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[review]
Well, after driving like a maniac into Chicago, and spending 1/2 hr
driving around to find a parking space, I finally made it to the Rilo
Kiley / Good Life / Superchunk concert (after a quick rushed bite to
eat). It was a good thing we rushed through our meal, as Rilo Kiley
came on at 6:40 (While the Ticketmaster ticket said the concert started
at 7:00) but we made it just in time.
Wow! What a concert! This was by far the best Rilo Kiley concert I've
seen, the audience was much more involved in the concert than they had
been at the previous Metro show. RK's new drummer, Jason, rocks, he
did very well, and is VERY energetic behind the drums. Pierre was apparently
ill, and his brother took over for him, he did very well, but Pierre
was missed. Jenny sang awesomely, as usual. However, this time, unlike
the previous Metro show, the person running the mixer was awake, and
we got to hear Jenny play the little (Casio?) keyboard, and the tape
she plays into the Guitar. Blake sang a little bit (Unfortunately not
as much as Jenny), and sounded excellent. This time I knew all the words
to their songs (I intentionally didn't listen to their second CD until
after I saw them in concert the first time, so hearing the CD would
remind me of the concert, instead of vice versa :) ) and sang along
quietly myself, as did several others. Unfortunately the crowd that
showed up early enough to see Rilo Kiley seemed to mostly be composed
of RK fans. Perhaps they didn't get as many new listeners as they would
have liked, but this was more likely a result of Chicago's infamous
rush hour, (Notably worse on Friday) than anything else. Though, 2/3
of the way through their set more people started filtering in, and seemed
to get into the music.
On a disappointing note, my good camera was in hiding (Which I found
as soon as I got home, of course) and the backup camera I know from
experience doesn’t deal well with low light, and doesn't have an off
switch for the flash anyway (Does anyone know how RK feels about flash
photography of their concerts, I forgot to ask afterwards) I did however
get my original RK Debut CD signed, got to talk briefly with Blake and
Jenny, and got some buttons, and a CD for my brother in-law.
-Mark (Positronic Cat)
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