You aren’t going to want to miss out on Readymade Records artists Brendan Benson and Young Hines at SXSW 2012 in Austin, TX!

Brendan Benson:

Wed. 3/14       3:00 PM The Billy Reid and SXSW Shindig @ The Swan Dive (615 Red River Street)  RSVP Here: www.americansongwriter.com/billyreid2012

Wed. 3/14        6:00 PM Gram Parsons Foundation w/ Special Guest Eric Burdon of The Animals @ Hotel San Jose (1316 South Congress Ave.)  RSVP Here: www.gramparsonsfoundation.eventbrite.com

Thurs 3/15        1:00 PM Daytrotter Session w/ Eric Burdon

Thurs 3/15        6:00 PM Rachael Ray Party (1102 East Cesar Chavez Street)

Thurs 3/15         11:00 PM Thirty Tigers Showcase @ Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W. 4th Street)

Young Hines: www.YoungHines.com

Wed 3/14             12:00 PM Main D’Addario Stage – Swing House/Mapex Day Party @ Rusty’s (405 East Seventh Street)

Wed 3/14            2:30 PM Quantum Collective Presents: Filmmakers Alliance Acoustic @ Section 101 Launchpad Acoustic Set

Thurs 3/15           1:30 PM The Look Sessions @ The Hilton Austin, (500 East Fourth Street, Suite TBA)

Thurs 3/15            4:00 PM LetsGetMessy Austin @ The 512 (408 East Sixth Street)  RSVP Here:http://do512.com/c/sx2012/event/2012/03/15/letsgetmessy-day-party

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We’re psyched to announce Brendan Benson will be performing at London’s Barbican Hall on 28 May as part of the line-up for the concert performance of Big Star’s legendary Sister Lovers album, alongside Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), John Bramwell (I Am Kloot), Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo), Sondre Lerche, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) and Sharon Van Etten.

More info and tickets here: http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=12859

RSVP on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/events/298705290159161/

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.

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• Artist: Brendan Benson
• Tour: Brendan Benson UK/Ireland Tour w/ Young Hines
• Date: Wednesday, May 16th 2012
• Time: 7:30pm
• City: Brendan Benson in Paris
• Venue: Nouveau Casino
• Country: France
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• Artist: Brendan Benson
• Tour: Brendan Benson UK/Ireland Tour w/ Young Hines
• Date: Thursday, May 17th 2012
• Time: 8:00pm
• City: Brendan Benson in Barcelona
• Venue: Apollo 2
• Country: Spain
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• Artist: Brendan Benson
• Tour: Brendan Benson UK/Ireland Tour w/ Young Hines
• Date: Friday, May 18th 2012
• Time: 9:00pm
• City: Brendan Benson in Madrid
• Venue: Moby Dick
• Country: Spain
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• Artist: Brendan Benson
• Tour: Brendan Benson UK/Ireland Tour w/ Young Hines
• Date: Wednesday, May 23rd 2012
• Time: 7:30pm
• City: Brendan Benson in Manchester
• Venue: Ruby Lounge
• Country: United Kingdom
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• Artist: Brendan Benson
• Tour: Brendan Benson UK/Ireland Tour w/ Young Hines
• Date: Thursday, May 24th 2012
• Time: 8:30pm
• City: Brendan Benson in Dublin
• Venue: The Button Factory
• Country: Ireland
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• Artist: Brendan Benson
• Tour: Brendan Benson UK/Ireland Tour w/ Young Hines
• Date: Friday, May 25th 2012
• Time: 7:00pm
• City: Brendan Benson in Glasgow
• Venue: Oran Mor
• Country: United Kingdom
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“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!

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• Artist: Brendan Benson
• Tour: Brendan Benson UK/Ireland Tour w/ Young Hines
• Date: Monday, May 21st 2012
• Time: 9:00pm
• City: Brendan Benson in Portsmouth
• Venue: The Wedgewood Rooms
• Country: United Kingdom
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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

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.

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.

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!

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

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!