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Jamie Lidell Setlist
CB2 After Hours Upcoming Events
11/17/16 – Los Angeles, CA
Read MoreLIVE DJ Set featuring Mark Ronson, 8:00-10:00PM Superstar DJ and producer known for his throwback soul and funk-influenced sounds. Limited space available. Parking validated. 8000 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90046 11/28/16 – Brooklyn, NY CB2 After Hours Concert with Michael Kiwanuka, 7-9PM Acoustic blues-folk sound and a timeless soulful voice. Rough Trade 64 N. 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249 All shows Free: Drinks, Food. Photo Booth. Totes. 21+/Limited Space Available. Entrance based on capacity. Arrive as early as possible.
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An electronica-soul dance party breaking out in the middle of a lifestyle furnishings store?!—
That’s exactly what happened as Cambridgeshire, UK (now Nashvillian) soul singer and electronic musician Jamie Lidell came to town for the inaugural local installment of CB2 After Hours, an evening series of special events at Crate and Barrel offshoot store, CB2.
In addition to the live performance, invite-confirming guests also enjoyed complimentary appetizers, beverages, photo booth pictures, and commemorative tote bags.
To get things started, area DJ Shannon Blowtorch kept things moving with her signature blend of beats and songs, both old and new, as the less than one hundred people in attendance enjoyed the evening and milled about the closed to the public store.
Lidell and talented guitarist Marcus Machado then took to the stage for their hour-long set, in support of latest album, Building a Beginning (on Jajulin/Kobalt Records), which just came out last month and marks his seventh studio release.
He re-acquainted himself with the audience by starting with his breakout song, 2005’s ‘Multiply’ which first showcased his DIY band sound and English soulful vocals.
‘Walk Right Back’ from the new album was next, an example of the record’s less electronic and more essential soul sound, with drummer Daryl Jones’ beats captured on laptop to be reproduced live. This was the first time Lidell and Machado had played this stripped down, and Lidell wanted the crowd even closer, even though the setting was plenty intimate.
‘Another Day’ has taken on additional meaning, with the addition of Lidell’s one year-old son, and ‘A Little Bit More’ is still best known on these shores as soundtrack for a Target commercial. Lidell pointed to the pertinence of songs like his new ‘Me and You’, in light of all the recent political events and unrest, saying “I can’t even vote here”, but asking people to make a difference in their own way.
‘Nothing’s Gonna Change’ evoked ‘70’s-era Marvin Gaye with its deep beats and looped soul harmonies, and Lidell would eventually break any metaphorical barriers between he and the crowd, by jumping down and singing with a few people in the front.
Although unplanned, applause and crowd shouts added an impromptu encore of ‘Little Bit of Feel Good’ showcasing Lidell’s abilities of layering tracks made with his voice into a microphone and performing the percussion and melody as a sequenced, beatboxing one-man band, as Machado strummed along rhythmically.
CB2 continues its establishment of cool with a couple other interesting events in other markets and based on its inaugural event locally in Minneapolis, we hope the series continues in this metro, as well.
That’s exactly what happened as Cambridgeshire, UK (now Nashvillian) soul singer and electronic musician Jamie Lidell came to town for the inaugural local installment of CB2 After Hours, an evening series of special events at Crate and Barrel offshoot store, CB2.
In addition to the live performance, invite-confirming guests also enjoyed complimentary appetizers, beverages, photo booth pictures, and commemorative tote bags.
To get things started, area DJ Shannon Blowtorch kept things moving with her signature blend of beats and songs, both old and new, as the less than one hundred people in attendance enjoyed the evening and milled about the closed to the public store.
Lidell and talented guitarist Marcus Machado then took to the stage for their hour-long set, in support of latest album, Building a Beginning (on Jajulin/Kobalt Records), which just came out last month and marks his seventh studio release.
He re-acquainted himself with the audience by starting with his breakout song, 2005’s ‘Multiply’ which first showcased his DIY band sound and English soulful vocals.
‘Walk Right Back’ from the new album was next, an example of the record’s less electronic and more essential soul sound, with drummer Daryl Jones’ beats captured on laptop to be reproduced live. This was the first time Lidell and Machado had played this stripped down, and Lidell wanted the crowd even closer, even though the setting was plenty intimate.
‘Another Day’ has taken on additional meaning, with the addition of Lidell’s one year-old son, and ‘A Little Bit More’ is still best known on these shores as soundtrack for a Target commercial. Lidell pointed to the pertinence of songs like his new ‘Me and You’, in light of all the recent political events and unrest, saying “I can’t even vote here”, but asking people to make a difference in their own way.
‘Nothing’s Gonna Change’ evoked ‘70’s-era Marvin Gaye with its deep beats and looped soul harmonies, and Lidell would eventually break any metaphorical barriers between he and the crowd, by jumping down and singing with a few people in the front.
Although unplanned, applause and crowd shouts added an impromptu encore of ‘Little Bit of Feel Good’ showcasing Lidell’s abilities of layering tracks made with his voice into a microphone and performing the percussion and melody as a sequenced, beatboxing one-man band, as Machado strummed along rhythmically.
CB2 continues its establishment of cool with a couple other interesting events in other markets and based on its inaugural event locally in Minneapolis, we hope the series continues in this metro, as well.
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Jamie Lidell at CB2 After Hours in Uptown, Minneapolis (10 Nov 2016) |
