Foolish Young Bastard.

Jess and I went out to the National to see The Heartless Bastards and Jenny Lewis on Friday night. This probably wasn't the best idea - as I had to get up at six in the morning on Saturday to drive out to Ohio to work - but being that the show was the whole reason I didn't go to Ohio on Friday, we went.

It was a nice show for an evening out. The Heartless Bastards went on first and played for 45 minutes or so. The real highlight was "The Mountain" - one of the best tracks of this year that I've pretty much played to death. It's a pedal steel rocker.

Jenny Lewis came on after, and overcame wearing horrible high waisted shorts to play a nice 75 minute set consisting mostly of material from Acid Tongue, her newest disc. Highlights included an Elvis Costello-less "Carpetbagger," "Jack Killed Mom," opening with "The Next Messiah," and the solo acoustic version of the Rilo Kiley banger "Silver Lining." Oh, and me still finding Ms. Lewis attractive despite the shorts. Women: I don't care if high waists have returned to hipness. They don't look good.