Mar 22, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

We haven't done an Album of the Week post since January, but there are some upcoming albums truly worthy of the title, starting with the new one by Strand of Oaks (the project of Timothy Showalter), Eraserland, released today via Dead Oceans.Here is more info on the album, as well as a round up and streams for other notable albums released today. More

Mar 22, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis has released a new album, On the Line, today via Warner Bros. You can stream it here. Last night she stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform two songs from the album: "Red Bull & Hennessy" and "Wasted Youth." More

Mar 22, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis has released a new album, On the Line, today via Warner Bros. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More

Mar 15, 2019 By Mark Redfern

With most of the music industry at SXSW this week it was a slow week for new tracks. We considered just having a Top 5 for this week's Songs of the Week, but dug deep enough to come up with a Top 10. More

Mar 15, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis is releasing a new album, On the Line, on March 22 via Warner Bros. Now she has shared another song from it, "Wasted Youth." More

Mar 04, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Last night Jenny Lewis live-streamed On the Line Online, a telethon/variety show to promote her upcoming new album, On the Line, and to raise money for Los Angeles' The Downtown Women's Center. If you didn't catch it live, you can still watch the whole three and a half hour thing here. It was co-hosted by comedians Tim Heidecker and Vanessa Bayer (of Saturday Night Live) and featured a slew of special guests, including Jeff Goldblum, St. Vincent, Beck, Danielle Haim, Mac DeMarco, Jim James, Jason Schwartzman, and more. More

Feb 27, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis is releasing a new album, On the Line, on March 22 via Warner Bros. Now she has announced On the Line Online, which is a three-hour online listening party, variety show, and charity fundraiser that will stream this Sunday. It is co-hosted by comedian and musician Tim Heidecker. More

Feb 15, 2019 By Mark Redfern

It was pretty rough week to be a Ryan Adams fan. We won't regurgitate the details, but if you haven't already done so then you should read The New York Times article detailing the sexual misconduct allegations made against him by Mandy Moore, Phoebe Bridgers, and several other women.  More

Feb 14, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis is releasing a new album, On the Line, on March 22 via Warner Bros. Previously she shared its first single, "Red Bull & Hennessy," which was one of our Songs of the Week. Now she has shared another song from the album, "Heads Gonna Roll," which was posted to YouTube via a largely static image of her on a horse in a sparkly Elvis-in-Vegas type outfit. More

Feb 04, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis is releasing a new album, On the Line, on March 22 via Warner Bros. Previously she shared its first single, "Red Bull & Hennessy," which was one of our Songs of the Week. Now she has stopped by the Chris Thile-hosted public radio show Live From Here to perform the song. More

Jan 25, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

This was a helluva week for new music. Monday was fairly quiet due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but Foals officially announced two albums and shared a cinematic video for a new song. More

Jan 23, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Back in December Jenny Lewis announced her new album, On the Line. At the time of its announcement, no songs from the album were shared and the exact release date, tracklist, and cover art were all TBA. Now Lewis has shared the album's first single, "Red Bull & Hennessy," and announced the album's details. More

Dec 03, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis has finally announced her new album. She has also announced some 2019 tour dates. More

Aug 06, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Father John Misty (aka Josh Tillman) released a new album, God's Favorite Customer, back in June via Sub Pop worldwide (except for Europe, where it's on Bella Union). On Saturday he performed at Historic Fort York in Toronto. During his performance of the album's title track, "God's Favorite Customer," Jenny Lewis joined him onstage, singing the part sung by Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) on the album.  More

Apr 09, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

It's been four years since Jenny Lewis released her last solo album, 2014's The Voyager, but now she has announced some new summer tour dates. Hopefully that's an indication that she has some new music on the way. More

Mar 23, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Last week we skipped Songs of the Week. Most of the music industry was in Austin for SXSW and thus few notable songs were shared last week, leaving us with not enough contenders to even put together a Top 5 we were truly excited about. So this week's Songs of the Week mainly covers this week, but has a few songs from last week, including the song that would've been our #1 last week if we'd done a list. Hence we have a Top 12 this week. More

Mar 21, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

King Tuff (aka Kyle Thomas) is releasing a new album, The Other, on April 13 via Sub Pop. Now he has shared another song from the album, "Thru the Cracks." It features the guest vocals of Jenny Lewis (although we wouldn't call it a full on duet).  More

