
I told you in January that Brendan Benson would be rolling through Phoenix for a Feb. 22 stop at the Rhythm Room . And because I really, truly believe you should witness/hear Benson's pristine pop in person, I'm happy to be able to give away a pair of tickets to one lucky winner for Monday's show. As always, I'm not interested in making you do tricks to win - just leave a comment with your name and e-mail address and a random winner will be selected out of a hat. Because of the quick [...]

Brendan Benson Genre: Rock / Alternative Rock/ Power Pop From: Nashville, Tennessee, United States The music business is a fickle mistress. Before his collaboration with Jack White in the Raconteurs Brendan Benson's solo career wasn't exactly lighting fires. His debut album , One Mississippi , was released in 1996 on Virgin Records but despite critical acclaim sold less copies than a Paris Hilton covers album [...]
Brendan Benson Live on Luxury Wafers Brendan Benson (The Raconteurs) recently dropped into Chessvolt Studios in LA for a Luxury Wafers Live Session, here " Whole Lot Better ", check out the rest of the sessions, plus exclusive live track downloads here .

Before the Raconteurs, Brendan Benson was an unsung hero known to a few here and there. Enter Jack White, and POW. Instant music career. People that knew about him before joining the Raconteurs knew what he was capable of, and I'm happy to see his career flourishing as a solo star. Benson is touring behind, My Old, Familiar Friend , via ATO You can see some more live videos and download more of the session over at Luxury Wafers . [...]
Live at Chessvolt Studios in Los Angeles, Brendan Benson records Whole Lot Better from his latest solo release, My Old Familiar Friend (8/18/09, ATO ). CLICK HERE to go to the entire live session with tracks, review, photos and more video.