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BLAKE NOBLE
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Blake Noble went from living in a tent on the beach and busking on the streets of Australia, to packed venues and standing ovations in the music metropolis of Seattle. Wielding a beat-up acoustic guitar like a drum kit with strings-played simultaneously with the deep drone of the ancient Australian Didgeridoo- Noble takes audiences on a journey, devouring influences for fuel. Glimpses of rock, folk, funk, blues, and tribal music have been serving this Aussie expat well for over a decade, creating a truly unique sound and musical approach that capture any audience without singing a single lyric.
Blake has continuously wowed crowds here in the PNW over the last decade, and across the world with tours in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany. This Aussie has shared the stage with the likes of The John Butler Trio, Mike Love, Jon Gomm, Ayron Jones, Hillstomp, Giacomo Turra, Roger Fisher, Chris Duarte, John Popper, Alan White, Lee Oskar, and many more. Blake Noble Band is: Matt Teske - Pedal Steel/Guitar, Joel Hoyer - Bass, Chris Lucier - Drums |
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“The term ‘percussive guitar’ isn’t really strong enough for what Blake Noble does. ... But since ‘attack guitar’ isn’t really a recognized genre and you’ve got to call it something, ‘percussive guitar’ will have to do. But this is not a guy doing a bit of strumming while keeping rhythm by hitting the guitar with his thumb. This is a guy playing his guitar like a drum-kit, and it sounds fantastic.”
— Pat Muir, On Magazine "...he weaves funk , blues and rock into songs, devouring influences for fuel. Blake plays the whole damn guitar too, bending notes until you're sure a string will pop, tapping, hammering on, and bending the fretboard until you're sure the neck will crack, and relentlessly drumming on the body of his guitar. Blake's music has that good kind of unrefined, though, there is a subsistence—it surrounds you with sounds and knocks you down." - Sean Jewell, The Stranger 
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