Jenny and Johnny; there’s no doubt that it’s a cute moniker. Immediately after announcing their relationship as a professional one in addition to their personal one, the buzz swarming around Jenny Lewis and boyfriend Johnathan Rice has only gotten thicker since they released their album, I’m Having Fun Now. Fans of Lewis and Rice had gotten a taste of their collaborative writing beforehand on a handful of Acid Tongue songs but this was the time to see if Jenny and Johnny were a credible couple in a live setting courtesy of Culture Collide Festival.

Of course, as the former red-headed queen of Silverlake, Ms. Lewis and her beau took about 40 minutes to come out on stage. Until now, no other act had any trouble starting on time but this delay wasn’t much of a surprise to those who have seen her live before. Finally walking on to the stage at 8:40 pm, their loyal fans screamed with delight.

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In case you hadn’t already heard, Rilo Kiley frontwoman and solo chanteuse Jenny Lewis has teamed up with boyfriend/ singer-songwriter Jonathan Rice to form the aptly-titled duo, Jenny and Johnny.  Even further, to promote the band’s upcoming record (produced by Monster of Folk-er Mike Mogis), the band is launching a U.S. tour later this year.  However, according to Spinner, a look at the lovebirds’ tour itinerary will lead one to find one glaring omission in their tour dates – no performances in Arizona.

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Hardcore Jenny Lewis fans may no longer have to turn to their well-worn VHS copies of failed Fred Savage vehicle The Wizard to get their JL fix in between her solo records and her Rilo Kiley albums, as Pitchfork reports that the honey-voiced chanteuse now has a third recording project, Jenny and Johnny.

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While the protracted Killers hiatus at first sounded like nothing but a wonderful, wonderful thing, it has led to a potentially horrifying/ disastrous consequence—a solo record, Flamingo, from Killers frontman/ Springsteen-lite Brandon Flowers.   The record does, however, at least sound interesting, as Spinner reports that not only will it feature production work by Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan) and Brendan O’Brien (Springsteen, Pearl Jam), the record will also feature duets with Rilo Kiley frontwoman and solo chanteuse Jenny Lewis.

Flowers had this to say about Lewis’ involvement:

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Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band didn’t disappoint anyone who came to this year’s first day of Sunset Junction. It was an amazing set, especially when he brought JENNY LEWIS out on stage!

Read the review and check out the photos below!

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The annual Sunset Junction Street Fair officially kicked off yesterday, and BeatCrave was there to cover the goods for you!

What started out as a very hot and sticky day eventually transformed itself into the perfect breezy summer night just in time for the late acts such as Delta Spirit and Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. Although there were three stages altogether at the festival, the Bates stage was the place to be for both your favorite and upcoming bands.

Check out what each set had to offer through the day in the re-cap below! We’ve also got a photo gallery for your viewing pleasure.

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Jenny Lewis‘ second solo album, Acid Tongue, has not only sold well but Lewis continues to promote it with three brand new videos whose releases were only separated by a couple of weeks! We’re not complaining though. Her work as leading lady in Rilo Kiley never disappoints us and her solo work proves she is more than a pretty voice.

Her track, “Carpetbaggers,” ft. Elvis Costello is an inside look to studio life and also features her boyfriend, Jonathan Rice, since he wrote the song. “Black Sand” is visualized through a video full of psychedelic images similar to a kaleidoscope. The latest video, however, is the most entertaining. The twangy “See Fernando” is set to a 60′s spy movie theme where Lewis takes on the role of “The Scorpion.”

Watch all three videos below! There’s a lot of Jenny to go around!

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So, the Coachella line up (potential line-up – there could be additions) has officially been posted! From the looks of it, the roster of artists is very spread out in terms of genre, mainstream, and quantity. Friday’s giving us Girl Talk, Morrissey, and the Ting Tings. Saturday’s presenting Dr. Dog, Fleet Foxes, and MSTRKRFT. Then Sunday anticipates Jenny Lewis, No Age, and Vivian Girls…. However, the question is: What is the quality of this line up?

We’ve been hearing mixed reactions to the line-up and some of them have been extremely disapproving or extremely delighted. So we want to know one thing. If you had to choose ONLY ONE DAY out all all three dates, which day would you go to Coachella for?

See the entire 2009 Coachella line-up.

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In celebration of World AIDS Day Bono launched the website RED (WIRE) yesterday. The online music magazine will feature exclusive tracks from musical artists that users can access for a $5 membership fee.

Each week’s issue of (RED)WIRE has an exclusive track from a major artist, a song by an artist they want you to hear, updates from Africa, and an extra such as a short video of someone telling a story, a slideshow of great photography, someone reading something they love. A new track is available to download from the site each Wednesday, and all digital files are DRM free so you can burn them on a CD or put them on your MP3 player.

Half of every membership fee goes to The Global Fund which helps administer medicine to those living with HIV in Africa.

Check out a list of the artists currently involved in the project after the break:

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