Music is art, depending on who you ask, and Nicolas Jaar is certainly in the category of DJs who consider the craft a bit deeper than the rest.
The Chilean-born, New York City-based composer and producer has built quite a reputation. His choice of vocal samples is never the usual, his choice of instrumentation classic and complex. He is a mood-driven musician, to be sure. His debut LP Space Is Only Noise plays as a collage of sound, quite minimal and ambient, like shadows moving across walls at hyper speeds.
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Of course, it’s his series of EPs that followed that really put him in the hearts of house heads worldwide. He was honored with the title of BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix of the year in 2012 for his work inspired by “how gaps in time change our way of perceiving.” Lofty stuff.
Likewise, Nicolas Jaar live performances are strange and seductive experiences. Lucky for fans throughout North America and Europe, Jaar just announced 34 tour dates. Check out the dates below, as well as his latest bizarre online project. There’s a bunch of new music in there — somewhere. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Nicolas Jaar tour dates:
October 15 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
October 17 – Houston, TX – WOMH Downstairs
October 18 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
October 19 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
October 21 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey
October 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
October 23 – Santa Ana, CA – Beach Goth
October 24 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
October 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre
October 28 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
October 31 – Seattle, WA – Neptune
November 1 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore
November 2 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
November 5 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
November 7 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
November 9 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
November 10 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
November 11 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Berri
November 12 – Providence, RI – Columbus Theatre
November 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
November 15 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
November 16 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
November 21 – Cologne, Germany – Ewerk
November 22 – Munich, Germany – Muffathalle
November 24 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
November 25 – Turin, Italy – Teatro Concordia
November 26 – Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie
November 28 – Lille, France – L’Areonef
November 30 – Paris, France – Trianon
December 1 – Brussels, Belgium – AB Hall
December 2 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli
December 3 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
December 5 – Manchester, UK – Granada TV Studios
December 6 – London, UK – Heaven
December 9 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle