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REVIEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009
MUSIC
Tour manager charged with assault of blogger
TORONTO — Police have charged the tour manager of the Black Eyed Peas with assault after he allegedly gave celebrity
They were at the club following a Sunday night video awards show.
Hilton said he got into an argument with band members Fergie and will.i.am at the Cobra nightclub early Monday morning and was punched outside by Polo Molina, the band's tour manager.
blogger Perez Hilton a black eye outside a Toronto nightclub.
Molina turned himself in and has been charged with assaulting Hilton, Toronto Police Constable Tony Vella said. Molina is due in court Aug. 5.
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Concert: Jenny Lewis
Deer Tick filled the second-hand boots of their role as "opener" with aplomb; employing unabashed guitar solos, earnestly worn rat-tails and cry-into-my-beer-before-smashing-the-bottle tunes to whet the crowd's appetite for the main event. They even invited a rowdy girl from the crowd on stage during a cover of John Mellencamp's "Authority Song." What she didn't know of lyrics she made up for in jazz hands and hand stands. The crowd, appropriately, ate it up and Deer Tick officially made me forget I came to see somebody else, a rare feat. But I didn't forget for long. It'd be fair to say each person at the Granada that night could tell you exactly what Jenny Lewis was wearing, but few
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could tell you anything about her band. Which is to say they did their jobs and superbly backed Lewis while letting all eyes follow her precocious swagger. Songs ranged from the achingly gorgeous opener, "Happy," to thunderous barn-burners such as "See Fernando"and "Next Messiah."The hands-down highlight, though, was Lewis' cover of a song by her other band, Rilo Kiley, that solidified her incarnation as just "Jenny Lewis" as her superior form. I'm sure every slack-jawed dude in the crowd thinks Lewis was looking at him during "Silver Lining," but they're all wrong. She was looking at me.
Dylan Sands
Album:
Passion Pit,"Manners"
For a first official full-length album, Passion Pit's "Manners" does not disappoint. The Boston band was formed so lead singer Michael Angelakos could finish an Extended Play he was writing for his girlfriend for Valentines Day. After the release of the "Chunk of Change" EP, featuring "Sleepyhead," Passion Pit began to get some attention because of its MGMT-ish style. The electro-pop, indie-style rock and youthful voices make "Manners" a great summer CD. Dance worthy tracks such as "Little Secrets," and "Let Your Love Grow Tall" can make everyone in the room smile. Lyrically, the songs are about lost love, lost connections and being overwhelmed — issues everyone can relate to. This album is one of the best I've heard all year; it connects what you hear with your heart, making the music sound and feel good.
— Steph Schneider