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Ben Kweller

band website myspace label: ATO Records label type: Indie

Ben Kweller (born June 16, 1981) is an American rock musician and former lead singer of the 1990s band Radish, which was compared to Nirvana in Rolling Stone Magazine. The band grew in popularity in the Dallas, Texas music scene from its formation in 1993. However, the band was dismissed by critics as little more than an imitation of Nirvana with the novelty of an extremely young lead vocal-guitarist (Kweller was in his teens for the entire existence of the band). Nonetheless, Kweller and his two bandmates, bassist Bryan Blur and drummer John Kent, were signed to a major record label in 1995 by Mercury Records. Regardless of a much-hyped beginning, which included appearances on Conan O'Brien and David Letterman, Radish failed to strike big success with either its first record Dizzy or its sophomore effort Restraining Bolt.

Kweller began his solo career with his 2002 debut Sha Sha which included the very radio-friendly and popular single 'Wasted & Ready'. The title track recon...


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Wed, Feb 04, 2009 5:00 PM Waterloo Records Austin, TX
Mon, Feb 16, 2009 7:00 PM Slowdown Omaha, NE
Tue, Feb 17, 2009 7:00 PM Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Wed, Feb 18, 2009 7:00 PM Milwaukee Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
Wed, Feb 18, 2009 8:00 PM Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI
Thu, Feb 19, 2009 7:00 PM Saint Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
Thu, Feb 19, 2009 8:00 PM ST. ANDREW HALL Detroit, MI
Fri, Feb 20, 2009 8:00 PM Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Address Bloomington, IN
Sat, Feb 21, 2009 4:11 PM Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:00 PM The Mod Club Toronto, Canada
Tue, Feb 24, 2009 7:00 PM Somerville Theater Somerville, MA
Tue, Feb 24, 2009 8:00 PM !! Paradise Boston, MA
Wed, Feb 25, 2009 7:00 PM Town Hall-NY, Address New York, NY
Thu, Feb 26, 2009 7:00 PM 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Thu, Feb 26, 2009 8:00 PM 930 Club Washington, DC
Fri, Feb 27, 2009 9:00 PM Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Sat, Feb 28, 2009 7:00 PM Diesel Nightclub Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Feb 28, 2009 8:00 PM Diesel "JUST SAY YES" CD RELEASE Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Mar 01, 2009 7:00 PM Cat's Cradle, Address Carrboro, NC
Tue, Mar 03, 2009 4:11 PM Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
Wed, Mar 04, 2009 9:00 PM Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN
Thu, Mar 05, 2009 7:00 PM 40 Watt Club Athens, GA
Thu, Mar 05, 2009 8:00 PM 40 Watt Club Athens, Greece
Fri, Mar 06, 2009 7:00 PM Workplay Theatre Birmingham, AL
Fri, Mar 06, 2009 8:00 PM Workplay Theatre Birmingham, United Kingdom
Sat, Mar 07, 2009 7:00 PM Newby's Restaurant Memphis, TN
Sat, Apr 18, 2009 11:00 AM West Coast Blues n Roots Festival Perth, Australia
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