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james K

Experimental & noise band from New York, NY

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Shows on record
11
Rooms played
11
Cities
10
Releases
16
Last show
Sep 10, 2026Garfield Park Conservatory

About

james K is a band from New York, NY, tagged drone, electronic, experimental by its sources. Shows on record run from 2018 to 2026, across 11 rooms in 10 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

11 on record · bandslate-pipeline, Songkick

Upcoming shows

  1. FORM Arcosanti Festival

    Arcosanti · Mayer, AZ

    With Turnstile, Disclosure, Blood Orange

    Festival

  2. Boy Harsher

    Fox Theater · Oakland, CA

    With james K, True Blue, Kassie Krut

    Show 8:00 PM PDT · Multi-band bill

  3. james K

    White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs · Houston, TX

    With Quiet Lights

    Show 7:00 PM CST · Multi-band bill

More upcoming dates
DateVenue
Nov 7, 2026Echoplex · Los AngelesSupportwith And Always Forever, Carissa's Wierd, Sophia Stel, +17

Shows per year

  1. 20181 show
  2. 20241 show
  3. 20251 show
  4. 20268 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 10, 2026Garfield Park Conservatory · ChicagoSupportwith Helado Tropical, Makaya McCraven, Okonoski, +6
Aug 20, 2026Wimborne St Giles · WimborneSupportwith Arthur Verocai, Nu Civilisation Orchestra, Mulatu Astatke, +91
Aug 20, 2026Wimborne St Giles, UK · WimborneSupportwith Arthur Verocai, Nu Civilisation Orchestra, Mulatu Astatke, +91
May 6, 2026El Rey Theatre · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Zsela, urika's bedroom
Sep 27, 2025Society for Arts & Technology · MontrealSupportwith DjRUM, SHERELLE, DJ Python, +5
Dec 5, 2024The Ground · MiamiSupportwith Phi-Phi, Nick Leon, Doss, +1
Mar 29, 2018Trans-Pecos · RidgewoodSupportwith Fetter, Mercury, Lullabies for Falling Empires

Where they play

11 rooms in 10 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Wimborne2 shows
  • Chicago1 show
  • Houston1 show
  • Los Angeles1 show
  • Los Angeles (LA)1 show

and 5 other cities

Live history

5 shows on record
Shows counted
5
First on record
Mar 2018
Latest on record
Aug 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20181
  2. 20241
  3. 20251
  4. 20262

Top rooms

  • Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne · 1
  • El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles (LA) · 1
  • Society for Arts & Technology, Montreal · 1
  • The Ground, Miami · 1
  • Trans-Pecos, Ridgewood · 1

Top cities

  • Wimborne · 1
  • Los Angeles (LA), CA · 1
  • Miami, FL · 1
  • Ridgewood · 1
  • Montreal, QC · 1

Often on the bill with: Aya, DJ Python, Dave P, Djrum, Doss, Eartheater, Maria Somerville, Mercury

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

16 releases, 2013–2026

  • Friend Remixes

    2026 · Album

  • Play (Objekt Remix)

    2026 · Single

  • Doom Bikini

    2025 · Ep

  • Friend

    2025 · Album

  • Blinkmoth (July Mix) / Hypersoft Lovejinx Junkdream

    2024

  • Blinkmoth (July mix)

    2024 · Single

  • ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue)

    2024 · Album

  • Hypersoft Lovejinx Junkdream

    2024 · Single

  • 065 (Scorpio)

    2023 · Single

  • To Light A Candle Is To Cast A Shadow

    2023

  • Random Girl

    2022 · Album

  • 036

    2021 · Ep

  • Licking an Orchid

    2018 · Single

  • PET

    2016 · Album

  • SOKIT To Me Baby

    2015

  • Rum

    2013 · Ep

Discography

17 releases, 2013–2026
  • 2026Friend RemixesAlbum

    AD 93 · WHYT109DA2

  • 2026Play (Objekt Remix)Single

    AD 93

  • 2025Doom BikiniEP

    AD 93

  • 2025FriendAlbum

    AD 93 · WHYT083

  • 2024Blinkmoth (July mix)Single

    AD 93

  • 2024Blinkmoth (July Mix) / Hypersoft Lovejinx JunkdreamRelease

    AD 93 · [none]

  • 2024ELEKTRA (Scream Through the Eyes of a Statue)Album

    iDEAL Recordings

  • 2024Hypersoft Lovejinx JunkdreamSingle

    AD 93

  • 2023065 (Scorpio)Single

    AD 93 · WHYT065

  • 2023To Light A Candle Is To Cast A ShadowCompilation

    Cluster Node · Mastered By: Rupert Clervaux

  • 2022Random GirlAlbum

    Incienso · INC-016

  • 2021036EP

    AD 93 · WHYT036

Show 5 more releases
  • 2018Licking an OrchidSingle

    Warp

  • 2016PETAlbum

    Dial · Dial LP 035

  • 2014Luv Me TooSingle

    UNO · UNOO34

  • 2013RumEP

    UNO

  • 2013Rum EPEP

    UNO

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • Funky Doodle

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 45+ plays, 2025-05-25–2026-09-08 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Expansions' (Sean) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Pacific Notions' (DJ Alex) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

james K — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
james K — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
james K — Trans-Pecos, 2018-03-29
Poster · Trans-Pecos, 2018-03-29 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
James K on Last.fmArtist facts
James K on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
bandslate-pipelineShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.