I added a few pictures tonight and converted the index page into the newer template. There are now 324 pictures posted in that area!

Two pictures were posted from the Clio, MI show. Thank you Mike!

To view the pictures, visit the Pics area of the site.

Warner Bros. Publications has released a song book including content from the Sessions @ AOL.

More information can be found at
http://www.foolishgames.com/jewel/books/sessions_at_aol/index.html

or click on the link on the "index" page of the site.

Courtesy Alan:

NP: "Cheap Thrills" - Big Brother & The Holding Company

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year/month/day

2004/05/21
Punta Mita, Nayarit, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Near You Always , Passing Time, Down So Long, Hands, Break Me, Standing
Still, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Morning Song, 1000 Miles
Away, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, long intro->Who Will Save Your
Soul
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2004/06/10
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, requests->Anything Goes (Cole
Porter), 1000 Miles Away, Down So Long, Life Uncommon, Hands, Standing Still,
Little Sister, Belong With You, Goodbye Alice In Wonderland, No More
Heartaches,
hitchiking story->Race Car Driver, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition,
Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Chime Bells
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2004/06/11
Radisson Outdoor Grove, Sacramento, CA

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, Satellite, Down So Long, Carnivore,
Life Uncommon, Hands, Rosy And Mick, So Close To Heaven, Standing Still,
hitchiking story->Race Car Driver, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition,
Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Everything Reminds Me Of You (duet with Joe Firstman), Chime Bells
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2004/06/12
City Center Pavillion @ The Silver Legacy, Reno, NV

Near You Always, Passing Time, monologue, Everything Breaks, Down So Long,
Life Uncommon, monologue about 9/11, Hands, A Place In The Sun, Morning Song,
hitchiking story->Race Car Driver, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition,
Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, long intro->Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Per la Gloria d'adorarvi, Chime Bells
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2004/06/13
The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, Little Sister, Goodbye Alice In
Wonderland, Belong With You, Down So Long, 1000 Miles Away, Hands, Violet
Eyes,
Standing Still, A Boy Needs A Bike, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder,
Intuition,
Stand, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, long intro->Who Will Save Your
Soul
Encore: Chime Bells
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2004/06/14
Humphrey's Concerts By the Bay, San Diego, CA

Passing Time, Carnivore, Down So Long, Life Uncommon, Hands, Standing Still,
requests & chat, Goodbye Alice In Wonderland, Belong With You, hitchiking
story->Race Car Driver, Morning Song, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder,
Intuition,
Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, long intro->Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Choose Me, Chime Bells
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2004/06/15
Humphrey's Concerts By the Bay, San Diego, CA

Near You Always, Passing Time, Everything Breaks, Down So Long, Deep Water,
The New Wild West, Stand, Hands, Rosy And Mick, Break Me, Cold Song, Comedy:
Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, long
intro->Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Q & A Session, Chime Bells
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2004/06/16
Wente Concerts At The Vineyard, Livermore, CA

Near You Always, Long Slow Slide, monologue, Down So Long, Life Uncommon,
Hands, Standing Still, requests & chat, Goodbye Alice In Wonderland, Belong
With
You, Bob Dylan story->Sometimes It Be That Way, Stephenville TX, Belong With
You, Break Me, Morning Song, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition,
Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Chime Bells
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2004/06/17
Historic Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, monologue, Everything Breaks, So
Close To Heaven, Little Sister, monologue, Hands, Down So Long, Goodbye
Alice
In Wonderland, Stephenville TX, Standing Still, Cold Song, hitchiking story->
Race Car Driver, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Foolish Games,
You
Were Meant For Me, long intro->Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Chime Bells
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2004/06/18
Historic Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, monologue, Deep Water, Down So
Long, Stand, The New Wild West, Hands, If My Heart Were Made Of Gold,
Stephenville
TX, Lemondrops And Clover, Morning Song, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder,
Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, long intro->Who Will Save
Your
Soul
Encore: Everything Reminds Me Of You (with Joe Firstman), Chime Bells
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2004/06/19
Britt Festival at Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, OR

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, 1000 Miles Away, Down So Long, Love
Me Just Leave Me Alone, Everybody Needs Someone Sometime, monologue,
Stephenville TX, Hands, monologue, Standing Still, hitchiking story->Race Car
Driver,
Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For
Me, long intro->Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Everything Reminds Me Of You (with Joe Firstman), Chime Bells
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2004/06/20
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville, WA

