Young Hines

To say the show was a family affair is putting it mildly. Brendan's manager greeted fans as the doors opened and Benson was seen in the crowd before the show mingling with fans, rocking out to the music and guesting on drums during set...

According to a recent report, record sales were actually UP in 2011 thanks in part to Adele's 21. Perhaps sensing the upward trend, and inspired by his friend and bandmate Jack White (who is keeping busy and will be on TV tonight), Brendan Benson has announced the launch of his own record label and publishing company called Readymade (which he actually created in the 90s but mainly just as "a concept due to a lack of resources to build a proper record label")...