From owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Fri Mar 5 05:15:38 2004 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i25AFbK3001732 for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 05:15:37 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i25AFbcd001729 for jewel-news-outgoing; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 05:15:37 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200403051015.i25AFbcd001729@smoe.org> X-Authentication-Warning: smoe.org: majordom set sender to owner-jewel-news@smoe.org using -f From: "Matt Sullivan" To: Subject: Jewel-News: Jewel in two magazines Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 15:58:00 -0600 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0011.2700 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Mar 2004 21:58:07.0757 (UTC) FILETIME=[47B503D0:01C3FFD8] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on jane.smoe.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.6 required=5.0 tests=HAIR_LOSS,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Virus-Scanned: clamdscan / ClamAV version 0.60 X-Virus-Scanned: clamdscan / ClamAV version 0.60 X-Virus-Scanned: clamdscan / ClamAV version 0.60 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 0.97c-p1 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain X-Rcpt-To: X-External-IP: 64.246.131.31 Sender: owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Jewel is currently in two different magazines on newstands. The first is the Globe. Near the back they critique fashions, and they have a picture of her and her new hair, and a slight right up., (They give her a thumbs up!) She is also in the latest issue of Rolling Stone with OutKast on the front. They have write-ups on hot new music DVD's coming out, including Live at Humphreys. From owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Sun Mar 21 19:07:44 2004 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2M07hM8029147 for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:07:43 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i2M07hvp029145 for jewel-news-outgoing; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:07:43 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200403220007.i2M07hvp029145@smoe.org> X-Authentication-Warning: smoe.org: majordom set sender to owner-jewel-news@smoe.org using -f Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:46:29 -0800 (PST) From: James Brogdon Subject: Jewel-News: Merrillville Show - Star Plaza To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-Virus-Scanned: clamdscan / ClamAV version 0.60 http://216.173.254.144/jewel/merrillville/Dscn2298s.jpg A small picture of last night's show. I've got more pictures, as well as a recording, but it'll take a little while to put it all together. If there's anyone close to Chicago, you should watch the Star Plaza website for other artists you enjoy - they're so loose on photography it's ridiculous. There were flashes all night long, but I couldn't get my SLR to work, so everything I've got is low-res digital. We heard 2 Become 1, Stand, Intuition mid-show, Down So Long, Emily, I felt like I might be the only one that knew the words to Emily.. she read a poem, signed two or three things off the stage, we waited after the show for almost two hours, but she never showed. Anyway, on to Louisville tonight, FRONT ROW..should be great. James From owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Sun Mar 21 19:10:18 2004 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2M0AIM8029356 for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:10:18 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i2M0AI02029355 for jewel-news-outgoing; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:10:18 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200403220010.i2M0AI02029355@smoe.org> X-Authentication-Warning: smoe.org: majordom set sender to owner-jewel-news@smoe.org using -f From: "Chrissy Pfingst" To: jewel@smoe.org Subject: Jewel-News: Picture on Joefirstman.com Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:30:16 -0500 Sender: owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-Virus-Scanned: clamdscan / ClamAV version 0.60 There is a picture of jewel and Joe on Joefirstman.com. Just click on images! -- Chrissy From owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Sun Mar 21 19:10:19 2004 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2M0AIM8029360 for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:10:18 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i2M0AIkH029358 for jewel-news-outgoing; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:10:18 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200403220010.i2M0AIkH029358@smoe.org> X-Authentication-Warning: smoe.org: majordom set sender to owner-jewel-news@smoe.org using -f To: jewel@smoe.org From: twh662@juno.com Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 16:50:01 -0500 Subject: Jewel-News: newspaper review of Friday's show in Evansville, IN (and pre-show X-Virus-Scanned: clamdscan / ClamAV version 0.60 article) Sender: owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Electrifying opening act enhances Jewel's talent on stage By REBECCA COUDRET, Courier & Press staff writer March 21, 2004 People go to concerts with certain expectations - and it seems fair to expect to be entertained. The 1,497 who went to see Jewel and her opening act, Joe Firstman, on Friday night at The Centre got more than they ever could have expected. And that's an assessment from someone (that would be me) who wasn't a fan going in - but was mighty impressed going out. Let's start with Firstman, an accomplished keyboardist and guitarist with a fantastic voice. Listening to Joe Firstman was like a trip back in time - a time when melodies and lyrics mattered. When humor onstage was expected and appreciated. And when music was from and for the soul. Firstman was all that and more. He's still somewhat of a rookie, but the guy was as polished and confident and cool as a seasoned pro. With his folksy-bluesy, strong, clear, versatile voice, he's a little like James Taylor, a storyteller like Harry Chapin (but funnier) and a singer's singer like Jackson Browne. From "Dancing in the Aisles" to "The Adventures of the Empress of Harlem and the Amazing Subway Boy" to "Saving All the Love" to "Now You're Gorgeous, Now You're Gone," Firstman showed why, if there's any justice in this world, he will be a major star some day. Frankly, I didn't care if Jewel ever walked onstage. But she did - and in the beginning I wasn't sure what to think. Her voice skittered from low register to high - really high, like a kind of smokey falsetto. Sure, it was a by-product of her yodeling, but it just sounded forced. But the more she sang, the better she sounded. Those mid-range notes were spectacular. She sang and sang, seldom moving more than a few inches from the microphone, and she sang it all - OK, almost all: "Who Will Save Your Soul," "Foolish Games," "Near You Always," "You Were Meant For Me," "Don't," "Cleveland," "Deep Water," "Hands," "Life Uncommon," and, from her new CD, "Stand," "Intuition," "2 Become 1," and so much more. In all, she was onstage two hours and 10 minutes. Long after most singers are back in their limos. Long after most concert halls are dark. But it seemed a nice fit with the Friday-night crowd. The atmosphere was so loose, so familiar, that when she asked fans to call out songs for her to sing, they did. Lots of them. It would have been nice if she'd have known the words to all of her own songs, but she laughed it off with self-deprecating comments that were rather appropriate. She also spent some time talking to the crowd, lampooning Britney Spears, griping about air-conditioning vents onstage; she even told people to shut up. And then she got on with the show. Jewel is an accomplished acoustic guitarist, and when her musical abilities are combined with her many vocal attributes - she can sound a bit folksy, or pop-ish, or soulful, even a little bit country - it seemed that whatever she wants to do, she has the ability to achieve. She has so much innate talent that she can define and redefine herself however and whenever she wants. She certainly proved that after the concert ended. She came back onstage and launched into something that sounded like an operatic aria - and it was rather impressive. Then, in my favorite moment of the night, Firstman joined her onstage and the two sang a song they had written together; it might be titled "Everything Reminds Me of You," but whatever the title, it was awesome. Their strong voices produced perfect, beautiful harmony, and left most of us wanting a copy of the song. After reading some poetry and a bit of intricate yodeling, Jewel left the stage, no doubt exhausted - but still smiling and enjoying the ovation. ================================================================ The Jewel that sparkles Singer/songwriter to do what she does best - acoustic poetry By REBECCA COUDRET Courier & Press staff writer March 19, 2004 Listen to the words. They are what count. They are what is important. The music is great, and of course it's vital to a song's success, but singer/songwriter Jewel admits she really loves lyrics. Singing them and writing them. "I have a romance with writing. It's something that's never disappointed me." That's saying a lot for a career that's had plenty of highlights. She's received three Grammy Award nominations, an American Music Award and an MTV Video Music Award. She's also been honored for her work with nonprofit and humanitarian organizations. Jewel, whose latest CD is "0304," brings that impressive background and a new acoustic show to The Centre tonight. She's fresh off a taping of the "Nick and Jessica" show that will air March 28 at 9 p.m. on MTV. And earlier this month, she appeared with legendary singer Tony Bennett at the reopening of the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas, a show that will be broadcast on Fox's "The Casino" later this spring. Jewel's first album, "Pieces of You," was released in 1995, when she was 20. In