Near You Always, Passing Time, 1000 Miles Away, Down So Long, Life Uncommon,
Hands, requests, New Wild West, I Belong To You, Lemondrops & Clover, Morning
Song, Monologue - Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were
Meant For Me, Intro-> Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Everything Reminds Me of You (with Joe Firstman), Chime Bells
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2004/06/21
Les Schwab Amphitheatre, Bend, OR

Near You Always, Passing Time, requests, Little Sister, Down So Long, Hands,
Goodbye Alice In Wonderland, Standing Still, hitchiking story->Race Car
Driver, Morning Song, Monologue - Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Foolish
Games,
You Were Meant For Me, Intro-> Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Everything Reminds Me of You (with Joe Firstman), Chime Bells
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2004/07/08
Family Arena, St. Charles, MO

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, requests, Everything Breaks, Down
So Long, Hands, Standing Still, monologue, Little Sister, Violet Eyes, Break
Me, 2 Become 1, Lemondrops And Clover, Comedy:Social Anxiety Disorder,
Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, Intro-> Who Will Save Your
Soul
Encore: Chime Bells
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2004/07/09
Promowest Pavillion, Columbus, OH

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, requests, Stand, Life Uncommon,
Hands, monologue, A Long Slow Slide, Standing Still, Satellite, Morning Song,
Lemondrops And Clover, Comedy:Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Foolish
Games,
You Were Meant For Me, Intro-> Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Q&A Session, Chime Bells
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2004/07/10
North Stage on Summerfest Grounds, Milwaukee,WI

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, monologue, Everything Breaks,
Carnivore, Little Sister, monologue, The New Wild West, Hands, Stephenville
TX,
Standing Still, hitchiking story->Race Car Driver, Intuition, Foolish Games,
You
Were Meant For Me, intro-> Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Per La Gloria Dbadorarvi, Chime Bells
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2004/07/11
Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN

Near You Always, monologue, Carnivore, monologue, Love Me Just Leave Me
Alone. Satellite, Life Uncommon, Hands, monologue, Violet Etes, Break Me,
Comedy:
Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, monologue, Standing Still, Foolish Games,
You Were Meant For Me, long intro->Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Everything Reminds Me Of You (With Joe Firstman), The Other Woman,
Chime Bells
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2004/07/12
Three Clans Conference Center at Oneida Casino, Green Bay, WI

Near You Always, monologue, Nicotine Love, monologue, Standing Still,
monologue, Little Sister, Hands, A Boy Needs A Bike, Grey Matter, Life
Uncommon,
Morning Song, Intuition, Stand, Foolish Games, The Mexico Story, You Were
Meant
For Me, Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Everything Reminds Me Of You (With Joe Firstman), Chime Bells
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2004/07/13
Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN

Near You Always, Does Anyone Believe In Love Anymore, Rosy And Mick,
monologue, 1000 Miles Away, Down So Long, Deep Water, If My Heart Were Made Of
Gold,
Hands, Whatbs Simple Is True, monologue, Stand, Comedy:Social Anxiety
Disorder, Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, Intro-> Who Will
Save Your
Soul
Encore: Choose Me, Everything Reminds Me Of You (w/Joe Firstman). Chime Bells

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2004/07/14
Meadowbrook, Rochester Hills, MI

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, requests, Everything Breaks, Down
So Long, Hands, Life Uncommon,Stand, Standing Still, hitchiking story->Race
Car
Driver, Cold Song, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Foolish Games,
You Were Meant For Me, intro->Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Everything Reminds Me Of You (with Joe Firstman), Chime Bells
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2004/07/15
Fraze Pavillion, Kettering, OH

Near You Always, monologue, A Long Slow Slide, monologue, Down So Long, The
New Wild West, monologue, Hands, Life Uncommon, Standing Still, Ab Place In
The
Sun, Break Me, Studies In Love #12, Angel (Cowboy Waltz), Comedy: Social
Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, intro->Who
Will
Save Your Soul
Encore: Choose Me, Everything Reminds Me Of You (with Joe Firstman), Chime
Bells, Poetry Reading: Steady Yourself
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2004/07/16
Cain Park, Cleveland, OH

