If It's Too Loud...

Reunion shows can be a dicey proposition. Sure, I want to hear the songs of my youth I never thought I'd be able to see live as much as everyone else, but I've also been to plenty of reunion shows that were obvious cash grabs, with a disinterested band barely acknowledging each other and waiting to get off the stage as soon as possible. However, I adore Rilo Kiley and never got to see them perform live before they disbanded in 2014, so when they announced a date in Boston at MGM Grand at Fenway, I instantly bought a ticket. When they later announced a show a week earlier at Pines Theater in Northampton, I wanted to go to both, but I've been bitten by the two reunion shows bug before and regretted it, not being able to justify the expense. A few days before, I found a reseller ticket for ridiculously cheap, so suddenly I was going to two Rilo Kiley shows in one week! After seeing Monday night's show at Pines Theater, I can say that Rilo Kiley seem to have reunited for al...

Bloodshot Records seemed to have imploded back in 2019, and all was quiet at the label until last year when they seemed to be up to something. Earlier this year, they announced they had resigned some previous artists including Lydia Loveless and Jason Hawk Harris. That was fantastic news by itself, but now the pair have released a cover of Rilo Kiley's fantastic "Portions for Foxes." Harris' Love & the Dark was a favorite album of 2019, and Loveless is one of my favorite current artists. Considering "Portions for Foxes" is one of my favorite songs of this century, and I'm starting to wonder if this was made for me personally. Loveless and Harris just nail this cover. It's a spot on version of a brilliant song. Maybe it's a bit more rock than Rilo Kiley's cover, but not by much. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go daydream about Lydia Loveless and Jason Hawk Harris releasing an album filled with nothing but my favorite songs. You ca...