Jena Malone on Music, Lingerie, and Collaborating "With Rad Women"

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• [Photos: Elias Tahan]
• You recently sang at Thompson Chicago. What is your favorite song to sing live, and what's your ideal audience like? My favorite part of any performance is when I get to invite the audience
• Why did you name your band "The Shoe?" Because I built an instrument out of a steamer trunk that I just wanted to live out of as an artist. And it felt like the old woman who lived out of her shoe. And it just stuck. I then named my rec
• Speaking of old shoes, what's the most sentimental pair you own? My combat boots I got for 15 bucks when I was 16. They have been re-soled 3 times You just wrapped shooting The Hunger Games trilogy. What will you mis
• You've worked with so many greats—Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, et cetera. Who's given you the best career advice? The best advice is don't take anyone else's advice. Follow your own heart. You just designed a lingerie lin

Jena Malone, actress and singer, recently stopped by Thompson Chicago to perform a set with her band The Shoe. We nabbed some chat time with the star; here's what she had to say about The Hunger Games, her new line of lingerie, and more.

· Thompson Chicago [Official Site]
· The Shoe [Facebook]