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Rilo Kiley Concert Review - Webster Hall, NYC

As seen on May 27, 2005 w/ The Brunettes and Portastatic

You can blame Rilo Kiley’s success on Jenny Lewis’ side project with the Postal Service, or you can listen to their new CD as “the album everyone is talking about.” Along with Blake Sennett and the others, Jenny Lewis has proven that her group can write good songs on their own. Rilo Kiley opened with hard-rocking songs like “It’s a Hit” and “Portions for Foxes,” both featured off their new album “More Adventurous.” Surprisingly, they then took a left turn to play more low-key material, including Blake Sennett’s “Ripchord” and “So Long.” It was a perfect opportunity for him to show off what his own side-project (The Elected) offers, and he ran with it.

Rilo Kiley offered an impressive display of talent, with three part harmonies, slide guitars, harmonicas, and Jenny Lewis’ “nice on the eyes” image. As for the openers, Portastatic was a bit of an upset. Think of a one-man group with a sort of Jimmy Eat World sound only with a guitar solo in every single song. The Brunettes, a New Zealand bubble-gum pop group with sweet sounding glocks and vibraphones, opened up the night with something special. The audience couldn’t help but fall in love. Taking into account their equally impressive performance as openers for the Shins, I would recommend keeping an eye on this group. This summer, Rilo Kiley will also be an opening act, and their performance at Webster Hall proves that they are up to the task of opening for Coldplay.