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Nerves Junior Hopscotch Festival Review
Didn't catch Nerves Junior at Hopscotch Festival? Well, check out this festival review by Beats Per Minute to get caught up!
Ben Arthur's "If You Look For My Heart" - Album and Novel + Tour Dates
Ben Arthur's sixth album, "If You Look for My Heart" shows the clear marks of an experienced hand. A concept album connected to a novel of the same name, the two pieces are densely interrelated yet stand as independent works.
Inspired by the music o-literary works of John Wesley Harding, Joe Pernice, and Steve Earle, Ben worked on the project for four years, collaborating with critical favorites Aesop Rock and Rachael Yamagata.
Ben has released five previous albums and one novel. He has been featured on the internationally syndicated radio program "Acoustic Café" twice, and has shared the stage with Dave Matthews, Tori Amos, Bruce Hornsby, Shawn Colvin, Toots & The Maytals, and Sophie B. Hawkins. Ben's music has aired on ABC, CBS, Showtime, and PBS, as well as Sirius XM Radio, where three half-hour specials have been devoted to his works. The new album has already been licensed by Play Netword, and is spinning in Starbucks nationwide.
"If You Look For My Heart," featuring the irresistible stand-out track "So Far," is the latest chapter in a body of work that continues to grow.
Pick up your physical and/or digital copy on Bandcamp, or just digital on iTunes.
TRACKS
- Prologue
- If You Look For My Heart
- So Far
- Where I Belong (ft. Bobby St. Ours)
- Fire On A Sunny Day
- If Anyone Can Save Me
- Desolate (ft. Rachael Yamagata)
- Wholly Night
- Notte Inonne
- Possibly
- Love Your Ememy (ft. Aesop Rock and DJ Big Wiz)
- Epilogue (ft. Rachael Yamagata)
TOUR DATES:
09-18-12 WCNR Interview, 8pm, Charlottesville, VA 09-18-12 WSLS interview, noon, Roanoke, VA 09-18-12 House concert, Roanoke, VA 09-19-12 WNRN, live on-air, 9am, Charlottesville, VA 09-19-12 The Garage (w Phil St. Ours), Charlottesville, VA 09-22-12 House concert, Philadelphia, PA 10-11-12 Wilbert's (opening 4 Goldenboy), Cleveland, OH 10-12-12 The Basement, Columbus, OH 10-13-12 House concert, Bloomington, IN 10-20-12 House concert, Shoreview, MN 10-20-12 House concert, Minneapolis, MN 11-10-12 House concert, Fife, UK 11-11-12 Stainton Village Hall, Stainton, UK 11-17-12 Glooston Town Hall, Glooston, UK 11-18-12 House Concert, Cambridge, UK
www.benarthur.com
AOL/Spinner Ben Arthur Listening Party
AOL Music and Spinner have teamed up to bring you a full live stream of Ben Arthur's If You Look for My Heart. Check it out here and enjoy!
Kyle James Hauser covers Elliott Smith
Head over to KJH's video page to watch him cover Somebody That I Used To Know by Elliott Smith. This performance was part of the Elliott Smith tribute set on July 28th, 2012 as part of the Denver, CO premiere of Searching For Elliott Smith at The Oriental Theater.