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well this is a surprise. at least to me… Rilo Kiley just announced 2008 tour dates which will start in April! I was so sure their recent fall tour was going to be it for the band so that Jenny Lewis could continue on with her solo career. But I guess the band still got “legs” as they say in the “biz”.

Rilo Kiley Tour Dates:
Thu 04/17/08 San Francisco, CA S.F. Design Center/Galleria
Sat 04/19/08 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Sun 04/20/08 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Wed 04/23/08 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre
Thu 04/24/08 Pomona, CA Glass House
Sat 04/26/08 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Thu 05/15/08 San Diego, CA Concerts In The Park
Mon 05/19/08 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Tue 05/20/08 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Wed 05/21/08 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Thu 05/22/08 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Fri 05/23/08 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
Sat 05/24/08 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
Sun 05/25/08 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
Mon 05/26/08 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Wed 05/28/08 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Fri 05/30/08 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Sat 05/31/08 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Sun 06/01/08 Northampton, MA Calvin Theater
Mon 06/02/08 New York, NY Terminal 5
Thu 06/05/08 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Fri 06/06/08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat 06/07/08 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
Sun 06/08/08 Richmond, VA Toad’s Place Of Richmond
Tue 06/10/08 Norfolk, VA NorVa
Wed 06/11/08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Thu 06/12/08 Charleston, SC Music Farm
Fri 06/13/08 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
Sun 06/15/08 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Mon 06/16/08 Austin, TX Stubb’s Bar-B-Q

Rilo Kiley – Breakin’ Up (live, Minneapolis, MN 14Sep07)

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you know, after listening to the latest Rilo Kiley album Under the Blacklight for the last few weeks, i can safely say that the album will most likely wind up on my best-of 2007 list. it’s such an enjoyable album to listen to. if this project was the group’s last attempt at emerging under the shadow of Jenny Lewis‘ solo career, i would have to say that they succeeded. there’s a fine line between producing well crafted pop and completely selling out to the corporate big-wigs and Rilo Kiley did a commendable job in balancing the two. the songs are undeniably catchy and well produced with ear-worm hooks galore. unfortunately, the material winds up a little on the short side (37 minutes) but they sure did make every minute count. highlights include: Breakin’ Up, Silver Lining, Under the Blacklight and Dreamworld. if i had to nit-pick, producer Mike Elizondo sorta overdoes it a bit on the TR-808 kick drum samples at certain points especially on the last track, Give a Little Love. the low kick drum tones end up being a bit monotonous and annoying after repeated listens. the song really didn’t need that type of bass drum sound in my humble opinion. but it’s just a small issue on an otherwise spectacular CD.

Track list:
1. Silver Lining
2. Close Call
3. The Moneymaker
4. Breakin’ Up
5. Under the Blacklight
6. Dreamworld
7. Dejalo
8. 15
9. Smoke Detector
10. The Angels Hung Around
11. Give a Little Love

check out Rilo Kiley live in Amsterdam (Jul07) on youtube.