Feb 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis stopped by NPR's A Prairie Home Companion on Saturday and during the broadcast from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium she performed a new song, "Heads Gonna Roll." Lewis has been working on the follow-up to her 2014 album The Voyager, with Ryan Adams producing.  More

Jan 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Longtime former David Letterman bandleader Paul Schaffer is releasing a self-titled new album with his backing band, The World's Most Dangerous Band, on March 17 via Sire. More

Dec 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

She & Him (Zooey Deschanel + M. Ward) released a Christmas album back in 2013 entitled A Very She & Him Christmas and they have another one, Christmas Party, that came out at the end of October via Columbia Records. More

Nov 29, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Today was Bedstock, an Internet charity music festival. It featured videos of various musicians performing songs in bed, including Jenny Lewis, Tegan and Sara, Moby, Warpaint, Norah Jones, Lucy Dacus, Radiation City, and others.  More

Oct 11, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

New York's EZTV released a new album, High in Place, a couple of weeks back via Captured Tracks. Now the album's "Racing Country" has a video. It was shot in the summer when the band was on tour with Jenny Lewis, who was featured on the album and also cameos in the video. More

Aug 11, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Nice As Fuck (aka NAF), is a new band featuring Jenny Lewis, Au Revoir Simone's Erika Forster, and The Like's Tennessee Thomas. The band recently surprised-released their self-titled debut album.  More

Jul 28, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Nice As Fuck (aka NAF), is a new band featuring Jenny Lewis, Au Revoir Simone's Erika Forster, and The Like's Tennessee Thomas. The band recently surprised-released their self-titled debut album. More

Jul 20, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Nice as Fuck (aka NAF), is a new band featuring Jenny Lewis, Au Revoir Simone's Erika Forster, and The Like's Tennessee Thomas. The band recently surprised-released their self-titled debut album. Before that, they made their live debut at a Bernie Sanders benefit and went out on tour opening for M. Ward.  More

Jul 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

New York trio EZTV have announced a new album and shared its first single, which features Jenny Lewis. High in Place is due out September 30 via Captured Tracks. More

Jun 24, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Jenny Lewis' new supergroup Nice As Fuck (which also features Erika Forster, and Tennessee Thomas) have surprise-released their self-titled album. More

Jun 20, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis recently announced Nice as Fuck, a new side band with Au Revoir Simone's Erika Forster and The Like's Tennessee Thomas. They made their live debut at a Bernie Sanders benefit and went out on tour opening for M. Ward. Now the band has shared their first single, "Door," via Spotify. Listen below. More

May 05, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis recently announced Nice as Fuck, a new side band with Au Revoir Simone's Erika Forster and The Like's Tennessee Thomas. They made their live debut at a Bernie Sanders benefit and have been out on tour the last week opening for M. Ward.  More

Apr 26, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Back in January 2006 Jenny Lewis was still in Rilo Kiley when she released Rabbit Fur Coat, which was kind of her debut solo album, but also a collaboration with The Watson Twins and thus billed as an album by "Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins." More

Apr 06, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Jenny Lewis, Au Revoir Simone's Erika Forster, and the Like's Tennessee Thomas have formed a new band called Nice As Fuck which will be opening for M. Ward later this month. More

Mar 24, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Last week The National revealed the tracklist and release date for for their Grateful Dead tribute compilation Day Of The Dead. Now they’ve shared five songs featuring some well-known musicians: The War On Drugs' “Touch Of Grey,” Courtney Barnett’s “New Speedway Boogie,” Bruce Hornsby and Justin Vernon’s old band DeYarmond Edison's “Black Muddy River,” The National's “Morning Dew,” and Phosphorescent, Jenny Lewis and Friends cover of “Sugaree." More

Feb 11, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bon Iver's main creative force Justin Vernon said last year that there were no upcoming plans for a new Bon Iver album (the last one was released in 2011), but in a new interview with Billboard he has said that he's "no longer winding down" and promises that he's "definitely been working on music."  More

Feb 08, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Back in January 2006 Jenny Lewis was still in Rilo Kiley when she released Rabbit Fur Coat, which was kind of her debut solo album, but also a collaboration with The Watson Twins and thus billed as an album by "Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins." More

