Small private concert set for Boston!

[Little Bird]

I've made a promise...but it'll be mere moments afterwards.

[piecesofuk]

There are some photos from the Boston South Station gig on Flickr...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbaladiang/tags/jewel/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/baby_wa...n/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3780456...7594527639763/


Chris.

[Craig]

It was AWESOME!
She looked and sounded really happy. There were about 2000 people there. It was cool. South station is a little like grand central station in Boston. I was half expecting her to be down by the trains with her guitar case open and just buskering for quarters and dollars. Instead she was upstairs in sort of an open air market area before you head out the the street. The acoustics were incredible. The crowd was very responsive and it was a nice way for commuters who happend by to end their Friday night commute and work week.
She said she was glad so many people turned out bc "it's a little like throwing a party and you don't know how many ppl will show up,especially when it is a free concert. "
It did appear to be a greatest hits promo bc she sang mostly greatest hits. She was VERY personable and chatty and seemed really happy. I think Nashville Star is helping her think on her feet as far as her stage presence bc she was very animated.
She sang...for one hour, from 7:10pm to 8:10 pm, no encore.

The songs were:
Hands
Standing Still
Little Sister
Foolish Games (she hit such a high note I looked around to see what glass windows were in the station that might shatter!)
You were Meant for Me
Intuition
Good Bye Alice in Wonderland
Chime Bells (crowd was thrilled with her yodeling, she called us all "sickos" everytime she asked if we wanted her to yodel faster)
Who Will save your Soul

She asked for a show of hands of how many people present had seen her perform live before. I would estimate only 25% of the crowd had. She also thanked the crowd for still listening to folk music and lyrics in this day and age where the music industry again doesn't know where to put her. The crowd cheered when she said this. Alot of students and business people from the Harvard area in the crowd so I think they appreciated something organic in this era of pop. I am sure she made ALOT of new fans as most people I talked to were asking what cd's I liked of hers and were determined to go buy some.
It appeared she really won this new crowd over.

[Little Bird]

Here's an interview about it on Boston.com

The MBTA became the "Yellow Line" Friday afternoon when waify Alaskan pop star Jewel boarded a car from Boston College to South Station for a free show to promote the Verizon Yellow Pages , which is working to make its product more hip in response to competition on the Internet. Jewel, who now hosts the "American Idol"-like reality television show "Nashville Star," caught up with us a few hours before her promotional T ride for a quick chat. Turns out, she's more of a Lincoln Town Car girl.

Q The press release for this South Station show says that, back in the day, you couldn't afford to ride the T. How much was it back then?

A It was trains, really. I did not ever ride the T. The reason I learned to play the guitar was so I could hitchhike through Mexico for spring break like all parents hope their children will do one day. I was probably 16.

Q Every article I read about you mentions that you grew up without a toilet.

A It was daunting to use an outhouse at 3 a.m. I was raised really far up in the woods. And I didn't have a bathroom when I lived in my car, but after living with my father and my brothers, having my own car was like my own private suite.

Q You seem committed to country music on "Nashville Star." Will your next album be country?

A I think I will be doing a country record. I've been wanting to do one for a long time but my label was scared to death of it. I don't have a label now, so I can put out what I want.

Q When do we get more poetry?

A I have another book. It's a book of love poems. It's for my boyfriend, but I don't want his mom to read it. I don't know what I'm going to do. It's a little saucy.

Q So, will you be taking the T all day? Will you be committing to Boston's public transportation, or are you jumping in cabs before and after the gig?

A I think I'm in a Town Car today. Hey, if someone's willing to pay, I'm willing to take it.

Q The Globe's transportation reporter, who has followed your decision to ride on the T quite closely, asked me this morning if you know who will eventually save his soul.

A Aww. That's cute. You know how many Bibles I got after that one came out? People were like, "Oooh. Oooh. I know this one!"

[Little Bird]

One gripe with this

Originally Posted by Jewel

I learned to play the guitar was so I could hitchhike through Mexico for spring break like all parents hope their children will do one day. I was probably 16.

Why does she say this all the time? It's so predictable now when she just mentions 'Spring Break' and Hitchhiking. It makes me cringe why she repeats this so much.

[Little Bird]

Another article but from Boston Herald

She’s come a long way since she played in subways for the odd nickel and dime. But for a brief period yesterday, three-time Grammy nominee Jewel came full circle, performing at South Station.

“I love doing free concerts,” the singer-songwriter said in an interview beforehand. “I usually do them as often as I can.”

Before heading to South Station, the Alaska native performed acoustically for a select group of fans aboard a chartered Green Line train she took from Boston College to Park Street Station.

The daughter of two musicians, Jewel began touring bars with her father when she was 8 and writing songs when she was 16.

When she was still in her teens, she headed out on her own and traveled cross-country.

She lived out of her car for a year and played small venues like the Kendall Street Cafe in Cambridge before she was “discovered” playing in a San Diego coffee shop.

Songs like “Who Will Save Your Soul” and “Intuition” helped propel Jewel to stardom and eventually helped her sell 27 million albums worldwide.

These days, when she isn’t living at the ranch she bought in Texas, she’s out promoting her latest album, “Goodbye Alice in Wonderland.”

“I’m pretty ecstatic,” she said. “I never thought I could actually make a living doing something I enjoyed.”

[Little Bird]

There's a video of Jewel's performance on the train

HERE

Here's another link I found when during the same search when I found the one above. It's not great but hey...it's still pics.
2 poor quality pics at this link

[last_dance_rodeo]

that's awesome i'm glad she won over the crowd, words cannot express how amazing she truly is

[fabiojj]

Originally Posted by Little Bird

One gripe with this

Why does she say this all the time? It's so predictable now when she just mentions 'Spring Break' and Hitchhiking. It makes me cringe why she repeats this so much.

I am sure the people who read that in Boston are not familiar with this story. It was just a one-liner and us fans MUST get used to this, we are definatly the minority here.

[Little Bird]

It was mentioned recently that Jewel was releasing a Greatest Hits album. Boston.com mentioned that there was a press release about Jewel giving a preview of her upcoming Greatest Hits album.

I contacted Jewel's management to secure the press release. They checked and came back to me saying it was Untrue.

Personally, I'd say it will happen at some point in the future. Jewel even said it herself on NECN that it'll be the next thing Atlantic would do.

When that time comes, we'll keep you posted.

[piecesofuk]

You can hear Standing Still and Chime Bells here...

http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/

Chris.

[piecesofuk]

more photos at Getty Images...

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/sea...orialProduct=3

and here... http://kmdailey.livejournal.com/165697.html

Chris.

[Little Bird]

Thanks so much Chris!

[007]

Chris,

I just wanted to say that those were lovely photographs. Mana, you don't know how much I wanted to be there. Thaank you again for posting wownderful images that are top drawer. It must have been an awesome and breathtaking show.

Jones
"The Lonely Angel"

[piecesofuk]

There's also a recording of Who Will Save Your Soul at...

http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/

Chris.