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Ben Folds Five reunite for first show in nearly a decade
North Carolina native Ben Folds has a huge surprise for fans in his home state: his defunct band, Ben Folds Five, will reunite for a one-time Sept. 18 show in Chapel Hill, N.C. and play the entire track list of the band's 1999 (and final) album, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. Tickets go on sale Sept. 8 at Etix.com.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCounting Crows announce winter U.K. tour
The Counting Crows latest, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings, is supposed to represent the dichotomy that exists within the band's music and, in turn, the band itself. As lead singer Adam Duritz explained, "Saturday night is when you sin and Sunday is when you regret. Sinning is often done very loudly, angrily, bitterly, violently." Therefore, Saturday nights bring the rock, and Sunday the morose melodies.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBen Folds talks new album and release date
Everybody’s favorite piano-rocking, Shatner-collaborating, sailor-mouthed goofball Ben Folds has a new album... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCatching Up With... Ben Folds
Ben Folds morphs into a pop-music hydra when he walks on stage—now he’s plucking your heartstrings with a crooned, tender ballad; now he’s slamming the keys and throttling a rock number; now he’s irrepressible, accompanying himself rapping out a Top 40 cover. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesBonnaroo 2008 - Day 3
Above: Donovan FrankenreiterPhotos by Rob Inderrieden... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsRites of Spring
Ben Folds, My Morning Jacket and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah live in Nashville... read more
Found in: Concerts, ReviewsBen Folds
The clowning songwriter who dragged his baby grand into punk-rock clubs during the mid '90s is-in the immortal words of Vince Vaughn-"All grown up." But he hasn't lost his sense of humor (or broken his last piano string). read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesShatner Folds Five?
William Shatner is scheduled to release his new album, Has Been, on Oct. 5 on Shout! Factory Records. Co-written with Ben Folds, the album also features a slew of other guests including Aimee Mann, Joe Jackson and Henry Rollins. With the exception of the Nick Hornby/Folds collaboration, "That's Me Trying," Brad Paisley's "Real" and Pulp's "Common People," all the tracks were co-written by Shatner and Folds. "These are thoughts and experiences of mine that very few people have heard before," Shatner explained. "I wanted to share them with my loved ones." Shatner and Folds have worked together before on the... read more
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