Sep 28, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis performed at the Trans-Pecos Festival of Music and Love in Marfa, Texas last Thursday and brought a special guest onstage, St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark). Clark played drums on Lewis' "Just One of the Guys," collaborated with Lewis on the unreleased song "Girl on Girl," and performed her own song "Cheerleader." The set ended with a cover of Deee-Lite's "Groove is in the Heart."  More

Sep 21, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Back in January 2006 Jenny Lewis was still in Rilo Kiley when she released Rabbit Fur Coat, which was kind of her debut solo album, but also a collaboration with The Watson Twins and thus billed as an album by "Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins." In honor of the album's upcoming 10th anniversary, Lewis is prepping a deluxe remastered vinyl reissue of the album.  More

Aug 29, 2015 By Laura Studarus

On August 26, Jenny Lewis performed her final Voyager show at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA. More

Jul 23, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis and her longtime boyfriend/Jenny & Johnny collaborator Johnathan Rice have written music for films before, including the Anne Hathaway starrer Song One, which they had a cameo in and which also featured live performances from Sharon Van Etten and Dan Deacon. More

Jul 20, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Fresh from releasing a surprise free album last Thursday, Wilco have announced a slew of new tour dates. They run from the beginning of August to the end of September. Support on select dates will come from Jenny Lewis, Speedy Oritz, Vetiver, and William Tyler. More

May 27, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis' fantastic new video for "She's Not Me" does an amazing job sending up Lewis' previous life as a child actor and she's got some great guest stars in on the joke, including Fred Armisen, Feist, Saturday Night Live's Vanessa Bayer, Girls' Zosia Mamet, and Leo Fitzpatrick (Kids, Bully, Storytelling). More

May 26, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Saturday Night Live's Vanessa Bayer also stars in the Above Average web series Sound Advice, in which she plays Janessa Slater, a terrible publicist/media coach who gives bad advice to various musicians who play themselves. More

May 22, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

As Bill Murray mentioned on his final ever interview on The Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday, the comedian legend has a Christmas special coming on Netflix this December.  More

Apr 17, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

During the first weekend of Coachella, Jenny Lewis treated fans to a brand new song called, "Girl on Girl." More

Jan 30, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing support of her much-lauded new album The Voyager, Jenny Lewis has announced a brand new stretch of tour dates. More

Jan 26, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Over the weekend Jenny Lewis was featured on the latest episode of Austin City Limits. More

Jan 23, 2015 By Laura Studarus

This Sunday, PBS will air Jenny Lewis’ Austin City Limits episode.  More

Dec 23, 2014 By Austin Trunick

Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice (a.k.a. Jenny & Johnny) composed original songs for the film. In this exclusive clip, Lewis and Rice work in the studio with actor Ben Rosenfield to capture the perfect take on their track, “Marble Song.” More

Dec 19, 2014 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the Best of 2014 Issue, which is about to hit newsstands and will be out all of January and February. It features St. Vincent on the cover and interviews with some of the artists behind 2014's best albums. More

Dec 19, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last night Jenny Lewis stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform Voyager cuts “She’s Not Me” and (as a web exclusive) “One of the Guys.” More

Dec 08, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Over the weekend Jenny Lewis kicked off a select set of joint shows alongside Ryan Adams, who served as producer for the majority of Lewis' latest LP, The Voyager. More

Dec 04, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

Jenny Lewis and longtime collaborator Jonathan Rice have scored the upcoming film Song One starring Anne Hathaway and  Johnny Flynn. Ahead of its January 23 release, a song from the soundtrack is available to stream. More

Nov 11, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last night Jenny Lewis brought her rainbow pantsuit and soothing folk pop to Late Night With Seth Myers.  More

Sep 10, 2014 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis has added some tour dates. If you're a fan and live in places like Richmond, Atlanta, Philly, NYC, Ithaca, Vegas, and a few others then get ready to do "the frug" or "the Robocop." More

Aug 19, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing to make the rounds on the late night circuit promoting her brand new solo LP, The Voyager, Jenny Lewis was welcomed as the musical guest on Conan last night. More

