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Ray LaMontagne
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Fri Nov 13
7:30 pm
Ray LaMontagne at State Theatre
Yes, “talented” vocalists are a dime a dozen, and most get shrink-wrapped in disposable packages. It would be a terrible waste to do that to someone like singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne, though. His three albums, including last year’s Gossip In The Grain, leave generous room for a voice that opens up plenty of breathy, husky marks of aging and scarring. In fact, he’s only in his 30s, but he brings a natural mystique to blues- and soul-based tunes, shiny enough for the adult-contempo crowd and lusty enough for the roots-rock crowd. He can handle levity, too: Gossip boasts the upbeat horn section of single “You Are The Best Thing” and a playfully affectionate tribute to The White Stripes’ drummer, “Meg White.” His current tour finds him playing intimate solo acoustic shows.
State Theatre 805 Hennepin Ave., Twin Cities, MN
Yes, “talented” vocalists are a dime a dozen, and most get shrink-wrapped in disposable packages. It would be a terrible waste to do that to someone like singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne, though. His three albums, including last year’s Gossip In The Grain, leave generous room for a voice that opens up plenty of breathy, husky marks of aging and scarring. In fact, he’s only in his 30s, but he brings a natural mystique to blues- and soul-based tunes, shiny enough for the adult-contempo crowd and lusty enough for the roots-rock crowd. He can handle levity, too: Gossip boasts the upbeat horn section of single “You Are The Best Thing” and a playfully affectionate tribute to The White Stripes’ drummer, “Meg White.” His current tour finds him playing intimate solo acoustic shows.
Updated 11/05/2009