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, monologue, Everything Breaks,
Little Sister, Down So Long, Hands, monologue, Cleveland, Bob Dylan story->
Sometimes It Be That Way, hitchiking story->Race Car Driver, Lemondrops And
Clover,
Morning Song, Cold Song, Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me,
intro->
Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Per La Gloria Dbadorarvi, Chime Bells
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2004/07/17
Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario

Near You Always, monologue, A Long Slow Slide, monologue, A Boy Needs A Bike,
Stephenville TX, Bob Dylan story->Sometimes It Be That Way, Down So Long,
Life Uncommon, Hands, Stand, Violet Eyes, Break Me, Comedy: Social Anxiety
Disorder, Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, 1000 Miles Away,
intro->
Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Choose Me, Chime Bells
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2004/07/18
Clio Area Amphitheatre, Clio, MI

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, A Long Slow Slide, Carnivore,Down
So Long, Rosy And Mick, Life Uncommon, Hands, Innocence Maintained, Standing
Still, The Other Woman, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Foolish
Games, You Were Meant For Me, intro->Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: monologue during dulcimer setup, Choose Me, Everything Reminds Me of
You (with Joe Firstman), Per La Gloria A'Dorarvi
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2004/07/19
Zoo Amphitheatre, Toledo, OH

Near You Always, requests, Bob Dylan story->Sometimes It Be That Way, Down So
Long, Everything Breaks, monologue, Studies In Love #12, monologue, Nicotine
Love, Hands, hitchiking story->Race Car Driver, Cold Song, Comedy: Social
Anxiety Disorder, Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, intro->Who
Will
Save Your Soul
Encore: Chime Bells
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2004/07/20
Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN

Near You Always, monologue, Passing Time, If My Heart Were Made Of Gold,
Satellite, Down So Long, Life Uncommon, Hands, Standing Still, Stand, Morning
Song, Lemondrops And Clover, Intuition, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me,
intro->Who Will Save Your Soul
Encore: Everything Reminds Me of You (with Joe Firstman), Chime Bells
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2004/07/23
2004 Verizon Music Festival, Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Near You Always, Does Anyone Believe In Love Anymore, 1000 Miles Away,
Carnivore, Nicotine Love, Little Sister, Down So Long, Life Uncommon, The New
Wild
West, Hands, Goodbye Alice In Wonderland, Violet Eyes, hitchiking story->Race
Car Driver, Cold Song, Morning Song, Comedy: Social Anxiety Disorder,
Intuition, Stand, Foolish Games, You Were Meant For Me, intro->Who Will Save
Your Soul
Encore: Per la Gloria Dbadorarvi, Everything Reminds Me of You (with Joe
Firstman), Chime Bells
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2004/07/24

