Video: Ben Kweller- Fight (Live on David Letterman) 2009.01.26 (HQ)

Video clips from Ben Kweller and Andrew Bird's performances on David Letterman this week, both backed by local musicians.

Ben Kweller releases new album, Changing Horses , next Tuesday. Watch some footage of Ben on Baeble Music with the link below. Finally, you can view the performance earlier this week on Letterman of "Fight," off of the new record. Ben on Baeble Music video: Fight (Letterman) http://www.benkweller.com/ http://www.myspace.com/benkwel ler http://www.atorecords.com/

Ben Kweller live on Letterman I always considered Ben Kweller to be just as talented as Ryan Adams, but not as literary or self-affirming or attention-seeking. Ryan Adams was one of the first people I ever interviewed, and the experience scarred me for life. He was so abrupt and unrelenting and unforgiving. I still love the guy, but his latest ventures have done little to stir any interest in me, compared to his offerings around his last NZ visit. [...]

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Ben Kweller on Letterman! Ben Kweller-Wasted and Ready [mp3]

As promised, Greenville's own Ben Kweller stopped by Letterman last night to debut the song "Fight" off his upcoming album Changing Horses. The song's a little bit more country than most Kweller fans... Continue reading "Video: Ben Kweller On Letterman Last Night" >

Get your country on with Ben Kweller's new track "Fight," which is cool if you don't mind pedal steel guitar. Ben comes equip with country wardrobe too, backwards yellow cap and flannel. He puts Larry the Cable Guy to shame....

With a stroke of his pen (10 original songs), a flourish of pedal steel, and high lonesome tenor voice Ben Kweller has fired a shot across the bow of the americana community. In an 11 day studio session Kweller, who has flirted with countrified rock in the past but more often than not channeled either the Stones or Big Star, has suddenly struck a claim as being the most important new voice in a genre that is always flirting with extinction, irrelevance, or at the very least musical complacency. With cover art that hints at [...]

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