Norah Jones, Carly Simon, Ben Harper, Many More Contribute to Documentary Soundtrack

Norah Jones, Carly Simon, Ben Harper, Many More Contribute to Documentary Soundtrack

Scarlett Johannson, Bob Weir, Vashti Bunyan, the list goes on and on...  read more

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Ben Harper, John Mayer, Tricky Contribute to New INXS Album

Ben Harper, John Mayer, Tricky Contribute to New INXS Album

INXS will release Original Sin on Jan. 11, 2011. The album will be the first collaboration with the group and their original manager, CM Murphy, in over a decade. It’ll feature the band teaming up with a bevy of guest stars to re-imagine some classic INXS hits....  read more

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Life is Good Festival to be Webcast Live This Weekend

Life is Good Festival to be Webcast Live This Weekend

This weekend (Sept. 11-12), the inaugural Life is Good Festival will be webcast on Facebook....  read more

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Jason Mraz, Ben Harper, Dr. Dog, Mavis Staples, More to Play Life is Good Fest, All Profits to Charity

Jason Mraz, Ben Harper, Dr. Dog, Mavis Staples, More to Play Life is Good Fest, All Profits to Charity

The Life is Good Festival, held Sept. 11-12 at Prowse Farm in Canton, Mass. (a suburb of Boston), aims to raise $1 million for kids facing life-threatining challenges. The festival is an all-ages, family-friendly event that features big name bands like Jason Mraz, Ben Harper, Dr. Dog, Guster, Mavis Staples, OK Go, Corinne Bailey Rae, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, and Toubab Krewe, as well as children’s artists like The Laurie Berkner Band, They Might Be Giants, and Dan Zanes and Friends....  read more

Found in: Blogs, Giving Back

Hangout Festival Photos Ft. Ben Harper, Alison Krauss, Ozomatli, More

Hangout Festival Photos Ft. Ben Harper, Alison Krauss, Ozomatli, More

Photos taken by Nick Purdy and Josh Jackson at Hangout Festival 2010...  read more

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The Avett Brothers, Andrew Bird and Gillian Welch Amongst Performers Set for 10th Annual FUV Feastival

The Avett Brothers, Andrew Bird and Gillian Welch Amongst Performers Set for 10th Annual FUV Feastival

New York’s 10th Annual FUV Feastival is giving plenty to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. On Nov. 26-27, the event will consist of some of 2009’s best live acts into just two days, like Gillian Welch, The Avett Brothers, Andrew Bird, Ben Harper and the Relentless7 and Pete Yorn, amongst others. The performances being aired on New York radio station WFUV range from those recorded in the station’s very own Studio A as well as George Wein’s Folk Festival 50 at Newport....  read more

Found in: Concerts, News

WearYourMusic.org Bracelets (Awesome of the Day)

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Ever wonder what happens to all those used guitar strings your favorite guitarists cycle through? So did WearYourMusic.org co-founder Hannah Garrison. Her Guitar String Bracelet Charity Project weaves used strings and recycled silver to create bracelets that are sold to raise money for charities of the musicians' choosing. Buy a bracelet made out of Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard's old guitar strings (or Nick Harmer's bass strings) for $125 and 100% of the profit goes towards Music in Schools Today, a community organization supporting music in the San Francisco Bay area. A bracelet from Ben Harper's strings goes...  read more

Found in: Blogs, High Gravity

Ben Harper and Relentless7: White Lies for Dark Times

Ben Harper and Relentless7: <em>White Lies for Dark Times</em>

Ben Harper’s casual fans may ponder the distinction between...  read more

Found in: Music, Reviews

Ben Harper and Relentless7 announce tour dates

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First it was the Blind Boys of Alabama, then it was the Innocent Criminals...  read more

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SXSW 2009: Day Two Photos ft. Justin Townes Earle, Daniel Johnston, Samantha Crain, No Age and more

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[Above: Phosphorescent]Photos taken by Amber Roussel (Earle, Johnston, Crain, Bird, Harper), Mike White (Simone, Cursive, Datarock, Obits, TAAS) and Jonathan Jackson (Phosphorescent, No Age)...  read more

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