the ensuing nine years, she's followed that with five albums, including a Christmas collection released in 1999. Through it all, "'pop' has become such a dirty word," she said. "But when you can combine great melodies with intelligent lyrics - lyrics that really say something, professionally - it's the most satisfying feeling ever." Jewel, whose full name is Jewel Kilcher, said her method of writing changed over time, over the years. "When I was young, it was all I did. I'd write four songs a day." She said that "practically living in a car" gave her little time to do more than "read, watch and regurgitate." Now that she's older, more experienced and more in control of her environment, she can set aside time to write, and she knows today's lyrics are more professional than those in the past. Jewel's show tonight will be a chance to do what she says she does best: acoustic music. "I've been singing acoustic most of my life. And the show is very informal, very laid-back and easy-going. "There won't be a set list; it's not rehearsed. "It'll be kind of like being in a bar, singing. It'll kind of have that attitude. Just me and the audience, and we'll talk to each other, and they can sing along if they want." Jewel compared her lyrics to writing poetry, which she also does, and said she's "never liked structured poetry," a preference that fits in well with her open, free-form verse. "It's kind of how I feel about most things. I hate routine. I don't do well with that at all. What I do, how I act and react, varies from night to night. "My fans have gotten used to that - actually, I think they've come to expect it." From owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Wed Mar 31 19:28:11 2004 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i310SBM8011252 for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:28:11 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i310SB2R011251 for jewel-news-outgoing; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:28:11 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200404010028.i310SB2R011251@smoe.org> X-Authentication-Warning: smoe.org: majordom set sender to owner-jewel-news@smoe.org using -f From: PENNY16161@aol.com Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:20:02 EST Subject: Jewel-News: Jewel Planning 'Lo-Fi' New Album To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-Virus-Scanned: clamdscan / ClamAV version 0.60 Found this on Billboard.com - it's the top story. Jewel Planning 'Lo-Fi' New Album Jewel's current solo acoustic tour will likely influence the approach she'll take with her next album. The singer/songwriter tells Billboard.com she's planning to make "a really simple, kind of lo-fi record" to follow up last year's "0304," which took her in an unexpected dance/pop direction. "I've started [working on new material]," she says during a tour break she's spending in Texas. "I always write. I'm fairly prolific. I'm probably going to do a pretty simple record this next year. I've just been touring solo and have a lot of material I'd like to do [suited to that]." That as-yet-unscheduled next album will be the last under her deal with longtime home Atlantic Records, which is in flux in the wake of an Edgar Bronfman Jr.-led acquisition of the label's parent company, Warner Music Group. Jewel says she'll "have to see what the offer is" before deciding if she'll remain with the label or decide to work with another company. "I'm in a really unique position," she says. "I have been since my first record. You know, I lived in a car and I was broke and I sold 11 million records on my first record [laughs]. I'm not broke anymore and I have the freedom to do whatever the heck I like." Armed with just a guitar, Jewel will resume touring April 6 in Charlotte, N.C., and has plans to be on the road in the United States through July. Along with "0304," she is also out in support of her first concert DVD, "Live at Humphrey's by the Bay," released yesterday (March 30) by Eagle Vision. Recorded in 2001 in San Diego, the disc features the artist performing 13 songs, including the hits "Who Will Save Your Soul," "Hands" and "You Were Meant For Me." Three bonus tracks recorded elsewhere on that tour, as well as an interview, behind-the-scenes tour footage, a photo gallery and discography are also included. "I think anything that can get you directly to a fan without a lot of middlemen is great. I prefer it," Jewel says of the DVD. "I think I'm better live. I think my personality comes across a lot more; it's a lot more three-dimensional format [than an album]. And, really, rarely does a fan ever get to hear a person talk directly without an outside editor with some kind of agenda working on it. For this, I just think it's a really pure format. "That was my first night with a new band, literally our first show, so there were a lot of times, just personally, where I was going by the seat of my pants," she remembers. "We all were!" For more of Billboard.com's conversation with Jewel, visit the Featured Artist section of the site tomorrow (April 1). Brett