Jenny Lewis & The Heartless Bastards June 20, 2009

37 Fire Place
(Just Off NM Highway 14)
6:30 PM
$21 in advance, $25 day of show

The last three years have brought three very different albums from Jenny Lewis. There was her instant country-pop classic the Watson Twins, Rabbit Fur Coat; Rilo Kiley's Under the Blacklight, a dark tryst with 1980s rock; and her new Acid Tongue, an ensemble studio residency recorded live. "With Acid Tongue I wanted to make a record in a room with my friends surrounding me, straight to tape. We had a ton of guest musicians come in and play without a lot of embellishments," says Lewis.

Opening the show are the Heartless Bastards. Lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Erika Wennerstrom has long been a standout purveyor of raw garage rock. On The Mountain, the Bastards' third album, Wennerstrom's throaty vocals are as dominant as ever, backed by powerful rock riffs and quieter acoustic flourishes.

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