Ben and Alicia have recorded the theme from Pasadena, a new independent film that’s due out this spring. A comedy-drama, Pasadena stars veteran actor Peter Bogdanovich along with Witt and Cheryl Hines. Ben is offering free downloads of the theme for those who would like to send a tweet promoting the track and the film.
Five Live
Update:Â As expected, it’s out, available for listening online.
Ben did a live album, aptly titled Ben Folds Live, several years ago, comprising live material from his solo shows and teasing fans with the Five/Live similarity. Well, now there will be a Ben Folds Five Live album, gleaned from live performances as the band was touring in support of The Sound of the Life of the Mind.
Tracks and shows: (more…)
“The Sing-Off” returns for 4th season
After initially not renewing the popular a cappella competition show, NBC Television has announced it has ordered a fourth season of The Sing-Off to run during the 2013 holiday season.
The show has announced casting calls this month and next in various places around the country.
Everybody’s curious, of course, as to who the judges will be, and naturally Ben Folds’ name comes up in that discussion. Ben says he hasn’t started negotiating with the show’s producers yet, but he expects that his people will be talking to their people in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
Ben Folds Five announces summer tour with Guster & BNL
The summer tour season is approaching and Ben, Darren and Robert have teamed up with Guster and Barenaked Ladies for a real crowd-pleasing North American tour covering thirty large venues in twenty-three states plus Ontario.
The “Last Summer On Earth” tour takes the guys from coast to coast, including shows in places that have never had a visit from Ben, such as Boise, Missoula and Bangor along with major metropolitan areas.
The six-week whirlwind tour kicks off in Dallas on June 17, heads west, then north, zig-zagging across the country, takes a dip into the South  and ends up in Brooklyn, New York on July 30. Ben Folds Five play all but one of the initial thirty dates. Additional dates and venues are due to be announced in the coming weeks. (more…)
Folds doing charity show at University of Michigan
Ben Folds will once again smash the piano on stage at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor next month at a benefit performance on the campus of the University of Michigan. Sponsored by the central student government organization, the event, part of the MUSIC Matters program started in 2001, brings nationally-known artists to the campus in performances to benefit the community. Proceeds from Ben’s show will go to set up a need-based scholarship endowment fund. (more…)
