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Jenny Lewis knows rappers, but let's just say that most rappers aren't exactly sitting on their hands waiting around for Acid Tongue. The Rilo Kiley frontlady and solo star was coolly rebuffed by dirty dirty Bay Area legend Too $hort, as recounted in a 2006 interview with Pitchfork news. And, according to a report on Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider [via Idolator], a recent meeting with Kanye West would suggest it's been a minute since he's seen The Wizard.

According to Hollywood Insider, Lewis was waiting for a plane on the way to Denver to play that Unconventional '08 show at the DNC when she spotted Mr. West milling about an airport lounge. She tells EW.com, "He looked over and said, 'Excuse me, would you mind listening to my new track?' And so he put his headphones on my head and I listened to two of his new songs. He had no idea who I was. I guess he was doing research."

I wonder if Blake Sennett ever hangs around the Panda Express in baggage claim playing the new Elected record for pretty girls.

Jenny recently kicked off a tour in support of Warner Brothers' September 23 release of her second solo LP, Acid Tongue. As for Kanye, he's had far greater airport-related concerns of late, and recently drummed up another version of "Love Lockdown".

Jenny Lewis:

09-17 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre #
09-18 Lawrence, KS - The Granada #
09-19 Chicago, IL - Epiphany Church #
09-20 Omaha, NE - Anchor Inn *
09-21 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *
09-22 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre *
09-23 Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge *
09-24 Oxford, MS - Lyric Theatre *
09-25 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom *
09-26 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival)
09-28 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa *!
09-30 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse $
10-01 Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre $
10-02 Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue $
10-03 Wilmington, DE - Grand Opera House $^
10-04 New York, NY - Apollo Theatre $
10-05 New Haven, CT - Shubert Theatre $^
10-08 Paris, France - La Maronquinerie
10-09 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
10-10 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
10-11 Berlin, Germany - Lido
10-13 Stockholm, Sweden - Kagelbanan
10-14 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega Junior
10-16 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
10-17 London, England - KOKO
10-18 Glasgow, Scotland - Queen Margaret Union
10-19 Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
10-20 Manchester, England - University
10-24 Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre %
10-25 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
10-26 Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market *
10-28 San Francisco, CA - Herbst Theatre %
10-30 Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum %
11-01 San Diego, CA - University of California at San Diego %

# with Whispertown2000, Jonathan Wilson
* with Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
! with M. Ward
$ with Michael Runion
^ with Deer Tick
% with Beachwood Sparks, Pierre De Reeder

Kanye West:

10-18 Monterrey, Mexico - Arena Monterrey
10-22 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Auditorio Ibirapuera
10-24 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Marina da Gloria
11-08 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Odyssey Arena
11-09 Dublin, Ireland - RDS Simmonscourt
11-12 London, England - O2 Arena
11-13 Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena
11-15 Birmingham, England - NEC Birmingham
11-16 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC
11-17 Manchester, England - M.E.N. Arena
11-20 Paris, France - Bercy