Rilo Kiley, Sept. 25. Trocadero

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Rilo Kiley, Sept. 25. Trocadero

POSTED: Thursday, September 27, 2007, 10:51 PM

Filed Under: Music Show

Photo | Matt Hotz

It's 16 miles to the promised land and I promise you I'm doing the best that I can.

It would have been hard to fit any more people into the Troc for this show, especially considering that a significant number of those present hadn’t had their growth spurt yet. The downstairs was packed all the way back to the lobby doors. Upstairs, your only shot at getting a beer involved navigating the slender aisle between those leaning along the back wall and the three rows of fans sitting Indian style on the ground. Most in attendance had to work hard to find a sightline through the rolling tide of bobbing heads to catch a glimpse of Jenny in her light silver tights and sequined silver hotpants or Blake looking dapper in a pair of dark dress pants, white dress shirt, black tie and silver vest.

The highlight of the show was a two-song sequence midway through: Jenny and the rest of the band surrendered the stage to Blake for “Ripchord,” his earnest ukulele and restrained vocals slowing the pace and causing the crowd murmur to drop to a whisper. As the song trailed off, the opening chords of “With Arms Outstretched” drew the biggest audience reaction of the night, sparking a handclapping sing-along out of the appreciative and impeccably mannered crowd. The only other song to garner a similar reaction was “Spectacular Views,” the last song before the two-song encore. Hopefully, the band noticed that the love from its fans was at its loudest during a couple of songs from The Execution of All Things.

Low res video of "15."

gio

Posted 2007-10-01 00:12:36

they are a great live band. id hire them to play my wedding.

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