The excursion begins with a pair of shows Aug. 22-23 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, and wrap up with a gig in Seattle Sept. 3. Many of these are free. After the tour, he will be back at Rockwood, with shows scheduled in September, November and January.

Morgan’s music is a mature brand of pop, and the artist has serious musical chops, as he graduated with high honors from Berklee College of Music.

Here is a sample of his sound:

The singer/songwriter has been a champion for artist compensation for years, beginning with the publication of an article on the Huffington Post in 2013 claiming that 27,900 plays of his music on Pandora only earned him $1.62. A chain of emails with Pandora founder Tim Westergren published in that article shows Morgan calling the millionaire out for supporting the Internet Radio Fairness Act, which reduced royalty rates, and then claiming to be interested in helping artists make a living.

Morgan later penned an article for the Huffington Post himself, which birthed the #IRespectMusic campaign to get artists paid for radio plays.

Blake’s routing is listed below, with the free shows in bold:

Aug. 22 – Las Vegas, Nev., House Of Blues
Aug. 23 – Las Vegas, Nev., House Of Blues
Aug. 25 – San Diego, Calif., Lestat’s Coffee House
Aug. 27 – Los Angeles, Calif., Hotel Cafe
Aug. 28 – San Francisco, Calif., Hotel Utah
Aug. 29 – Crockett, Calif., Toots Tavern
Aug. 31 – Ashland, Ore., Playwright Public House
Sept. 1 – Eugene, Ore., Sam Bond’s Garage
Sept. 2 – Portland, Ore., Buffalo Gap
Sept. 3 – Seattle, Wash., TBA

Tickets to these shows, except the TBA, are on sale now. ECR Music Group has the latest on Blake and his Facebook page is the place to go for more details.