Aids Project L.A.'s Summer Party, Paramount Studios Lot, Los Angeles, CA
Hands, talk, Intuition, Foolish Games, Comedy: Meet & Greet story, Chime
Bells
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Fire and Ice
Jewel gave a warm performance on a cold night at the Mountain Winery
By Sarah Quelland
ALL THAT NOISE about Jewel having a meltdown at the Hampton Beach Ballroom
Casino in New Hampshire was hogwash, if her solo acoustic appearance at the
Mountain Winery in Saratoga last Thursday (June 17) was any indication. Though
Jewel's set lists vary from show to show, the stories she tells are pretty
much
the same every night. While that rowdy casino crowd didn't understand her
humor
and took her words out of context, the Winery fans were delighted as she
regaled them with bizarre tales of her hitchhiking escapades, run-ins with
stalker
dentists and superfreaks, and her fascination with commercials for
social-anxiety drugs.
It was a bracingly cold night in the mountains, and Jewel's fans, a mix of
families, couples and single men, were huddled in blankets and bundled in
winter
clothes. Jewel stepped out wearing body-hugging blue jeans, a casual blazer
over her shirt and athletic shoes. She immediately began "Near You Always."
"OK, it's really cold," she laughed at the end, strumming her guitar. "Are
any of you in tank tops?" she asked sympathetically. "You deserve an extra
drink!" Throughout the night, Jewel proved to be affable, witty, sarcastic and
melodramatic. She's an entertaining comedian and a dramatic storyteller. In
addition to highlights from her studio albums ("Hands," "Standing Still,"
"Intuition," "Foolish Games," "You Were Meant for Me"), Jewel played a
number of
unrecorded gems. Informing the crowd that the night was being recorded both
for
Instant Live (where for $25 fans can take home a CD of the concert they
just saw)
and for her next album, she playfully threatened, "No sneezing during new
songs, or I will choke you."
After sending "Passing Time" out to "All my homey stalkers, yo," Jewel asked
the crowd, "What else do you feel like hearing?" A barrage of song requests
flew toward the stage and one guy screamed out "Inspiration!"
"Inspiration?" Jewel asked. "I don't think I wrote a song called
'Inspiration.' You might want to check with your wife or girlfriend, 'cause
I think it's
called 'Intuition'!" she yelled with mock rage.
Following the heartsick "Everything Breaks," she asked the crowd, "You like
country music at all?" Rewarded with whoops and hollers, she jokingly replied,
"I hate it." She then played "So Close to Heaven," which she said she intended
to shop to country singer Trisha Yearwood.
When a hot drink was delivered from backstage after "Little Sister," Jewel
picked it up gratefully. "You're jealous of my tea, aren't you?" she asked,
taking a loud sip. When someone called out, "What's in that tea?" she replied
"Heat is in this tea, if you must ask. My fingers are getting numb. I'm
playing
clumsily."
Despite the shivering cold, Jewel's voice was in top form and full of power
and finesse. She showed off her range from sweet to brassy on "Down So Long,"
and during one incredible section, she coaxed a vocoder effect from her voice,
au naturel.
"What else?" she said, bouncing from the cold. "You wanna hear a brand-new
song?" she asked. "I just wrote this about a week ago, and I haven't played it
very much, so I need to practice." She proceeded to play one of the most
intimate and revealing numbers of the night, a song about the illusion and
emptiness
of fame. On the aching and autobiographical tune, she sang, "There is a
difference between dreaming and pretending / I did not find paradise / It
was only
a reflection of my lonely mind searching for what was missing in my life."
Now 30, Jewel seems to be re-evaluating her priorities. She bowed out of
Wave, a movie she was set to produce and star in. She's had second thoughts
about
releasing her book of love poems. Mostly, she seems content right now to focus
on her music and to spend her free time with her boyfriend, retired rodeo
champion Ty Murray. As the brand-new song suggested, "I crave reality."
Jewel seemed perfectly sound at Winery, and she played a generous 16-song set
that ended with a dazzling rendition of "Who Will Save Your Soul." After
exiting the stage, she quickly returned. "OK, I'm doing a fast encore, 'cause
we're all freezing," she announced, breaking into "Chime Bells," which
showcased
her yodeling ability. "I love you! Have a good night!" she said with a wave,
taking her tea and walking backstage.

