Video: Ben Folds - "Landed" - The Late Show

Yes, the Ben Folds show tonight at the Pageant is majorly sold out. Boo. However, I'll be there and will have a full report tomorrow on what he plays, stage banter, etc. I'm a huge, HUGE fan of both Folds solo and with the Ben Folds Five, so I'm incredibly excited. His new solo disc, Way to Normal , is a real grower -- I realize that's a critical cliche, but it's true. Here are a few tunes, although most of the official videos can't be embedded. "Annie Waits": (a.k.a. my [...]

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Hey! If you're in Austin (or not, I guess) you should check out HAAM. At a broadcast yesterday I spent a chunk of time talking with one of their volunteers, and I ended up impressed with their mission. I mean, how can I not when they're trying to get local artists some health insurance!? That's good stuff. In addition to adopting a preferred charity over the course of Tuesday, I also had the pleasure of [...]