whiteymuseum Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Cincinnati Records & Promotions Presents BEN LEE special guests TBA Friday August 18th @ Casbah downtown Hamilton 9PM :: Adv tickets available at Dr.Disc, Sonic Unyon, Casbah Lounge & on-line at http://www.tixit.ca beginning June 30 Ben Lee was born 26 years ago in Sydney, Australia. His mum remembers him spending most of his childhood sitting on the floor with a turntable, playing Rumours (Fleetwood Mac), Avalon (Roxy Music) and the Jack And The Beanstalk soundtrack over and over and over. Ben's musical coming out was at the age of 14 with a poppy, punk rock band called Noise Addict, circa 1993. "Discovered" by heavy hipsters Sonic Youth and The Beastie Boys the group's profile rose quickly. As Ben describes it, "It was the perfect teenage rock thing." But clearly more ambitious than his band-mates, it wasn't long before Ben began concentrating on a solo career. His first album, Grandpaw Would was produced by Brad Wood and released in 1994 on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label, except in Ben's native Australia where it was released on Fellaheen. Much touring ensued (and continues to this day) with an illustrious and varied number of staunch supporters - Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Rufus Wainwright and Fugazi among many others. A second album, Something To Remember Me By ('97), was a mostly acoustic affair that accentuated Ben's salient writing ability. With '99's Breathing Tornados, Ben was first heard in full-flower: potent songs with electronic riffs and catchy choruses (and a platinum album in Australia). The adventurous, beats-heavy hey you. yes you was produced by Dan The Automator and was released in 2003. Never one to sit still, Ben's many tangents include duets with Kylie Minogue; writing key songs for Evan Dando's 2003 album, Baby I'm Bored; a collaboration with Ben Kweller and Ben Folds under the name 'The Bens' which begat both live shows and a stunning 4-song E.P.; establishing his own label imprint, Ten Fingers, for not only his own projects but work by others such as Montreal's beloved pop combo Pony Up!; and, in 2003, Ben made his feature film debut in the title role of Placid Lake in the Australian comedy, The Rage In Placid Lake, alongside Rose Byrne and Miranda Richardson. PODCASTS: http://newwestrecords.com/download.php?file=podcast/blpodcast001.mp3 http://newwestrecords.com/download.php?file=podcast/blpodcast002.mp3 A Pitchforkmedia report from 1999: Josh Levin reports: Australian wunderkind Ben Lee has been spotted working on the follow-up to his 1999 LP, Breathing Tornados, in the San Francisco home-studio of Dan "The Automator" Nakumara. Lee, who has been crafting nifty little two-chord pop songs in his and other people's bedrooms since the age of 14, has, according to his official website, decided to "get his funk on" on this new album. Now that sounds promising! The Automator, whose past projects include the Chris Elliott-inspired Handsome Boy Modeling School, the surgery-inspired Dr. Octagon, and the supposedly inspired Gorillaz, might just be the producer to outfit Lee with more bounce to the ounce. The sessions should be completed around Christmastime, with the new album slated for an unknown 2002 release on an unknown label. As you know, Grand Royal went out of business a few months ago. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/01-11/15.shtml Tickets will be $18 in advance. $20 at the door (if any are still available). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 isn't he the dude with that song "Catch My Disease"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteymuseum Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 isn't he the dude with that song "Catch My Disease"?Yes that's him. Off the newest record. "Awake Is the New Sleep".Ben Lee has a super impressive list of collaborations under his belt. From Ben Kweiler and Ben Harper to Dan the Automator and the Beastie Boys. This will be one of the highlight shows in the clubs in Hamilton this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 cool! We have a friend from Australia (via Dundas) coming for a visit around then and I believe she has seen him over there. I'll look into seeing if we can catch this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteymuseum Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Tickets are now selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteymuseum Posted August 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 For those that may have forgotten...this is TONIGHT. Tickets still available at the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteymuseum Posted August 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Well if you made it out, congrats. Twas no room for anyone else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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