Eilen Jewell is Now a Star

Eilen Jewell and her band--particularly hep cat guitar slinger Jerry Miller--wowed a large, enthusiastic crowd at the Narrows Friday night.

We've been following her career closely, since we first saw her opening for Sarah Borges something like 3 or 4 years ago. Back then she had the songs, the voice, even the band. Now, no doubt through playing constantly across the country and overseas, she has developed a strong stage presence and even--dare we say it--sex appeal!

We remember when she seemed to almost hide behind her guitar. Now she sometimes puts her acoustic aside and just sings.

And her main man, Jerry Miller, keeps it interesting, stabbing the ether with high octane rockabilly riffs that had the fans applauding from the start.

While Eilen's own songs are powerful, her cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates' "Shakin' All Over" seems to be her hit. The notion that low-key Eilen, with a sleepy voice and relatively low-key stage persona, could shake anything is possibly why her cover of it works so well. It goes "against type."

Congrats to Eilen and her group on a stellar performance!