Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Ben Kweller, Paul Weller?

I'm surprised I haven't heard about this anywhere yet - Ben Kweller is scheduled to play 3 nights at Southpaw from July 30th through August 1st. Tickets are on sale now. Much like Paul Weller's shows here in New York earlier this year, each of the three nights will focus on a different part of Ben's career. Given than Ben's career isn't quite as long (or distinguished) as Paul's, instead of focusing on an "era" of music, each night will focus on one album:

Mon., July 30: Sha Sha
Tues., July 31: On My Way
Wed., Aug. 1: Ben Kweller

I like Ben, but don't really think that any of his albums are so monumental as to deserve their own show. He's a talented kid with a bunch of good songs, but each album has more than its share of unnecessary filler. As such, these shows seem geared for the super-fan only.

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