Tuesday, June 22, 2004, 12:00 A.M. Pacific


Concert Review
Jewel shines with simplicity



When folk-pop singer Jewel released her latest collection of songs, "0304,"
last year, the merits of the music were, at least initially, eclipsed by the
buzz that surrounded the singer's "new" look b one that was overtly sexy and
stylized.
Some shuddered to think that the ethereal and intellectual Jewel stooped to
the lowest common denominator of contemporary pop music with her tight
designer
clothes and glossy lips.
As if to put an end to any lingering questions of her credibility as an
artist, Jewel returns to her roots on her current tour, which brought her to
Chateau Ste. Michelle Sunday night.
Jewel played solo-acoustic for a sold-out, sun-drenched crowd at the first of
the summer concerts at the Woodinville winery. It was a stripped down, raw
and breezy performance with no flashy costumes, no dazzling light displays b
just Jewel.
The singer-songwriter-cum-poet-actress (and renowned yodeler) opened her
90-minute piece with the poignant, though relatively obscure, "Near You
Always,"
from her debut release, "Pieces of You." The song set the mood and pace of the
singer's set. Lesser-known and new cuts occupied the first half and her most
popular songs (such as "Who Will Save Your Soul") were the foundation of Act
2.
Armed with a pair of guitars, Jewel, sporting a golden tan and stick-straight
super-blond locks, was dressed appropriately for the balmy conditions with a
mini-sun dress over blue jeans. The show spotlighted the singer's best asset
b
her voice, baby-doll breathy and bold and bluesy by turns. Though she was a
bit raspy on the high notes in the beginning, the capacity-crowd didn't mind;
they lapped up her music with the same fervor as they did her frequent
in-between-song banter and playful barbs.
Case in point: A few lines into "Life Uncommon," Jewel stopped to mildly
chastise those who were chatting during the performance, and the audience
quickly
got the hint.
With Jewel, each song is a neatly wrapped short story about issues of the
heart that are often messy and complicated.
Particularly powerful was an achingly beautiful "Foolish Games," and a fine
take on one of her biggest hits, "You Were Meant For Me." Concert-goers warmly
embraced the pathos of "Hands," the grit of "Life Uncommon" and a fluid,
mixed-up arrangement of "Down So Long," all from "Spirted." They were dancing
in
their seats and on the grass when Jewel launched the catchy "Intuition," a
satirical take on image and commercialism.
While Jewel's catalog of music is densely lyrical and poetic, it can be a bit
repetitive, so it was refreshing that she broke up the monotony with
conversations and ramblings, such as a bit about her shyness when doing
preconcert
meet-and-greets.
A pair of rising singer-songwriters opened the show. First off was folksy
indie artist Anne Heaton, accompanied only by a keyboard and a soaring, rich
voice. Though her set was short, clocking in under 20 minutes, Heaton is a
natural
performer whose songs, like Jewel's, encapsulate various slice-of-life
moments. Charismatic singer Joe Firstman followed, turning out sensual and
engaging
music with a tenderness reminiscent of Jeff Buckley.
Tina Potterf: 206-464-8214 or tpotterf@seattletimes.com

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/178829_jewel21qww.asp


Jewel delivers a powerful, funny show at Ste. Michelle
Monday, June 21, 2004
By GENE STOUT
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER POP MUSIC CRITIC
Talk if you must during a Jewel concert, but do so at your own risk.
REVIEW
JEWEL



WHEN: Sunday night



WHERE: Chateau Ste. Michelle


"OK, how about the people talking while I'm singing?" the singer-songwriter
snapped at the crowd, interrupting the start of "Life Uncommon" amid sporadic
chatter in the front rows Sunday night at Chateau Ste. Michelle.
"I'm trying very hard for you. I don't have a band and I'm singing my little
guts out for you.
"If you're a guy and you're trying to talk to your date because you hope she
likes you ... if she doesn't like you by now, it's too late, so just shut
up."
Jewel expects a lot of her audience and of herself, and when everything's
just right, she's capable of a remarkable performance.
Despite the unwelcome chit-chat during the show's opening moments, the
good-natured singer-songwriter with the offbeat sense of humor offered a
powerful
and entertaining solo concert peppered with sassy commentary and comical
storytelling, including a segment about TV ads for prescription drugs with
side
effects worse than the conditions being treated. Jewel's extraordinarily
expressive
vocals were the highlight of the evening.
She sauntered out shortly after 8 p.m. for the opening concert of the 2004
season at the Woodinville winery. She wore a sun dress over faded jeans. The
sparse stage featured only a small table topped with a vase or flowers.
Singing in a girlish voice capable of soaring as high as the hot-air balloon
that drifted overhead, Jewel opened her 90-minute show with the tender,
romantic "Near You Always" and "Passing Time," a tune she wrote when she was
19
about the "delusional week" that followed a breakup with her boyfriend.
The concert was recorded by a company called Instant Live, which sold a
double live CD of the show for $25 a copy on site. Hundreds of concertgoers
lined
up afterward for the souvenir recording.
"When I do a new song, don't sneeze," she instructed the crowd. "I'll come
out and choke you if you ruin a good take."
Among the most powerful songs in the show was the politically charged "The
New Wild West," featuring the line, "What fun is power if you can't act like a
rock star?" It was from her 2001 album, "This Way." Another standout was
"Intuition" from last year's "0304" album.
Jewel's is working on a new "lo-fi" album to be released early next year. It
will include songs the folk-pop singer has played live for years but never
recorded. But there could be new material as well. Jewel performed "Belong
With
You," a tender, melancholy love song that was written only a week ago.
The set continued with "Foolish Games," "You Were Meant for Me" and the
closing song, "Who Will Save Your Soul," which she wrote while hitchhiking
through
Mexico at age 16. "Every time I heard it on the radio I was so embarassed,"
she said, noting that her original warbling vocals reminded her of Kermit the
Frog.
Singer-songwriter Joe Firstman, the middle act in the show, joined Jewel for
the encore. The two performed a powerful duet of a song they wrote together.
Jewel concluded the concert with "Chime Bells," a showcase for the
extraordinary yodeling she learned while growing up in Homer, Alaska. She
added a humorous
twist by speeding up her yodeling until the lyrics became unintelligible.
During Firstman's earlier set, the North Carolina-bred singer-songwriter
backed himself on guitar and piano, performing songs from his current album,
"The
War of Women." Among them was the rootsy rocker "Can't Stop Loving You," which
he concluded with a powerful falsetto, and "Now You're Gorgeous, Now You're
Gone." He also performed a Joni Mitchell song -- the enchantingly romantic "(I
Could Drink) A Case of You" -- appropriate for a concert at a winery.
Opening the concert was singer-songwriter Anne Heaton, who won a national
competition sponsored by Jewel and her Soul City Cafe Web site. Her set
included
"Megan and Kevin," a humorous and poignant song dedicated to a girlfriend who
had found the perfect spouse.
) 1998-2004 Seattle Post-Intelligencer

