From: owner-jewel-digest To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V1 #69 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "jewel-digest-request@smoe.org" with "unsubscribe" as the body. jewel-digest Tuesday, 27 February 1996 Volume 01 : Number 069 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re[2]: Hi from San Francisco Re: Ani Difranco Re: Rugburns Jewel in Vancouver Jewel in "Allure" sheet music Re: Anybody want to start a tree? [none] Funtime's review shows and things ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jmiller@wdl.loral.com (John Miller) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 23:15:31 -0800 Subject: Re[2]: Hi from San Francisco Candra Rainey introduced herself: >I live in San Francisco and am planning to see Jewel in concert next >week at Slim's. Anyone out there going?? "Mark M. Lipawen" wrote: > Hey, I'm going, too. I was there for the first time this past Sunday for > the Throwing Muses concert (great show). Nice small venue, as long > as you don't get stuck behind one of the poles. I didn't get a chance > to check out where the stage entrance is, though. Anybody from > the area happen to know? And Kurt Jensen added: > Me and two other Jewel fans will be coming from the Napa >Valley... any info on the venue as far as a stage entrance would be nice. >Would love to meet her. Mark, since you were just there, can you think of >a good prearranged spot to meet other Rare Angels at Slim's? I've been going to Slim's for 8 years, and I think it's one of the best venues in the Bay Area. It's owned by Boz Scaggs, who has been showcasing new talent in his club for years (I saw Melissa Etheridge there three times in 1988)... on rare occasions, he will jam with a group on stage. All ages are welcome at Slim's, though legal-age ID is required to consume alcohol. The sound system is excellent... capable of being *very* loud without any distortion... many patrons come prepared with earplugs. Unlike many 'alternative' venues, SLIM's will evict rowdies, stage-divers, head-surfers, etc... Re: stage entrance... performers generally await their show downstairs, and enter from behind the stage at stage left (audience's right). In my experience, *most* opening acts come out into the audience after their show to watch the following acts, and they leave at stage left (audience right), passing a SLIM's bouncer to join the audience. Last week I saw Aimee Mann at Slim's, and both opening acts came out to the audience to mix with fans, have a beer, and enjoy the show. BTW, I was especially impressed with the second opening act, Semi-Sonic, from Minneapolis. Re: meeting place... my favorite place to stand at Slim's is to the right of the stage (stage left, audience right) near the far wall between stage and bar... where performers enter the audience area. It is furthest from the venue's entrance, so is the last to get *really* crowded... is not too far from the bar (but furthest from restrooms), and is difficult to reach if you arrive late. If you arrive very early, there are usually some stools available along the far wall in this area, though more and more late-arriving patrons will be standing in front of you as the evening progresses. I will be seeing her at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz Monday night, and at Slim's Tuesday night. I'll be wearing my usual uniform... blue jeans, black leather biker jacket, black boots, gold wire-rim glasses. John Miller San Jose CA ------------------------------ From: jmiller@wdl.loral.com (John Miller) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 02:38:06 -0800 Subject: Re: Ani Difranco On Sat, 24 Feb 96, Chip Davies wrote: >My friend is checking out Annie DeFranco (sp) tomorrow. Any thoughts on AD? Ani (pronounced Ahnee) Difranco is a remarkable 25-year old woman with 7 CD's released on her own independent label "Righteous Babe Records", and an 8th is on the way... I like all her CD's though I usually suggest starting with her 7th CD, "Not A Pretty Girl". She performs almost exclusively her own work, though she recently performed 'When Doves Fly' by Prince. Her guitar technique is unusual, with many open tunings. She is one of the most dynamic live performers I have ever seen, and if you get a chance to see her, do not miss it! Chip, she just performed in Cleveland, right? Hope you got a chance to see her! There is an interview with her (and a discussion of her technical approach to music) in the current issue of 'Acoustic Guitar' magazine, including tablature for one of her songs. The same issue has an interview with Melissa Etheridge, and includes tab for 'Bring Me Some Water'. John Miller - looking forward to seeing Jewel tonight and tomorrow. ------------------------------ From: "damon schmidt" Date: Mon, 26 Feb 96 09:27:16 -0600 Subject: Re: Rugburns Responding to the message of Sat, 24 Feb 1996 17:28:07 -0500 from Hiranya@aol.com: Jewel and the Rugburns will be sharing a bill > at Spreckles in San Diego. > Thats March 2, Spreckles, San Diego. > Imagine me, aquirming with jealousy. Seeing either of these artists live would be incredible, seeing them both would be godly...sigh... Damon ------------------------------ From: Joanne Elizabeth Matson Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 11:38:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: Jewel in Vancouver Hi! Well after sweating about it for weeks, I was actually let into the show by a very nice door guy who didn't even check my i.d. ( darn, I didn't get a chance to try out that oh-so-convincing excuse why I left it at home). By the time Jewel took the stage it was quite packed, and I was standing near the front near the mic. I couldn't believe it when she actually came on, I was only about 5 feet away from her! She wore a tight black t-shirt and faux-leather pants, if you like to know these things. Ever since I joined this mailing list I have been hearing about how Jewel is even better in person, and I can't believe that it's actually true! Her voice was absolutely perfect, and she is getting really good at playing guitar (which she tuned with her back to us, so as not to show her nostril-flaring habit). Because I was directly in her line of vision, every now and then she would look at me (I swear!) and do that smile where she wrinkles her nose and raises her eyebrows :) I guess it was obvious how glad I was to be there. It was kind of amusing to see the crowd's reaction because the people standing around me were completely still while she was singing - I was worried that someone might keel over from lack of circulation! 