Eilen Jewell

Eilen Jewell to play a special hometown Father's Day show on June 19th in downtown Boise on the outdoor stage at KIN. Tickets $25 in advance, $30 day od show; doors 6pm, showtime 7pm w/special guest Steve Fulton opening. Eilen & co begin at 8pm American Songwriter describes Eilen Jewell as “one of America’s most intriguing, creative and idiosyncratic voices.” As the reigning "Queen of the Minor Key", Jewell leads a tight quartet that blends influences of surf-noir, early blues, classic country, folk, and 1960s era rock ’n’ roll. For well over a decade, they’ve toured relentlessly for legions of fans from Boston to Boise and Madrid to Melbourne, playing large festivals, theaters, rock clubs, and coffeehouses. Eilen’s fans have marveled at her warmth and onstage humor alongside her beautiful songs and fiery performances. In addition to six of her own full-length albums, Jewell has released two albums with her country-gospel side-project, The Sacred Shakers; a tribute album to Loretta Lynn (Butcher Holler); and a recent album of rare blues covers, Down Hearted Blues. Her latest album release is Gypsy (2019). The Los Angeles Daily News said, “Sometimes as darkly damaged as Lucinda Williams, at others as defiant and teasing as prime Peggy Lee and always authentically Americana in the Gillian Welch tradition … She’s mighty good.” RECENT KIND WORDS: “Inspired by modern-day sexism and inequality, “79 Cents (The Meow Song)” blends satire with scathing indictments. The songs’ mix of gypsy jazz and old-timely folk music goes down easy, but it’s Jewell’s clever writing - particularly her final verse, where she references President Trump’s comments about grabbing women’s genitals - that delivers the knockout blow, adding substance to a song that’s also rich on old-world style.” - Rolling Stone Country "At the core of Jewell’s eighth studio album is a set of self-penned cosmic-country songs on which the singer addresses both the personal and the political, her smoky voice and back in band in killer form throughout.” - MOJO "This remains yet another diverse, refined and intermittently provocative release from an experienced singer-songwriter who consistently provides the Americana goods with cleverness, class and style.” - American Songwriter “...what makes them so effective is how they’re surrounded by songs of empathy, sensuality, and humor, songs that help convey a full range of human feeling; pleasure sits alongside protest, which is perhaps as sensible a way to live in 2019 as anything else.” - All Music Guide