I added a few new links to jewel sites. Don't forget to check them out.

Rob Thomas and Jewel Help Angels

Matchbox Twenty singer and Jewel to play benefit concert.
http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/news/article.php?id=5970

LIVE: Jewel Finds Her Folk
Tuesday July 20, 2004 @ 05:00 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
July 17, 2004
by Brian Wong



Consider Jewelbs current solo acoustic tour to be damage control.
Well aware that long-time fans had difficulty swallowing her candied dance-pop makeover on last yearbs 0304 disc, Jewel used Saturday night to return to her coffeehouse-pop roots. And after recent reports of an onstage meltdown, the folky was intent on reminding everyone about her mid-b90s success with a hit-filled show.
Singer-songwriter Joe Firstman opened the night with his quirky, yet sometimes schmaltzy, love tunes. Alternating between electric piano and acoustic guitar , Firstman was both Five For Fighting and Joni Mitchell and showed his appreciation for the receptive Canadian crowd with a decent cover of Mitchellbs "A Case Of You." At times, his powerful bass neared operatic and with his entirely white, open-shirted ensemble, his romance-novel-cover looks made the young women in the audience swoon.
Yes, 20 and 30-something, Chapters-loving, Starbucks-drinking, blonde women were out in full force, but their RW & Co. shopping boyfriends also had something to swoon for when the curvaceous Alaskan folk-tart finally took the stage.
Amidst the whistling and the "Yowzabs," Jewel assumed her position next to a small table with a bouquet of flowers, bottled water and a binder of lyrics.
This was both the earthy Jewel, sporting a simple, frilly black camisole top and jeans, and the glam-girl Jewel, getting a bit dolled up with stylish bangs and silver hoop earrings.
With her crystal-clear, child-like voice that swung from chirpily sweet to sharply soulful, she took advantage of Massey Hallbs pristine sound and began the night with hardcore fan favourites like "Near You Always" and "Life Uncommon." She even yielded to a fanbs request for the obscure "Boy Needs A Bike,"
which prompted a charmingly quick practice session that drew chuckles from the crowd as she consulted her lyric book and dryly remarked, "Yes, I wrote all of these."
Jewelbs stand-up comedian banter between songs was also razor sharp. She threatened to choke sneezers during the show (which was being recorded to be sold after the show), relayed a dream about Bob Dylan coming onto her and provided anecdotes about naked stalker fans, getting her shoulders stuck in the sweaty armpit sockets of her male fans and gave advice to her dentist fans: "Donbt look at the teeth, look at the boobies."
The rest of the show was all about appeasing the crowd. Loose renditions of "Hands" and "Foolish Games" sounded more vulnerable and less cheesy, while slow versions of "You Were Meant For Me" and the excellent "Break Me" were given a new fragileness. She even doled out an acoustic "Intuition," making the songb s darkly comic satire more apparent than the jiggy-pop studio version. For the encore, Jewel traded in her guitar for a dulcimer on the simple new song "Choose Me," while her infamous yodelling got the audience clapping along.
Say what you want about her often banally produced records; live, Jewel is a gem of a solo performer whobs both self-aware and truly, outrageously funny.