99% of the crowd was very quiet, and she told the other 1% (who are now undoubtablly headed for eternal damnation) to talk at the back in that sweet-sarcastic David Spade-ish way. When she took requests, a lot of people yelled out for "Race Car Driver", which surprised me, since it's not on PoY. I wanted to hear "Nicotine Love", but I was too nervous to ask (plus I didn't want her to worry about my mental state). After her fantastic performance, Jewel left the stage quickly, and I didn't want to run after her in search of an autograph because she looked pretty tired. Only one other thing would have made the night even better - t-shirts!! Unfortunatly they didn't have any ( *really* sorry Kam, I know you wanted one badly :( ). I wrote down the set list immediatly after from memory, so it's not perfect: Pieces of You Little Sister Catch a Cold Sometimes it Be that Way Foolish Games I'm Sensitive Morning Song Race Car Driver Don't With You Always (A song she said was inspired by country music?) Angel Standing By You Were Meant for Me I Got the Blues Big Girl Kiss Your Ass Deep Water Who Will Save Your Soul Chime Bells Ring Sorry for rambling on! Thanks for letting me share my joy :) -Joanne ------------------------------ From: Joanne Elizabeth Matson Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 12:15:35 -0800 (PST) Subject: Jewel in "Allure" Hi again While flipping through the new issue of "Allure", I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a full-page article on Jewel! Here it is: JEWEL OF THE NORTH *Once a farm girl in Alaska, Jewel has now sung at Lincoln Center, styled Liz Phair, and rubbed noses with Sean Penn* VH1, MAKEUP FIRST: On a recent VH1 appearance ["Duets" with Melissa Etheridge], the makeup lady was so frustrated with me. She said she liked my silver eye shadow and asked me what it was. I told her "99 cent Wet'n'Wild." The makeup artist said, "Sweetheart, I'm buying you proper things." She gave me a M.A.C. makeup bag and some eye shadow. I am now the proud owner of M.A.C. Spice lip liner, eyebrow powder, eyebrow brush - -I love good eyebrows- and a few lipsticks. I have some shades like Touch and another called Sequin. BAKED ALASKA: I grew up on a farm in Alaska where there was no TV, no electricity. Instead of showers, we took saunas. Every Sunday night, neighbours would travel from 20 miles around for a potluck dinner and a sauna. After using the sauna, we'd jump into a homemade pool. During the hay season, I'd drive a tractor through the meadows. I'd cover a couple hundred acres in an afternoon, then cut, bale, and make hay for the horses. I'd put on baby oil, wear cut-offs and a tank top, and just bake in the sun. YODELAY-HE-HOO: When I was six years old I began singing in bars with my dad. In terms of stage costumes, his big thing was that you just had to be clean. No dirt on your collar or your shirtsleeves, which was hard because we didn't have a washing machine. I had a favorite shirt with a Russian-Swiss type of embroidery on it, and wore my hair in pigtails. I learned how to yodel. I never wore lederhosen. BLONDE BOMBSHELL: Once we took a small tour through the Eskimo villages, where a lot of the kids had never seen blonde hair before. They were just blown away. They backed me up against a wall and tried to pet my hair. NEW SETTING: I lived in Colorado, traveled around the East Coast for a while, visited San Francisco, and at 18 ended up with my mom in San Diego [after her parents' divorce], where I got into surfer style. This was a nice change from Alaska, where showing skin, even your arms, freaks people out. It draws attention because there are so few women in Alaska. ALL DASH AND NO CASH: In San Diego, my mother and I lived out of a car. My mother is a glass artist and singer, and when I was growing up, she was always kind of quirky. She encouraged my 40s phase. She wore crazy things herself. Living in a car wasn't hard. Your clothes were wrinkly, but who cares, you looked good anyway. I'd wash my hair in a Denny's bathroom sink or a fast-food restaurant. I'd put on a little lipstick in the rearview mirror. THE WORLD GYM: Surfing and hiking and things like that, I'm into. When you grow up on a ranch, your body is involved in your life. In city life, your body is excluded mercilessly. To think that you have to go to a room to get exercise is so foreign to me. PHAIR EXCHANGE: I remember one night performing with Liz Phair, and before we went onstage, she asked me what she should wear. I like her style. I think she's sexy. I had purple polyester leisure-suit slacks on. Shen ended up wearing purple hip-hugger bell-bottoms and a little red top. SENSE OF STYLE: You know how some people read tea leaves? I read people's clothing. I have never predicted anyone's future, but you can tell a lot about a person by the way they dress. These days, I'm wearing a lot more black, keeping things simple. by James Servin There is also a great picture of Jewel dressed in in black - she looks very sophistocated. Under her picture it says : When Jewel got a record deal, the first thing she bought was a $20 sundress. It's on page 94 in the March issue, so check it out the next time you're standing in line at Safeway :) -Joanne ------------------------------ From: Brendan Pugh Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 