With his first solo album in fourteen years, DJ Shadow is on tour and coming to Roseland Theatre in Portland to show you what he's been hiding up his sleeves.
In case this is the first time you've heard about DJ Shadow's return, here's some of his words from an interview with The Quietus on his new music:
"‘I Gotta Rock’ is fun; it’s heavy; it immediately makes the audience respond. It’s a head nodder. I think the thing that ties it all together is the work ethic, in that I try really hard to make music that doesn’t sound like anything else around. And when I make music the thing that I’m most afraid of is someone saying, “Oh, he’s just phoning it in now.” I try really, really hard to make music that’s more sophisticated... not necessarily in a music sense but in the craft, the technique, the back end. ‘I’ve Been Trying’ is very simple in terms of song writing but very complex in terms of the elements that went into it."
Think you're up to nodding your head yet?
Then, here's the specs: You + All ages + October 27 + 9 p.m. + Roseland Theatre = DJ Shadow and DJ Wicked and Pigeon John. What's more, if you download the DJ Shadow iPhone App and send pictures in, or take photos with a real camera, you can see them all on djshadow.com/portland the next day and compare awesomeness! Awesomeness!
Listen to the single "Def Surrounds Us" below for an idea of what you'll see, grab for keeps below, and spend your $25 dollars wisely: buy tickets!
And for you suckers not in Portland on the 27th, here's the rest of his U.S. tour dates:
10.29: San Francisco, CA - Cow Palace
10.30: Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
10.31: Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
11.01: Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
11.03: Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
11.07: New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
11.09: Atlanta, GA - Loft at Center Stage
11.11: Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
11.14: Boston, MA - House of Blues
11.15: New York, NY - Irving Plaza
11.19: Chicago, IL - Park West
11.21: Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
11.23: Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot