Well no, not an actual cave, but the basement faux-caverns at Bohemian Caverns, a jazz club in Washington, DC that’s been around since the 1920s.
Our local radio station hosted a “Private Artist Showcase,” where tickets could not be bought; they had to be won. I’ve always had terrible luck being the 10th caller … but they also had entries via e-mail (hooray!).
I found out I won a pair of tickets yesterday, and took an extended lunch to travel into DC for this 30-minute performance.
After sweltering in the sun for 45 minutes (er, they told us to arrive by 1:30 for a 2pm show, but they didn’t let us in until 2:05), we descended the staircase.
There the band sat with an acoustic set-up, playing “Silver Lining” off their latest release, Under the Blacklight.
All of the songs they played are off the new album, which I don’t know very well yet. I did recognize all of the songs. The title track (which they did play), is my favorite on the album so far.
Even if you’re not familiar with the band, you probably heard “Portions For Foxes” off More Adventurous in movie trailers and TV shows when the album was new.
While I’m enjoying it, I haven’t learned to love the new album yet the same as their previous catalog — definitely check out Execution of All Things and Take Offs and Landings first if you’re interested in hearing more.
Their albums are available over at amazon.com, hop on over and listen to some clips.
Also check out frontwoman (and former child star) Jenny Lewis’ a solo album, released last year.
We got to chat with Jenny briefly after the show and get some CD covers signed, but she wouldn’t pose for a photo. Oh well. I got a couple more during the show — not great, it was dark!
why wouldn’t she pose for a photo?
I have never heard of most of the people you feature on your blog, and I have to say, our piquing my curiosity… I’m going to have to start checking out these people because I’m so over mass produced pop.
And congratulations on the tickets! I’ve never really won anything either… my grandma did, and my mum has. Maybe the winning streak will come to me in older age.
We think Jenny is just cautious about photos since she is a former actress, and from L.A. Probably worried about us selling photos to tabloids!
My husband said he’s read she doesn’t usually sign things either, because they often wind up on eBay. Not our CD covers — they’ll be framed and hung up!
And Cecily, if you’re sick of the music on the radio, definitely take a listen to the artists I recommend! You should be able to find clips online to sample to see if you like them!