13:40:53 -0800 Subject: sheet music Does anyone out there have any of Jewel's music transcribed for piano? Any little thing would be great. Foolish Games, anything would be greatly appreatiated (hukt on foniks wurkt for me!) anyway tanks for you time. Brendan. ------------------------------ From: Kerry A Hennigin Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 19:36:06 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Anybody want to start a tree? I think we should all take part in a video tree. Jewel has been on TV so much and I am sure alot of you have gotten all of it on tape somewhere out there. It would be a more costly tree but well worth it. Just a suggestion. Kerry On Sat, 24 Feb 1996, Bagheera wrote: > Anybody with a show or two feel like starting a tape tree? I know it can > be a hassle, but I know I'd like to start collecting Jewel tapes since I > missed her last show here in November. Not *telling* anyone to do this, > just asking if anyone feels like it. Peace. > > Gary > _______________________________________________________________________ > | "Listen then," Thrasymachus said, "I say that justice or right is | > | simply what is in the interest of the stronger party." --Plato| > |---------------------------------------------------------------------| > | "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the | > | expert's mind there are few." --Shunryu Suzuzi| > |_____________________________________________________________________| > > ------------------------------ From: Kamyar Aram Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 21:59:34 -0500 Subject: [none] hello... just like to say that i'm all for a tape tree... if anyone's got copies of jewel's live shows, i'll do trading or any other way... mostly i'm interested in getting her non-album songs, specially, i think it's called "i'm sorry"... that song was incredible... so just want give my encouragement for a tape tree or if anyone's interested in trading stuff, please give me a write... thanks kamyar ------------------------------ From: CRfuntime@aol.com Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 22:30:48 -0500 Subject: Funtime's review Here is a review of Peices of you I did for school. I chose to go public with it this way because I think you guys would be interested in reading it. JEWEL: Pieces of you A refreshing new singer/songwriter has come on to the music scene. Jewel Kilchner is her name, and her life story is almost as compelling as her music. You wouldn't expect someone who grew up in Homer, Alaska to have such an interesting history. She began to yodel at a very young age in her parents act for Alaskan tourists. She was sent to Interlocken fine arts school her Junior and Senior years to be an opera singer (she expected to sing blues but I suppose the teachers thought otherwise). After High School she decided to discontinue her education and moved down to San Diego to be with her mom. After a brief stay in Colorado, Jewel returned to San Diego, which she now calls home. Jewel soon grew sick of getting fired from waitressing jobs over and over again (as a result of talking with the customers more than actually doing her job). She made the decision to move into her VW van, and began to write songs. Displaying her work at a nearby coffeehouse (Innerchange) soon got her attention from people all around. Suddenly the coffeehouse was packed and her popularity in the area was only growing. Music company representatives began to make appearances, periodically, at the coffeehouse. One of them from Atlantic Records signed her soon after seeing her perform. And now this twenty-one year old dynamo is on tour gaining more and more fans as she goes along. Her debut album, Pieces of you, is a collection of serious, thoughtful, consistent songs. It varies from the love song theme of "Near you Always," to the searching for hope theme in "Amen" ("Where's my hope/now that my heroes are gone?/Some are being beaten/some are being born/and some can't tell the difference anymore/Amen") which demonstrates Jewel's ability to bring feelings to life. You have to let this CD grow on you a little bit before making a conclusion on it. The first time I listened to the CD I thought I had made a big mistake buying it, but after listening to it a second time everything suddenly clicked. This is unquestionably one of the best CD's I have ever heard. In a teenage world of Smashing Pumpkins, Hootie and the Blowfish, Silverchair, etc., it's nice to discover an artist who actually has something interesting to say, and has the talent to say/sing/play it well. I recommend this CD to anyone who will give it a chance. For myself, musically, Jewel is the best thing I have found since Tori Amos and/or Bjork. "No more questions, please No more tests Comes the day you say "what for?" Please- no more" -Into the Woods ------------------------------ From: Hooley21@aol.com Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 00:08:07 -0500 Subject: shows and things Hi everyone. My name's Rob. I've been into Jewel for about two months. I had heard "Who Will Save Your Soul" on the radio quite some time ago, but I just recently became acquainted with her other songs when she and Edwin McCain played at Rockafellas in Columbia, SC. I must say that this was the best club show that I have ever been to. Jewel absolutely blew me away. To me, she is the epitome of what a singer/ songwriter should be: one who is able to tell a story in song with both intense feeling and humor. I just wanted to introduce myself to the list and let you know that there are Jewel fans in SC. Also, are there any tapes of Jewel concerts floating around out there? I don't know if she allows taping or not, but I would love to trade if anyone has a tape. I have DMB and Phish for trade. Oh well. Let me be off, and I'll talk to you all later. Peace, Rob ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V1 #69 **************************