (Rilo Kiley)
Label(s) Team Love, Warner Bros., Brute/Beaute, Saddle Creek, Barsuk
Associated acts Rilo Kiley
The Postal Service
The Watson Twins
For the Primeval character, see Jenny Lewis (Primeval).

Jennifer Diane Lewis (born on January 8, 19761 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American singer, musician, and actress.

Lewis is a member and primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, and has released two solo albums. She was a child actress.

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Acting career

Lewis made her professional debut in a Jell-O commercial. She was featured in the short-lived 1986 Lucille Ball sitcom Life With Lucy, where she was cast as one of Lucy's grandchildren.2 She also had small roles on such TV shows as The Twilight Zone, Baywatch, Golden Girls, Growing Pains, Just the Ten of Us, Roseanne, Mr. Belvedere, and Brooklyn Bridge.2

Lewis appeared in over a dozen teen-themed movies, such as Troop Beverly Hills, in the late 1980s and in 1989 starred in The Wizard. She was featured in the 1996 made-for-TV movie Talk to Me with Yasmine Bleeth, as well as the films Foxfire, Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even, and Pleasantville.2 She played the part of Evangeline "Eva" Saint Claire in the 1987 film version of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.2 She continued acting until 1998, although the last released (Don's Plum, filmed 1995-6) wasn't released until 2001.2

Music

Rilo Kiley

In 1998, she and friends Pierre De Reeder, Blake Sennett and Dave Rock formed the band Rilo Kiley. (Rock was replaced by Jason Boesel.) In an interview with NPR's All Songs Considered, Lewis remarked that she wanted to name the group Love's Way (after her parents' lounge act in Las Vegas), but Sennett "didn't go for it."3

Beginning with a country sound, Rilo Kiley gravitated toward a downbeat indie rock sound, and with its 2004 album More Adventurous found widespread success. Critics such as Pitchfork Media attributed this to the "wise" decision to emphasize Lewis's voice and presence more so than in previous albums. The song "Portions for Foxes" was a hit, and in 2005 the band was picked up by Warner Bros. (via its own imprint, Brute/Beaute Records), putting them on a major label for the first time. The band opened for Coldplay on its U.S. tour in 2005. Rilo Kiley's 2007 album Under the Blacklight was released directly by Warner Bros.

Other musical projects

In 2002, Lewis was asked to contribute vocals for The Postal Service. Lewis performed in the video for the hit "We Will Become Silhouettes", and toured with the band in 2003. Lewis contributed vocals to several tracks on the 2004 Cursive album The Ugly Organ.

In 2004, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes invited Lewis to record a solo record for record label Team Love. Described by Lewis as "a kind of soul record"citation needed, Rabbit Fur Coat (released January 24, 2006) features contributions from Oberst, M. Ward, and Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine. Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie (and Lewis's bandmate in The Postal Service) guests on a cover of The Traveling Wilburys' "Handle With Care." The Watson Twins provide accompaniment on the album, billed as Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. Lewis toured with the Watson Twins in support of the album three times in 2006 and appeared with her band on The Late Show With David Letterman, The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, Late Night With Conan O'Brien and Later with Jools Holland. They also appeared on a Washington, D.C.-based children's music program called Pancake Mountain, performing the song "Fernando". The album received positive reviews, with Entertainment Weekly writing, "Consider Lewis the Emmylou Harris of the Silverlake set"citation needed and Rolling Stone commenting that "her girlishly seductive vocals are more versatile than ever"citation needed. The Onion AV Club, Spincitation needed, and NPR music critic Meredith Ochs named it among the best albums of the year.45

In 2005, Lewis contributed to the UNICEF benefit song "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?", along with Sennett and Jimmy Tamborello.

In 2007, Jenny Lewis contributed vocals to various songs on Johnathan Rice's album Further North, and she appeared in the music video for "We're All Stuck Out In The Desert (And We're Gonna Die)". She provided vocals for a track on Dntel's Dumb Luck LP.

In 2008, she contributed backing vocals to several songs on the Elvis Costello and the Imposters album Momofuku. On February 8, 2008, Pitchfork reported that Lewis was returning to the studio to begin work on the follow-up to her 2006 solo LP with the Watson Twins, titled Acid Tongue.

In 2008, Lewis provided the song "Barking at the Moon" to Walt Disney Pictures's Bolt.6

In March and April 2009, Jenny did her first trip to Australia, as an act for the V Festival, as well as a support act for Snow Patrol and performing one solo Sydney show.

On April 18, 2009, Jenny performed at the Coachella music festival in Indio, CA.

On May 5, 2009, Jenny performed on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.7

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References

  1. ^ a b "Jenny Lewis". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/jenny-lewis/person/4817/summary.html?q=Jenny+Lewis. Retrieved on 2009-05-21. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jenny Lewis". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507343/. Retrieved on 2009-05-21. 
  3. ^ "The Blue-Eyed Soul of Jenny Lewis". NPR.org. 2006-10-16. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6254742. Retrieved on 2009-05-21. 
  4. ^ Battaglia, Andy; Christopher Bahn, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Keith Phipps, Kyle Ryan, Marc Hawthorne, Nathan Rabin, Noel Murray, Scott Gordon, Sean ONeal, and Steven Hyden (2006-12-19). "Best Music Of 2006". The Onion A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/best-music-of-2006,1653/. Retrieved on 2009-05-21. 
  5. ^ Ochs, Meredith (2006-12-05). "Top Ten CDs of 2006". NPR.org. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6567709. Retrieved on 2009-05-21. 
  6. ^ "Pop & Hiss goes to the movies: Jenny Lewis gets a dose of Disney optimism with 'Bolt'". Pop & Hiss. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/11/jenny-lewis-get.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-15. 
  7. ^ "YouTube video". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPi6-cuMODo. 

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