James Blake

"Joni Mitchell never lies...", so says the Janet Jackson/Q-Tip song and UK electronic-based singer-songwriter James Blake can attest to that. He met Mitchell after an L.A. show at the Troubadour and she discussed the idea of musical permanence with him.

On the flight back to the UK, he wrote ‘Overgrown’ the title track to his second album (on Republic Records)… and just won the coveted Mercury Music Prize two weeks ago as a result.

Whether his music is categorized as post-dubstep, neo soul, or downtempo trip-hop, it is immersive and invites the listener down the sonic wormhole. The live setting adds another element that must be experienced.

L.A.-based producer/electronic artist Nosaj Thing (aka Jason Chung) opens is this already sold-out show in Minneapolis, so start looking hard for any remaining tickets.

Tour dates:

11/14/13 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
11/15/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
11/16/13 Iowa City, IA The Englert Theatre
11/19/13 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theatre
11/20/13 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
11/21/13 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
11/24/13 Guadalajara, Mexico Teatro Estudio Cavaret
11/25/13 Condesa, Mexico El Plaza Condesa
01/25/14 "St. Jerome's Laneway Festival"
01/27/14 Auckland, New Zealand Silo Park
03/20/14 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
03/23/14 Houston, TX House Of Blues
03/24/14 Austin, TX Emo's
03/25/14 Dallas, TX House Of Blues

James Blake in front of First Avenue, Minneapolis

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