Posts Tagged ‘Ben Sollee’
PHOTOS / RECAP: Ben Sollee @ Swedish American Music Hall, SF 11/8/12
There were a lot of elements of Ben Sollee’s show at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco on Thursday night that were just plain right. The venue was an excellent fit for the band, providing the aural solemnity to showcase their strings and an appropriate size for the intimacy... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Ben Sollee @ Swedish American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA 11/8/12
WHO: Ben Sollee plus Luke Reynolds WHEN: Thursday, November 8, 2012 @ 8 p.m. WHERE: Cafe du Nord Swedish American Hall @ 2170 Market Street, San Francisco, CA TICKETS: $18 (PURCHASE LINK) We've got a pair of tickets to giveaway for indie-folk cellist Ben Sollee's upcoming San Francisco tour stop at Cafe... more
HIGHLIGHTS / PHOTOS: Newport Folk Fest 2012 Day Two (My Morning Jacket, Alabama Shakes and more)
Last weekend marked the 53rd Annual Newport Folk Festival and the unofficial 100th birthday party for Woody Guthrie. Newport for me is like Summer Camp and I'm not referring to that other music festival in Chillicothe, IL. I mean those memories of campfire sing-alongs with familiar faces and laying... more
EPIC PREVIEW: 10 Acts You Can’t Miss @ Newport Folk 2012
The 53rd Annual Newport Folk Festival will begin this weekend at the fittingly historic Fort Adams. The festival has one of the most storied and respected histories of any American music festival. It's where Bob Dylan was booed for going electric, where the Pixies went acoustic and this year it's... more
High Sierra 2012 Lineup: STS9, Galactic, Built to Spill, Lotus, Soulive & more…
The lineup for High Sierra Music Festival was just announced and it's absolutely a fantastic day for all my friends (based on my chat windows and the status updates I'm reading). We wait all year for this announcement locally because we know that High Sierra is one of the... more
BUMMER: Ben Sollee Cancels Ditch The Van Tour 2011
In case you were psyched on the Ben Sollee bike tour like we were, it appears that things got a little scary for the crew and they've decided to cancel all the remaining dates out of safety concerns. Bummer. From Ben Sollee's FB page: After completing over 200 miles of the... more
PHOTOS: Ben Sollee @ Preservation Hall, NOLA 10/27/11
Ben Sollee kicked off his 4th-ever bike tour last night in Preservation Hall, playing an intimate set alongside his percussionist Jordon Ellis to a crowd of roughly 100 folks inside the hallowed French Quarter room.
PREVIEW: Ben Sollee with PHJB @ Preservation Hall 10/27/11
This Thursday in the Vieux Carre, an extra special show will be going down at 10:30 p.m. when singer-songwriter and cellist extraordinaire Ben Sollee will be appearing alongside the Preservation Hall Jazz Band for an hour-and-a-half set in the hallowed Preservation Hall.
2011 Voodoo Experience Late Nights Schedule
For all of your Voodoo Thursday night pre-parties and after hours needs, check out the schedule below and get to finalizing your weekend plans if you haven’t already. For more info on the shows, click the venue links on the right side of the page. Continue on below for a... more
Ben Sollee: Updated Tour Dates, NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Ben Sollee Fall Tour ^ Dates on the “Ditch The Van” Bike Tour * Dates opening for Brett Dennen Oct 2 Morgantown WV Mountain Stage Oct 4 Athens GA Georgia Theater* Oct 5 Chattanooga TN Track 29* Oct 7 Frankfort KY Grand Theatre Oct 8 Eagle ID West School for the Performing and Visual Arts Oct 14 Louisville KY Headliners Music Hall Oct 15 Nashville TN Americana Music Awards Oct 24 Grand Rapids MI The Intersection* Oct... more
Ben Sollee: Tour Dates (Van & Bike), “Electrified” Live Video
I'm kinda new to the Ben Sollee project but I'm digging what I heard as a first-listen; this video below was recently sent my way. http://vimeo.com/27833275 He's gotten a ton of attention over the past few years for encouraging a bit of a "slow-music" movement by going super green and... more
