Brendan Benson

Brendan Benson (born November 14, 1970, in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an
American musician and songwriter. He sings and plays guitar, bass guitar,
keyboard, and drums. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the
band The Raconteurs. Recording careerOne MississippiHis debut album, One
Mississippi, was released in 1996 on Virgin Records. The album ... read more

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Brendan Benson, solo singer-songwriter and member of supergroup The Raconteurs, joins us on Geoff's Hometime Show for a...
→ Posted 10 August 2009 3.47pm — Comment on this

Brendan Benson announces label, album

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 bandmat...
Posted 9 January 3.42pm — Comment on this

Record Store Day: Black Friday 2011 (11/25) releases

Record Store Day comes twice a year. On Black Friday (11/25), hit your favorite indie store and get your hands on exclusive vinyl and what-not. Back-Wash Rhythm Band...
Posted 23 October 2011 11.14pm — Comment on this

Brendan Benson, other musicians visit the D for photo spread in Esquire

Local rock royalty Brendan Benson and Ben Blackwell welcomed musical kin Dierks Bentley, Raphael Saadiq and Dhani Harrison to Detroit for Esquire magazine's second a...
Posted 19 April 2011 6.00am — Comment on this

saturday evening updates continued

glenn said...Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place for this. I'm wondering if there's a general discussion site for bloggers. I'm particularly interested in what others h...
Posted 13 November 2010 7.48pm — Comment on this

the Posies on tour w/ Brendan Benson

photos by Mike Benigno The Posies @ the Rock Shop on September 23rd The Posies don't usually rehearse before tours, but they did for the one that starts next week in Spai...
Posted 13 November 2010 5.33pm — Comment on this

the first friday batch of updates

Ekko said...k-dot-o-dot covering Guns N RosesPaul Westerberg covering David Cassidy(!)http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.comThomas said...Karen Elson tracks from debut al...
Posted 28 May 2010 12.21am — Comment on this

This Week's Interesting Music Releases - May 25, 2010

An impressive roster of indie rockers cover Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners album on Be Yourself: Tribute to Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners. The tracklist: 01 Port O...
Posted 24 May 2010 4.08pm — Comment on this

Fleet Foxes - Folk Stars Revisit Nash Album For Tribute

FLEET FOXES star ROBIN PECKNOLD, the RACONTEURS' BRENDAN BENSON and BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY have teamed up to record a tribute to one of their favourite albums.The trio...
Posted 20 May 2010 1.32am — Comment on this

Bonnie Prince Billy and Brendan Benson Give The Nod To Graham Nash

An all-star cast of indie acts have paid tribute to Graham Nash by recording a covers album of his debut solo album `Songs For Beginners`.
Posted 18 May 2010 3.50am — Comment on this

Video: Bonnie "Prince" Billy Covers Graham Nash, Plays a Mariachi Lover

It's the role Will Oldham was born to play: mariachi loverman! In "Hombre Sencillo", the new seven-minute video from directors Britt Govea and Brian Ziffer, the man known...
Posted 17 May 2010 8.30pm — Comment on this


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