Crescendo

	Rilo Kiley + Neva Dinova + Midlake May 7, 2005 - Numbers Houston, TX story & photos by Ritchie Champagne
	Fresh from a European tour opening for former label mates Bright Eyes (with whom Rilo drummer Jason Boesel sits in), Rilo Kiley are headlining their own club tour as their audience grows. Thanks to high profile raves from sources such as musician Elvis Costello, Rolling Stone and Blender magazine, their star is rising into the mainstream. The band has signed directly to Warner Brothers Records with whom they had previously only had a distribution deal for their own label Brute/Beaute. This has predictably thrown many of the indie kids into fits of trepidation and uncertainty concerning "their" band. Originally a quartet, Rilo Kiley has welcomed guitarist Mike Bloom into the fold. Originally hired as an auxiliary player, he is now listed as a band member, adding guitar textures to the mix, helping to fill out the sound. Pierre DeReeder is more than just the bass player onstage, handling guitar on two songs and keyboards on another.
The band has historically done well in Texas and this stop found fans lined up outside the venue two hours before the doors open. The mostly youngish crowd mingled on the sidewalk while, limousines continuously pulled up outside the restaurant across the street, depositing their loads of tuxedoed and evening dressed teens going about their prom night festivities. One group of girls joined the queue, having decided to forego their prom in order to attend Rilo Kiley’s performance instead. They would be grandly rewarded for their loyalty later that night.

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