Ben Lee
Death Cab for Cutie covering REM, NMH & more for Georgia Senate benefit EP
Proceeds from ’The Georgia EP’ go to Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight initiative. A new livestream festival supports the cause too.
Tom Hanks, Lloyd Cole, Stephen King & more pay tribute to Adam Schlesinger
Fountains of Wayne and Ivy co-founder Adam Schlesinger died today from complications of COVID-19. It’s been a real shock — he was just 52 — and there’s been an outpouring of tributes from all over the spectrum…
Record Store Day announces 2020 exclusives (full list)
Record Store Day 2020 in April 18 and they’ve just announced the list of exclusive titles that will be available at independent records stores that day…
Voices on the Hudson 2019/2020: Chris Stamey, Holly Miranda, Wesley Stace, more
City Vineyard’s Voices on the Hudson series offers a very intimate show — only 100 seats.
Ben Lee & author Tom Robbins collaborating on "B is For Beer" musical
The ’B is for Beer’ soundtrack will be out in September and features Belinda Carlisle, Paul F Tompkins, Busy Phillips and Rose Byrne.
City Winery opened new upstairs venue The Loft (initial schedule)
The intimate upstairs space had a couple trial run shows last week and opens in earnest in June.
Daniel Johnston adds NYC & LA shows to his final tour
In NYC, Daniel will be backed by members of Beirut, Gang Gang Dance, Cibo Mato and more; in Los Angeles he’ll be joined by Mike Watt, Ben Lee, Maria Taylor, Guy Blakeslee and Joey Waronker.
City Winery sister venue City Vineyard hosting winter music series: Michelle Shocked, Joseph Arthur, Ben Lee, more
City Winery’s sister restaurant/wine garden is hosting intimate shows (100 seats) every Tuesday and Wednesday through mid-April.
Record Store Day announces 2016 exclusive titles
This year’s RSD exclusives include David Bowie picture discs, a vinyl pressing of the famed ‘C-86’ comp, the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack, and lots, lots, lots, more.
Los Campesinos!, Zola Jesus, The Wedding Present, & more upcoming Chicago shows
UK-based band Los Campesinos! released a new record titled Hello Sadness this past fall. In support of the well-received album, the band will hit North America for a string of dates this winter…