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A tribute gig for late Jack White and Mars Volta keyboardist Ikey Owens has been announced for 1 December in Texas.
'Songs In The Key Of Ikey Owens' is a free event and will feature performances by local musicians that worked with Owens (including Free Moral Agents). The full lineup includes:
Selector J (Atx)
Mende Ichikawa (of Free Moral Agents)
2 Mex (The Visionaries / Look Daggers)
Derrick Brown (Write Bloody Publishing)
Joe Woullard (Hard Proof)
DJ Dennis Owens (of Free Moral Agents)
The Harms (Atx)
More information on the gig can be found here.
The Grammy Award-winning musician, also famed for playing with the likes of The Mars Volta and Free Moral Agents, was found dead in his hotel room on 14 October while on tour with White's band. White issued a statement detailing Owens' cause of death:
"The coroner has determined that Ikey Owens died from a heart attack the morning of October 14th at approximately 4 am. The only drugs found in his room were a small amount of marijuana.
"Ikey, born Isaiah Randolph Owens was a GRAMMY award winning artist best known for his work with Jack White, the Mars Volta, De Facto and Free Moral Agents, among others. He was a beloved member of the music community as well as his hometown of Long Beach, CA."
Following his death, White paid tribute to Owens, saying "he will be missed and loved forever by his family, friends, bandmates and fans...We will all miss you Ikey. You were and are an incredible artist." White recently dedicated 'Love Interruption' at his London O2 gig to the keyboardist declaring "He's still with us today."
Read our full review of Jack White's O2 Arena gig here.
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