Rainee Blake’s Joni Mitchell Retrospective “Take Me As I Am” at The Write-off Room
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Rainee Blake, Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actress who’s now based in Los Angeles will perform her celebrated 60 minute one-woman Joni Mitchell retrospective Take Me As I Am at The Write-off Room on Friday, October 25th at 8 pm to be followed by a set of Rainee’s original songs. The show was a huge hit with audiences at Hollywood Fringe Festival & Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023, winning rave reviews and multiple awards.
Take Me As I Am (named after a lyric in the song ‘California’) explores the stunning songs and stories of the famed Canadian songbird. The show is set at the peak of Joni’s career on a night in 1976 after Joni returned home from a solo road trip across America before the release of her acclaimed album Hejira. The show spans Mitchell’s eight studio albums from ‘Ladies of the Canyon’ to ‘Hejira’, featuring most prominently the songs from her acclaimed album ‘Blue’ – widely credited as one of the best albums ever made. Playing both guitar and dulcimer, Rainee performs classic songs like Woodstock, Both Sides Now and A Case of You.
“An awe inspiring tribute.” – Joy Yates, TheMusic.com.au
Rainee Blake is also known for her role as Alannah on CMT’s Nashville and appeared in the final season of the show which included her original composition ‘Treading Water.’ In 2018 she performed alongside the cast in “Nashville in Concert: Final Season Celebration” at The Grand Ole Opry. She additionally recorded fifteen songs under the Lionsgate Music label as a part of her time on the show.
Rainee has released her own original music as well as music for the film ‘I Am DB Cooper’ where she plays Rita Coolidge. She’s has toured internationally including at The National Folk Festival (Australia), Adelaide Fringe, The Grand Ole Opry, The Bluebird and Hotel Cafe.
The Write-off Room is at 11502 Ventura Blvd Studio City, CA 91604. If you haven’t been there yet, hurry up, the venue is for sale and is set to close in January. It’s a State-of-the-Art bar and showroom on whose stage have performed some of the best musicians in the world.
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