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Rilo Kiley is a Los Angeles -based Alternative Rock band. Band members include Jenny Lewis , Blake Sennett , Pierre De Reeder and Jason Boesel . HISTORY Fronted by former Child Actors Lewis ('' Troop Beverly Hills '', '' The Wizard '') and Sennett ('' Salute Your Shorts '', '' Boy Meets World ''), the band originally signed with Barsuk Records , an independent label, for their first full-length album, '' Take-Offs And Landings '', in 2001. Rilo Kiley went on to sign with Omaha's Saddle Creek Records and released '' The Execution Of All Things '' in 2002. In 2004, they released '' More Adventurous '' on their own imprint, Brute/Beaute Records , which was distributed by major label Warner Bros. . The band later signed directly with Warner Bros. 2004 saw a great increase in recognition for the band, as Sennett and Boesel released an album with their band The Elected and Lewis sang backup on Ben Gibbard 's Indie Electronic Death Cab For Cutie side project The Postal Service . Lewis toured with The Postal Service before heading out on two tours in support of Rilo Kiley's ''More Adventurous'' in the summer and fall of 2004. The album spent late 2004 high on Billboard Magazine 's Heatseekers Chart, and promoted with high-visibility appearances on the Late Night With Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live . The band opened for Bright Eyes on the international leg of Conor Oberst 's tour for 2005's '' I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning '' and was the opening act for the North American dates of Coldplay 's Twisted Logic Tour in Fall 2005. "I Never" and "Ripchord" (from '' More Adventurous )'' have been featured in several feature films, including '' Must Love Dogs '', '' Conversations With Other Women '', and '' John Tucker Must Die ''. The group's songs have frequently been used on television programs, such as '''', entitled " Older And Far Away ", and in 2005, "Portions For Foxes" was used in the pilot of '' Grey's Anatomy '' while "With Arms Outstretched" was used in the pilot of '' Weeds ''. The group is also known for its charitable contributions, particularly to the memorial fund. Sennett and Lewis also contributed to the 2005 UNICEF benefit song, " Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? ". The band's fourth album, titled '' (of Azure Ray ) and Kristin Gundred (of Grand Ole Party ) Rilo Kiley will be on the 33rd season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 29, 2007. ORIGIN OF THE BAND'S NAME Over time, the group members and fans of Rilo Kiley have speculated and asserted many different, and conflicting, stories that explain the origin of the name "Rilo Kiley." It is pronounced with long I's where rilo is like "High-Low" and kiley is like "Smiley." Since there is no official explanation of the name, speculation continues.
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DISCOGRAPHY See Also: Rilo Kiley discography
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