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Perhaps you overlooked James Blackshaw's fantastic fingerpick-and-feedback opus The Cloud of Unknowing when it emerged in early June. Shucks, you wouldn't be alone: even we put it on our Overlooked Records 2007 list. But if you're planning to step out in style for an earful of subdued Swedish sighs on José González's forthcoming U.S. tour, you may become immediately ingratiated to young Mr. Blackshaw doing his thing.

Nah, James is no crazed González groupie: he's opening for José on a good bit of the songster's forthcoming solo dates, both in the States and the UK. James'll really let the white noise roll on a few gigs of his own he's got lined up in between stops on the González express. It all begins September 27 in NYC.

Blackshaw:

09-27 New York, NY - Gramercy Theater *
09-29 New York, NY - Joe's Pub
09-30 Boston, MA - Paradise *
10-01 Philadelphia, PA - World Café *
10-02 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
10-04 Chicago, IL - Park West *
10-06 Turner Falls, MA - The Rendezvous
10-09 Providence, RI - AS220
10-10 Boston, MA - Boston Center for the Arts
10-12 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre *
10-13 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe *
10-17 Cambridge, England - Cambridge Junction *
10-18 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms *
10-20 Brighton, England - Concorde 2 *
10-21 Nottingham, England - Rock City *
10-22 Leeds, England - City Varieties *
10-23 London, England - Union Chapel *
10-24 London, England - Union Chapel *
10-25 Manchester, England - Royal Northern College of Music *
10-28 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC *
12-14 The Hague, Netherlands - State-X New Forms Festival

* with José González