Aug 11, 2014 By Wendy Redfern

Check out photos from Day three of the Outside Lands, held in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA on August 10, 2014. We sent photographer Robert Redfield down to capture the action. Click here to view the full gallery.Plus some bonus photos here! And bonus behind-the-scenes photo here. More

Jul 31, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Jenny Lewis’ new album The Voyager didn’t have to age like a fine wine—it’s been paired with one. More

Jul 29, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

With her highly anticipated new solo album The Voyager finally seeing release today Jenny Lewis kicked the celebration off a bit early last night by appearing as the musical guest on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show. More

Jul 23, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

Jenny Lewis scored the upcoming film Very Good Girls, which starts Elizabeth Olsen and Dakota Fanning. In this clip, Olsen plays an open-mic version of Rilo Kiley's "Go Ahead" from Take Offs And Landings. More

Jul 21, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Next week on July 29 singer/songwriter Jenny Lewis will release her third solo album The Voyager. More

Jul 15, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Poised to release The Voyager, her first solo album since 2008's Acid Tongue, Jenny Lewis has premiered a new music video featuring her lead single "Just One of the Guys." It stars Anne Hathaway, Kristen Stewart, and Brie Larson.  More

Jul 11, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

Welcome to Under the Radar's weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we've got new songs by alt-J, Jenny Lewis, Bat For Lashes, Jessie Ware, Jeff Tweedy, Cut Copy, Anna Calvi and David Byrne (covering Connan Mockasin), Twin Peaks, Cassie Ramone (ex-Vivian Girls), Laetitia Sadier (ex-Stereolab), We Were Promised Jetpacks, Speedy Ortiz, Generationals, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here. More

Jul 08, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

Jenny Lewis has released another new song from her upcoming solo LP The Voyager. It's the title track, and it's a somber acoustic ballad with instrumental swells and a theme of self-discovery and resolution. More

Jun 10, 2014 By Austin Trunick

The Big Apple's annual outdoor music festival took place June 6th through 9th, 2014, on Randall's Island. Jack White, Vampire Weekend, Grimes, Phoenix, Interpol, Spoon, Janelle Monae, Jenny Lewis, and many others played to large, sweaty NYC crowds, and photographer Robert Kidd was there to cover the action.

Check out his photos of day one here, and days two and three here.  More

Jun 06, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Next month Jenny Lewis will release her third solo album album The Voyager. More

Jun 04, 2014 By Laura Studarus

On July 25, Very Good Girls, the directorial debut of Naomi Foner, will hit theaters.  More

Jun 03, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

On July 29 Jenny Lewis will return with her third solo album The Voyager. More

May 19, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Last week Jenny Lewis officially announced the release of The Voyager, her first proper solo album since 2008's Acid Tongue. More

May 15, 2014 By Laura Studarus

It seems Jenny Lewis has a new album on the way. More

Jan 13, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Last night saw the season three premiere of HBO's Girls. More

Dec 18, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last night metal veterans Megadeth stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote their newest album Super Collider.  More

Sep 06, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Recently involved in a bout of recording with Ryan Adams, Jenny Lewis has announced plans for a select number of performances across California. More

Aug 20, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Recently finishing up her commitments with Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello as part of their recent reunion tour with The Postal Service, Jenny Lewis its seems has turned her attention back to her own musical endeavors. More

Jun 04, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Singer/songwriters Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice have revealed that they will be contributing original music to be used in upcoming romantic drama called Song One. More

May 10, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Next month HBO's sexualized vampire soap opera True Blood returns with a new season.  More

Feb 07, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

This April The Postal Service will reissue a special deluxe edition of their hit album Give Up, featuring two completely unheard tracks "Turn Around" and "A Tattered Line of String." More

Jan 24, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Despite catching our ear remarks to Billboard that, she has “a spring tour I can't talk today about with one of my bands,” Jenny Lewis has enough on her plate to keep us from guessing if she means Postal Service or Rilo Kiley. More

Jul 19, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Proving a rolling stone gathers no moss, Jenny Lewis is determined to be everywhere as of late. The former Rilo Kiley frontwoman has a variety of projects in the works. More

Oct 11, 2011 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis, who recently had a cameo on Gossip Girl, has cancelled her upcoming West Coast tour. The Rilo Kiley/Jenny and Johnny songstress was due to play some solo dates this month.  More

