On June 19, Ben Kweller will keep fans up Late Late Night with an appearance on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Kweller will be performing a song from his latest album, Changing Horses.originally posted on SonicDissonance.com
I've been writing for a Hidden Track for a little over a year now, but it wasn't until just last week that I finally had my William Miller moment. I had the opportunity to flex my journalism degree by interviewing ATO recording artist and former Better Than Noodling subject Ben Kweller . The unbelievably likable and laid back singer-songwriter took some time last week to chat with Hidden Track ...
Ben Kweller and his band on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight! Kweller will be performing the song "Fight" from his new record Changing Horses, out February 3rd on ATO Records. "rehearsed. went to frankies 457. (457 court st.) best meatball sandwich evah. 5am pickup. LETTERMAN TIME! Gotta "Fight" ...
Anyone want to see a pasty-white Ben Kweller shirtless? Kweller skins down to his knickers in his new video "Fight" and reels 'em in, and I'm not talking about the ladies. The song is off the Texans new country album Changing Horses on February 3rd. Why country? "Country music was the soundtrack to my life," Kweller says. "It's still a big part of who I am. When Garth Brooks or Alan Jackson com...
MUSIC NEWS - Ben Kweller has announced the premiere of his new music video for his new tune, "Fight " on MySpace Music today, Thursday, January 29. It's one of the highlighted tracks from his soon-to-be released album "Changing Horses" (due February 3rd from ATO Records). Check out the "Fight" video(below), and be careful on the highway!!! It's upbeat representation of the album's...
While it wasn't a packed house at The Mod Club in Toronto last night, those who did make it out to see Ben Kweller were treated to an exceptional show.The mop-headed Texan played a combination of old favorites and new cuts from his new country album Changing Horses. The inclusion of a pedal steel guitar on pretty much every song, non-country ones included, ensured a seamless flow of the material
On his new album Changing Horses (out Feb. 3rd), indie popster Ben Kweller returns to his Texas roots with his first all-country record.From the first chords of Hank Williams-style "Gypsy Rose" it becomes obvious that this will be the "wife ran away with the dog" kind of country rather than the slick new country.If Matthew Sweet and Ryan Adams were to have a bastard lovechild he would pen songs
Stelios Phili EDITOR Photos by Amanda Elmendorf. Let us take a moment and marvel at the redheaded glory that is Ben Kweller. With fire red locks, he had the energy of a cougar and the prescence of a lion. Any man that forces me to draw animal comparisons to describe is undoubtedly awesome. As a newcomer to Ben's brand of alt-folk/country pop I was pleasantly surprised by his performance ...
is just as good as Ben Kweller in April. Fyi. I love BK. He's the only one (that's still alive) that can rival Mr. Folds in my play count.Set list from the night:1. I Need You Back (OMW)2. My Apartment (OMW)3. I Gotta Move (BK)4. Make it Up (Sha Sha)5. I Don't Know Why (BK)6. Walk on Me (Sha Sha)7. Family Tree (Sha Sha)8. On My Way (OMY)9. Living Life (OMY)10. In Other Words (Sha Sha)11. Ann Di...
The amazingly talented Ben Kweller has announced a string of UK tour dates for early December as an extra special Christmas treat for everyone this side of the Atlantic. The US star (who's co-headlined tours with the likes of Ben Folds, Conor Oberst, Death Cab For Cutie and other US indie luminaries) is doing a short [...]
"Everyone is being so quintessentially English and not sitting next to each other" grumbled one woman as she and her boyfriend tried to find a place to sit before the gig started. How true it was - what's more English that sitting in a 134 year old church, on wooden pews that make your bum [...]
Stelios Phili EDITOR Photos by Amanda Elmendorf. Let us take a moment and marvel at the redheaded glory that is Ben Kweller. With fire red locks, he had the energy of a cougar and the prescence of a lion. Any man that forces me to draw animal comparisons to describe is undoubtedly awesome. As a newcomer to Ben's brand of alt-folk/country pop I was pleasantly surprised by his performance ...
Sometimes, people have to make music. Since his teenage years Ben Kweller has written, created and composed endless amounts of music with some tracks still not seing the light of day. Originally using his teen rock outfit Radish as his outlet, he swiftly moved onto a solo career that has slowly built into three brilliant albums and respect across the critical board.