Recent blog posts about Ben Harper from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/benharper/ 2012-02-15T11:20:30+01:00 text/html 2012-01-27T00:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4017273/tivo-party-tonight-john-fogerty-tom-morello-with-ben-harper/
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonights notable performers: The Late Show WithDavidLetterman (CBS):John Fogerty Rerunfrom November 17.The ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman performed "Green River" and "Fortunate Son." The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC):Tom MorelloWithBen Harper Rerunfrom November 18.Rage Against The Machine and [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-08T04:28:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3914993/grace-woodroofe-live-video-i-wanna-be-your-dog/
Check out the new live video of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" in NYC on the Relix Magazine rooftop from Australian folk-blues chanteuse Grace Woodroofe is giving us another taste of her debut Always Want , with Bear. Interview Magazine premiered the track today and you can also download it here . She is also currently Vogues Artist of the Week! Read the profile here . She has toured with Cat Power & Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros among others. Grace is currently on [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-28T14:55:46+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3892580/video-tom-morello-with-ben-harper-save-the-hammer/
Tom Morello is no stranger to the world of using music in the context of social and political activism, both as the guitarist for Rage Against The Machine and by releasing folkie, Woody Guthrie-inspired protest tunes under the moniker The Nightwatchman . Earlier this year, Morello released his third solo effort World Wide Rebel Songs , an album whose cover is a nod to Phil Ochs' Gunfight At Carnegie Hall .For World Wide Rebel Songs, Morello eschewed the guy and guitar approach of his previous efforts, in favor of a full backing band. Morello [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-21T19:03:32+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3877648/o-rock-n-beats-te-coloca-pra-dentro-do-show/
Se voc acha que o ano de shows internacionais no Brasil acabou, est muito enganado! Em dezembro tem shows do cantor Ben Harper em terras tupiniquins. Depois de passar pela Amrica do Norte, Austrlia, frica e na primeira edio do festival Lollapalooza Chile , o californiano passa por seis cidades brasileiras. Os shows sero realizados em Porto Alegre (3 de dezembro), Florianpolis (dia 4), Belo Horizonte (6), Braslia (7), So Paulo (9) e Rio de Janeiro (10). As apresentaes fazem parte da turn [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-19T00:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3872551/tivo-party-tonight-grouplove-tom-morello-with-ben-harper-thompson/
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonights notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS):Grouplove The Cali rockers are promoting debut LPNever Trust A Happy Song. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC):Tom MorelloWithBen Harper Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-16T15:49:33+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3866520/cover-wars-ohio-crosby-stills-nash-young/
Neil Young's Ohio, made famous by Crosby Stills Nash & Young, is a protest song referencing the horrible events at Kent State University on May 4th, 1970 that left four dead and nine injured. Recorded just three weeks after the fact, it was pressed to single and rushed to radio stations with the B-Side Find The Cost of Freedom. The Contestants: Artist : Anders Osborne & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux Album : Bury the Hatchet [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-04T00:06:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3837642/ben-harper-discography/
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Since 1985, Neil Young has hosted his annual Bridge School Benefit , bringing together an assortment of artists for a two-day festival that supports the Hillsborough, CA-based school, which assists children with severe speech and physical impairments. This year's inclusion, set to take place this weekend at The Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 22-23rd, marks the event's 25th anniversary, and to celebrate Young has tagged the likes of Beck, Foo Fighters, Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Eddie Vedder, and many more. However, unlike previous years, the organizers are ensuring millions witness the event. To start, Saturday's festivities will [...]]]> text/html 2011-10-19T18:54:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3801734/whitewash-documentay-trailer/
"White Wash, the documentary, is a film exploring the complexity of race in America through the eyes of the ocean. Examining the history of black consciousness as it triumphs and evolves into the minds of black surfers, we learn the power of transcending race as a constructive phenomenon. The story is narrated by the legendary, Grammy Award winner Ben Harper (Fistful of Mercy, Relentless 7, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals) along with Tariq Blackthought Trotter of the Grammy Award winning hip hop group, The Roots whom also originally scored the film." Whitewash]]> text/html 2011-10-17T22:57:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3796616/amos-lee-keep-it-loose-keep-it-tight/
Amos Lee - Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight "and sometimes we forget what we got who we are, and who we are not" I like soulful songs, I do try to be more diverse with this blog, but you probably can tell by now what my particular taste it. I love to have a good time, and go out and dance of course, so you'll see a good share of dance/electro tunes, but my heart is most at ease with the slow tunes. Even for bands that don't focus on the [...]]]> text/html 2011-10-03T17:20:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3763560/atl-concert-roundup-october-3-9/
THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Thrice w/ O'Brother, Moving Mountains, La Dispute Sunday, October 9 The Masquerade - 695 North Avenue in Atlanta 30306 Admission $17 / Purchase Tickets Depending on your point of view, Thrice can be one of the most inventive bands performing today or one of the most exasperating. At times, the result of their work has been brilliant ( The Artist and the Ambulance and Vheissu come to mind). At others, its been staid and [...]]]> text/html 2011-10-02T22:35:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3780920/100111-ben-harper-terminal-5/
Hoping to snag a good spot to see Ben Harper, I arrived early enough to catch the opener, Grace Woodroofe. I immediately regretted this decision once I had procured a spot and was able to watch her "perform". Deceived by her deep mature voice, her stage antics were more age appropriate to that of a teenager singing into a hairbrush in her bedroom. Not knowing the proper etiquette for a musician on stage, she chose to imitate the idea of the rock star, by thrashing about with her hair covering her face, and then immediately realizing that this was impractical [...]]]> text/html 2011-09-30T18:12:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3758739/grace-woodroofe-shares-new-track/
Australian folk-blues chanteuse Grace Woodroofe is giving us another taste of her debut Always Want , with Bear. Interview Magazine premiered the track today and you can also download it here . She is also currently Vogues Artist of the Week! Read the profile here . She has toured with Cat Power & Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros among others. Grace is currently on tour with Ben Harper in support of Always Want , which comes out January 24th on Modular. [...]]]> text/html 2011-09-29T16:25:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3755905/tonights-concert-picks-the-album-leaf-at-johnny-brendas-shellac/
The Album Leaf is a solo project founded by Jimmy LaValle, whose musical style emulates many of its Sub Pop counterparts. The California-based post-rock band's latest album, 20102s A Chorus Of Storytellers ,is a mellow affair that thrives on synth, ambient noise, and occasional acoustic guitar. Each song has a decently long build up and instrumental layering that should intrigue any fan of the post-rock genre; the lyrics, on the other hand, are rarely complicated (lines such as One day we began/To fly again/And now we start/To fly and then" are pretty much par for the [...]]]> text/html 2011-09-28T17:04:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3753275/news-bridge-school-25th-anniversary-dvdcd-announced/
Based on the response to the lineup post on the annual Bridge School Benefit (set for the weekend of Oct. 22-23, 2011 again in Mountain View, CA), it's pretty clear that this event is something that people really look forward to every year. A lot of folks are very loyal to the fantastic cause that is the Bridge School and it's great to see all these amazing artists sign on, year after year. The team behind the good cause just recently announced that they're releasing a 3 DVD and/or 2 CD collection [...]]]> text/html 2011-09-27T18:12:12+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3750469/neil-youngs-bridge-school-concert-announces-25th-anniversary-dvd-cd/
Each year, Neil Young opens up his Rolodex (and it's a mighty impressive one) and calls on all his rock star friends to play his charity concert, the Bridge School Benefit . With the shindig celebrating its 25th anniversary this October , Young and the folks behind the event have compiled the concert's best moments in a three-DVD, two-CD set aptly titled The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition. The DVD release includes performances from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Fleet Foxes, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, Devendra Banhart,and a plethora of other big-name acts. [...]]]> text/html 2011-09-27T17:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3750367/best-of-bridge-school-benefit-3-dvd-2-cd-releases-coming/
Every fall for the last 20+ years, legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young has assembled an all-star roster of musicians for a charity concert to benefit the Bridge School a school which assists children with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs. Due out on October 24th, The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition, available on three-DVDs or two-CDs, contains highlights from the past 24 years worth of Bridge School benefits including Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA, Rebel Yell by Billy Idol and Simon [...]]]> text/html 2011-09-27T15:50:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3750154/the-barr-bros-announce-more-fall-2011-dates-w-ben/
The Barr Brothers just announced a pretty lengthy set of tour dates to add onto their brief jaunt state side earlier this month , including a few dates with solid headliners ahead of them like Ben Harper , Deer Tick, the Low Anthem and more... In case you missed it, our buddy @phortin reviewed the show in Los Angeles for the site; click here for his review and photos . 9/27 Montreal QC @ Metropolis % 10/05 Joliette QC @ Salle Rolland-Brunelle # [...]]]> text/html 2011-09-27T01:48:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3748283/ben-harper-giveaway/
Dont miss Ben Harper this Thursday (929) @ the Electric Factory with Grace Woodroofe! Stay tuned in at WQHS.org for your chance to win a pair of tickets! For more info on the show, go to Ben Harpers website here .]]> text/html 2011-09-26T22:48:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3747841/lmb-nyc-this-weeks-concert-calendar-sept-26/
Tom Hamilton & American Babies | photo by WHITperson This week in NYC Live Music is an interesting one, with a couple notable heavy-hitters and a few solid small-club shows... After their Saturday night slot as the musical guest on SNL , Radiohead decided to stick around town for two, now-sold-out shows at the Roseland Ballroom; definitely a tough ticket due to the venue size, so here's hoping you were one of the lucky NYers who scored tickets. If not, there are plenty of [...]]]>