Sep 26, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice—who perform together as Jenny and Johnny—will appear on tonight’s season premiere of Gossip Girl. In addition to playing themselves on screen, the duo’s tune “My Pet Snakes” will be featured on the soundtrack. More

Sep 28, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Jenny and Johnny (aka real life couple Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice) have announced a Halloween show on October 31st at the Parish at House of Blues in New Orleans. "Costumes encouraged!" says their newsletter blast. They also have a NYC show and U.K. tour dates in the works. We have the details. More

Jun 08, 2010 By Mark Redfern

It's already been revealed that Rilo Kiley frontwoman and solo artist Jenny Lewis and her longtime boyfriend (and solo artist in his own right) Johnathan Rice are releasing an album together under the name Jenny and Johnny. Well we've just received a cryptic message from their publicist. All that was included in the email was the jpeg in this post, that we can only presume to be Jenny and Johnny's album cover, along with a subject line that read "I'm Having Fun Now." More

May 28, 2010 By John Everhart

Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis and her boyfriend, singer/songwriter Johnathan Rice, have announced the formation of the duo Jenny and Johnny. More

May 13, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Sad but true, sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Well, sad for us that is. Swamped with back issues—which I’m all sure we can agree is a good thing—Under the Radar is passing them on to you with a sale on selected issues. The question is, can you have too much of a good thing? We're offering two dollars off most available back issues! More

Mar 10, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Haiti is still recovering from January's devastating earthquake. Aiding the recovery efforts is a group of musicians and artists who are auctioning off exclusive items to benefit the nation. The project, called Crafts For a Cause, is spearheaded by Binki Shapiro of Little Joy and will go live on March 15th. Among the items up for bidding, an original song by Mark Ronson, a camera painted by Drew Barrymore, and a shirt designed by M. Ward. Other artists involved include: Jenny Lewis, Tegan & Sara, Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Feist, Conor Obest, Aziz Ansari, Devendra Banhart, Cat Power, Daft Punk, Natalie Portman, The Strokes, and many others. More

Jan 22, 2010 By Michele Yamamoto

Jenny Lewis and friends are scheduled to perform Song Circle for Haiti, a benefit show for earthquake victims. Tickets are available now. More

Dec 11, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we have been revealing a different cover artist building up to today's reveal of the final cover. More

Dec 10, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. More

Apr 20, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Day two of Coachella 2009 failed to top day one, in part because of a weak headliner. But the second day did feature strong sets from M.I.A., Jenny Lewis, and Fleet Foxes. Fans storm M.I.A.'s stage and Glasvegas cancel due to a hospitalized singer. More

Jan 21, 2015 By Austin Trunick

Song One features seven new songs written by Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice, a.k.a. Jenny & Johnny. (The songs are performed in the film by actors Johnny Flynn and Ben Rosenfield.) Additionally, the pair helped curate Song One’s soundtrack and select the artists who perform live in the film—including Dan Deacon, Sharon Van Etten, and the Felice Brothers. Lewis and Rice spoke with us about composing songs for fictional musicians, writing from alternate points of view, and Song One’s East Coast indie soundtrack. More

Jul 01, 2008 By Matt Fink

"I started when I was 2 1/2 years old, and when I was younger I was always very exuberant and I always showed interest in being the center of attention. So, my mother decided that she wanted to put me in acting because I was so interested in it.” – Jenny Lewis, Teen Set, 1991 More

Oct 27, 2014 By Laura Studarus and Michele Yamamoto

Apogee Studios in Santa Monica. 200 people. Jenny Lewis. KCRW. And us. More

Jul 29, 2014 By Austin Trunick

Jenny Lewis is one of the rare non-pop artists we've had the chance to grow alongside. Some of us were first acquainted with her as far back as her childhood acting roles—she'll always be Haley from The Wizard to me—while many caught up with her in the late '90s with the launch of Rilo Kiley. More

Jun 10, 2014 By Austin Trunick

In its third year on Randall’s Island, New York’s Governors Ball—named for its previous setting, on Governors Island—seems to have finally found steady footing. More

Apr 20, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Day two of Coachella 2009 failed to top day one, in part because of a weak headliner. But the second day did feature strong sets from M.I.A., Jenny Lewis, and Fleet Foxes. More