From owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Tue Jun 5 20:16:08 2007 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l560G7aH004877 for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 20:16:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.13.8/8.12.10/Submit) id l560G7Lr004876 for jewel-news-outgoing; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 20:16:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200706060016.l560G7Lr004876@smoe.org> X-Authentication-Warning: smoe.org: majordom set sender to owner-jewel-news@smoe.org using -f To: Jewel@smoe.org From: MrBB Subject: Jewel-News: Heads_up! June 12 - Writer's Night, 12th & Porter, Nashville Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 14:42:12 -0400 Sender: owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.4, clamav-milter version 0.88.4 on smoe.org X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0 (smoe.org [127.0.0.1]); Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:16:08 -0400 (EDT) This will become public knowledge momentarily, but wanted to give you guys the heads up, since this is the same venue where we threw the Nashbash EDA concert way back when. Jewel & Friends Writer's Night On Tuesday, June 12th, Jewel will hold Writer's Night at 12th & Porter in Nashville, TN. Doors open at 7:30 with a start time of 8 PM. Tickets will be $10 and will go on sale Wednesday, June 6th at 10 am at www.frontgatetickets.com Seating is limited so be sure to get your tickets early! For further information, please contact 12th & Porter at 615-254-7236. There ya have it. Alan From owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Sat Jun 9 14:42:59 2007 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l59Igwcn023835 for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 14:42:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.13.8/8.12.10/Submit) id l59Igw2N023834 for jewel-news-outgoing; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 14:42:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200706091842.l59Igw2N023834@smoe.org> X-Authentication-Warning: smoe.org: majordom set sender to owner-jewel-news@smoe.org using -f Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 11:15:02 -0300 To: jewel@smoe.org From: Fjjordao Subject: Jewel-News: Crown Jewel - Singer-songwriter opening Springs Preserve X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.4, clamav-milter version 0.88.4 on smoe.org X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0 (smoe.org [127.0.0.1]); Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:42:58 -0400 (EDT) venue with solo acoustic show Sender: owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Crown Jewel http://www.lvrj.com/neon/7900612.html Singer-songwriter opening Springs Preserve venue with solo acoustic show By MIKE WEATHERFORD REVIEW-JOURNAL who: Jewel Jewel is going country for her new album, saying her old albums sound country by today's standards. Jewel should feel right at home surrounded by trees and rocks at the Springs Preserve on Saturday. Soon, she hopes to feel equally at ease on the country music charts. The singer opens the Preserve's new amphitheater with a solo acoustic show, one of only a handful of summer dates interrupting work on her first country album. "The way I was raised is almost more country than a lot of the country people," she says. "I rode a horse to school and lived a really rural life." Jewel (Kilcher), 35, was born in Utah and raised mostly in Alaska by her father. Her rootsy upbringing and distinctive yodeling runs through most of the folk-flavored pop she has recorded since her big-selling 1995 breakthrough, "Pieces of You." "My whole career, people have been trying to get that out of my records and I guess I don't have to now," she says. "I've been wanting to do (a country album) my whole career, but my label would never let me. They were just horrified of it. But I don't have a label now, so I can kind of do what I want." Jewel already has recorded 10 songs with producer John Rich, of country party band Big & Rich. Some are tunes she started when she was 16. She hopes to come up with a radio-friendly song or two and have the whole album ready to deliver by the time she signs with a new record label. "I don't think it'll sound like a huge departure," she says. "I honestly think if I came around today, 'You Were Meant For Me' (and other) songs would be considered country songs. Because pop has changed more than I've changed. The pop format now is pretty much urban music. If you're a singer-songwriter, almost the only place left for you is country music right now." That latter distinction is important, she adds. Jewel won't be following the path of most reigning country queens, who choose from songs submitted by teams of writers. "Pieces of You" has sold 12 million copies since 1995. By contrast, last year's "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" was her first album that's yet to hit the gold mark of 500,000 units. But Jewel says she is as proud of the title track and some of the other songs "as I've ever felt of any song." However the album fares commercially, "I go to sleep at night and I feel like I'm getting better. I'm getting better at my craft and I take it seriously." And she's still serious about "0304," her big 2003 pop album that she says was misunderstood or unfairly savaged by music writers. "I think it's one of the best records I've ever written. I think it just got a bad rap because people either didn't listen or didn't really get the video (for "Intuition," which had her cavorting in lingerie in front of electronic dollar signs). And I don't know how you