Jake Bugg Poster
Promotional Poster
Setlist
North American Tour
01/21/14 Vancouver, BC Orpheum
01/22/14 Portland, OR McMenamins 01/23/14 Oakland, CA Fox Theater 01/24/14 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern 01/28/14 Dallas, TX House Of Blues 01/29/14 Houston, TX House Of Blues 01/30/14 New Orleans, LA Civic Theatre 01/31/14 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall 02/01/14 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium Read More
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Opening up for the British singer were Brooklyn's The Skins and Strokes' guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr.
The Skins
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The thing about this band is that they look and sound comfortable on stage, this wasn't amateur hour for them. Pinning down their sound is a little harder than it sounds, because the band mixes in funk, rock, R&B, a little bit of everything.
The band's latest release is a single called "Dead Hands", taken from their forthcoming debut album Show Me Some Skins.
Albert Hammond Jr
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Clearly the real talent in the Strokes is with Hammond.
AHJ's Setlist
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As expected with a relatively new musician, Jake Bugg balanced between his two albums, the self-titled and his latest, Shangri La. He rarely talk between his songs, and when he does, it was hard to make out what he was saying.
Bugg's Setlist
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The biggest cheer of the night came was when "Two Fingers" was played, which tells me that this must be the breakout single for Bugg. The other big cheer came out for "Lightning Bolt" (which I believe is Bugg's highest charted song, at #26 on the UK Single Chart).
The highlight of the show for me was during the three-track encore, Bugg played a cover of Neil Young's "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)".
Although Jake Bugg touts The Beatles and Oasis as influences (he certainly has the haircut), his live performance sounds like southern blues. It's a good direction for this young artist, and I'm curious to see how his sound may develop in future albums.
Jake Bugg continues his North American tour until February 1st, then his tour for Shangri La takes him back to the UK, Australia, and eventually Japan.
Jake Bugg at First Avenue, Minneapolis (01/17/2014) photo: John
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