Brendan Benson

UK, Ireland, and European Tour Dates Announced!

teamBB — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:02:36 +0000

The tour will also be featuring Young Hines!

MAY

16 – Paris, France – Nouveau Casino

17 – Barcelona, Spain – Apollo 2

18 – Madrid, Spain – Moby Dick

21 – Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms

22 – London, UK – Scala

23 – Manchester, UK – Ruby Lounge

24 – Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory

25 – Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor

London pre-sale tickets will go on sale Wed, Feb 15 and general tickets on Fri, Feb 17. All other tickets go on sale Friday.

Download “Bad for Me” from Brendan’s upcoming new album, What Kind of World

teamBB — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:13:26 +0000

“Bad for Me” is the first track we are making available from Brendan’s new upcoming release What Kind of World. Our friends over at Stereogum recently premiered the song. Download it now by entering your email address below to opt-in for all Brendan related updates as we’ll have a lot of music, news and info coming at you. Enjoy!

BRENDAN BENSON LAUNCHES READYMADE: A NASHVILLE BASED RECORD LABEL AND PUBLISHING COMPANY

teamBB — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:36:40 +0000

FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM WHAT KIND OF WORLD DUE OUT APRIL 21st

UPCOMING U.S. ALBUM RELEASE SHOWS AND SXSW APPEARANCE

ANNOUNCES NASHVILLE’S YOUNG HINES FOR RELEASE OF DEBUT ALBUMGIVE ME MY CHANGE TO BE RELEASED APRIL 10^Th

Beloved musician, songwriter/producer and co-founder of The Raconteurs, Brendan Benson is thrilled to announce the launch of his own record label and publishing company, Readymade. This spring, Readymade will make its debut on the international stage with new releases from Benson (What Kind of World - 4/21 through BrendanBenson.com to coincide with his son’s 2^ndbirthday with a 4/24 street date) and the first artist signed to the label, Young Hines (Give Me My Change - 4/10). Benson will be showcasing his new album at SXSW 2012 as well as on May tour dates where Young Hines will support in the U.S.

Readymade was born in the 90′s when Benson released the Wellfed Boy demos under the imprint as a 12″ vinyl. At the time Readymade was merely a concept due to a lack of resources to build a proper record label. Over a decade later Benson partnered with manager Emily White, who brought the idea to fruition, making Readymade a legitimate label around Benson’s musical output. Says White, “Brendan produced 5 albums in 2011, including his own. Launching Readymade gives us the option of a release platform tailored to each album under the same home. We wanted a way for Brendan to be able to create music when and how he wants and be able to put out the music sans any barriers. The answer to what we were looking for is Readymade.”

Upcoming Brendan Benson Album Release Shows w/ Young Hines supporting:

MARCH

13 – 16 – Austin, TX – SXSW (Brendan Benson only)

APRIL

28 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge (Additional support by The Howling Brothers) *

MAY

03 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live*

05 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom**

10 – San Diego, CA – Casbah*

12 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour*

*On-sale Friday January 6^th

**Amex Pre-sale Wednesday January 11^th, General on-sale Friday January 13th

Upstairs At United Available in Online Store

teamBB — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:37:56 +0000

Brendan Benson’s “Upstairs at United Vol. 1″, recorded inside the United Record Pressing Plant in Nashville, Tennessee is now available for sale through the Brendan Benson webstore. This vinyl record features Brendan’s covers of songs by David Bowie, The Kinks, Randy Newman, and Elvis Costello. Get your copy here today.

In-Store Signing Today

teamBB — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:45:43 +0000

Brendan will be signing copies new album “Upstairs at United” at Grimey’s today at noon. Come by Grimey’s to pick up your copy and meet Brendan. Click here for more information.

In-store Signing at Grimey’s in Nashville

teamBB — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:09:36 +0000

Brendan is doing an in-store signing for “Upstairs at United” release at Grimey’s on Black Friday (Nov. 25). Head on over to pick up your copy of “Upstairs at United” and meet Brendan!

From the desk of Brendan Benson

teamBB — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:22:21 +0000

Hey all,

I’ve been working on my new solo record and am happy to say that it’s just about finished. It has taken me a while because I’ve also been busy with a few other projects, of which I’m very proud. And it gets better; I’m making Readymade Records a legitimate label. It has been a concept for a long time, but now is becoming a reality. It’s very exciting, but more about that later.

I want to introduce you to Readymade recording artist, Young Hines. A friend turned me on to his demos some years back and I’ve been stalking him ever since. We’ve just finished his record and it’s due out early next year. Originally from Atlanta, he’s now based here in Nashville. And those fortunate to live in his home town have the chance to say “I saw him when…”. He’s opening for The Raconteurs November 13th at The Tabernacle.

Brendan

Upstairs at United with Brendan

teamBB — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:02:10 +0000

On Black Friday (Nov 25) for Record Store Day, United Record Pressing and 453 Music will release Upstairs at United, a series of all-analog vinyl records recorded inside the historic United Record Pressing Plant in Nashville, TN. Volume 1 features Brendan and Volume 2 features Cory Chisel. Brendan covered hand-picked songs by David Bowie, Randy Newman, The Kinks and Elvis Costello. Five autographed copies of each title will be randomly shipped like a golden ticket. Many more details can be found HERE!

Petty Fest Update

teamBB — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:00:37 +0000

Brendan will be unable to perform at next week’s Petty Fest due to a recording project that has been re-scheduled in Nashville. Our deepest apologies if this causes a problem for anyone. We’re working on new music for you all … Continue reading →

Petty Fest 2011

teamBB — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:45:32 +0000

Don’t miss Brendan with Cory Chisel, Norah Jones, Har Mar Superstar, Nicole Atkins, Jesse Malin, Sammy James Jr. (The Mooney Suzuki), Jody Porter (Fountains of Wayne), Tad Kubler of The Hold Steady, Josh Lattanzi of The Lemonheads, Jessie Baylin and others paying tribute to Tom Petty on October 5th and 6th in NYC.

Tickets are available HERE. See you there!