couldn't get it if you watched the whole thing. It was a satire. "I think the press just had a field day spinning it into something it wasn't," she adds. "I didn't take that into consideration. I'd been around already, gosh, almost 10 years by then, and I think the press didn't know what else to say about me." Jewel says that living in Texas and recording in Nashville keep her distanced from the cheesecake celebrity life of the "Intuition" video. (She and rodeo champ boyfriend Ty Murray do take part in ABC's new NASCAR reality show, "Fast Cars & Superstars," which started airing this week.) "Being a famous musician doesn't lend itself to curiosity and learning for most people. I think it usually leads to decadence and indulgence," she says. "I think that they stop living a strong internal life, and it shows in their writing. Which is why I've chosen never to live in Hollywood." She and Murray instead live on ranch land in Stephenville, Texas. Saturday's show at the new amphitheater is the singer's preferred method of traveling light. Even in full touring mode to support a new album, she will split the tour between band and solo shows. "I think my fans enjoy it more. I think you actually have a better time if you're in a small venue than you would with a band," she says. "A band's more like drinking, partying, talking, having that kind of experience with the music supplying a soundtrack to it. A solo show is really like going to a show. If they're good, you're going to get to know that person. It's like having a performer sing in your living room for you." when: 8 p.m. Saturday where: Springs Preserve amphitheater, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. tickets: $45 (474-4000) From owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Wed Jun 20 17:59:18 2007 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l5KLxHuc027877 for ; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:59:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.13.8/8.12.10/Submit) id l5KLxGBm027876 for jewel-news-outgoing; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:59:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200706202159.l5KLxGBm027876@smoe.org> X-Authentication-Warning: smoe.org: majordom set sender to owner-jewel-news@smoe.org using -f Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:48:09 -0300 To: jewel@smoe.org From: Fjjordao Subject: Jewel-News: Jewel Becomes Ambassador for Virgin Unite Sender: owner-jewel-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/3478/Wed Jun 20 16:32:07 2007 on smoe.org X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0 (smoe.org [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:59:18 -0400 (EDT) Jewel Becomes Ambassador for Virgin Unite We're pleased to announce that Jewel has become the newest Ambassador for Virgin Unite! Her first mission is teaming up with Virgin Mobile USA, StandUp For Kids and YouthNoise to bring attention to the problem of youth homelessness. These efforts are part of The RE*Generation, a campaign to connect at-risk youth with young people who want to help and make a difference around the issue of homeless youth. As someone who was a homeless teen herself, this is an issue close to Jewel's heart. On June 19, she testified about her experiences as part of a hearing before the U.S. Congress on the crisis of youth homelessness, disconnected youth, and youth aging out of foster care. "I know first-hand what it's like to be young and without a roof over my head," said Jewel. "I'm blessed that my own story has had such a positive ending. But the same cannot be said for the over one million kids out there on the streets who are at risk and have no voice in society. I'm honored to join forces with those who are rallying to generate real awareness about this critical issue, and look toward solutions on both the national and community levels." Together with Virgin Unite and charitable partners StandUp For Kids and YouthNoise, Virgin Mobile USA organized a national task force to advocate for Congressional recognition of November as "National Homeless Youth Awareness Month," with support from The Children's Health Fund, The National Alliance to End Homelessness, and other like-minded organizations. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Sen. Martinez (R-FL) have jointly sponsored a bi-partisan resolution in the U.S. Senate and Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL) and Rep. Mike Fergusson (R-NJ) are working to introduce a similar resolution in the House of Representatives. "This Resolution and designated month will go a long way toward building awareness of the more than one million children and teens that are without homes and in crisis," said Dan Schulman, CEO of Virgin Mobile USA. "We trust November will serve as a call to action for Americans to learn more about this vital issue, as well as find ways to support the organizations working to help homeless youth in their own communities." "Unfortunately, families are the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population. We have to bring attention to the number of youth alone on the streets and work to ensure our children have a roof over their heads," said Sen. Lautenberg. "Designating November 'National Homeless Youth Awareness Month' is an important first step to encourage local governments, businesses, community organizations and volunteers to work together to give at-risk youth a home." For more information about the problem of youth homelessness in the U.S., visit: http://www.standupforkids.org/ or http://youthnoise.com http://www.virginunite.com/view_content.phtml?id=336 ^^ You can read Jewel's testimony there.