You may not have heard the name BLAKE MILLS before, but chances are you’ve heard his playing. He’s one of the most in-demand session guitarists in all of Los Angeles, touring with Cass McCombs, Lucinda Williams, Jenny Lewis, Band of Horses and Julian Casablancas and recording with Weezer, Kid Rock, Jakob Dylan, Rick Rubin, Dangermouse, Norah Jones, Andrew Bird, and Jesca Hoop, among others. He often organizes these impromptu jam sessions at LA’s Mollusk surf shop, attracting a “whose who” list of guitar playing songwriters, including Jackson Browne, Dave Rawlings, Charlie Sexton and more – which really speaks to the power and talent of Blake’s artistry.
Recently, Blake contributed a cover of the song “Heart of Mine” for the Amnesty International tribute to Bob Dylan, which he performed on the Conan O’Brien Show
Now he’s finally touring in support of his own music, his debut solo album Break Mirrors. Recorded in casual bursts between other gigs, Break Mirrors feels as expansive as it does intimate, as forward-looking as it is nostalgic. Though Break Mirrors has been out on Record Collection since November 2010, it never really "came out." Per Blake, the album wasn't sold in stores, didn't have a barcode, was never sent out to radio or to press, etc. But as friends burned copies for their friends and a small cult following ensued, word about Blake and Break Mirrors got out.
Catch BLAKE MILLS at the Fillmore on July 7th supporting Fiona Apple on her 2012 tour celebrating her first album in nearly seven years, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (phew)
Catch BLAKE MILLS at the Fillmore on July 7th supporting Fiona Apple on her 2012 tour celebrating her first album in nearly seven years, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (phew)