Ben Folds

Rocked the house. There’s no other phrase to describe what Ben Folds did Wednesday night at Princeton’s McCarter Theater. Well, I guess there are other phrases. Stunningly brilliant. Extremely funny. A case of the sniffles (poor Ben had a cold). However you want to describe him, it’s very likely that you’ve never seen anyone pound a piano the way Mr. Folds can (think Jerry Lee Lewis). Read on for more about his magnificent performance, and also about up-and-coming openers Miniature Tigers. Let’s start with those Miniature Tigers, who kicked the show off with an exceptional 6-or-so-songs. They swept through tracks from their new release, ... Read Full Story

by Gina ScarpaBeginning Monday, December 14, NBC will unveil its holiday special The Sing Off, in which a capella groups will compete for a grand prize of $100,000. Hosted by Nick Lachey, the four night… Read Full Story

Greatness comes around once in a while and when it enters your presence you just know. My question after seeing Ben Folds and his band for the second time last night, is he the greatest performer of our generation? Of course you have the greatest performers of our parents generation who would include Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Michael Jackson but who fills that void for us? I think he might be the answer. Opening the show with a mix of "real" and "fake" songs (for an explanation of "real" and "fake" read " Ben Folds: Rockin the City, and the Suburbs )" from ... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS - Right from his recent college accapella project, BEN FOLDS will follow up his current tour and Lollapalooza appearance by performing at a piano with several of the nation's leading symphony orchestras. The singer/songwriter will appear live September 24 with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, October 2 with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops in Boston, MA and on October 31 in Minneapolis with the Minnesota Orchestra . Mr Folds previously toured in 2005 & 2006 with symphony orchestras, and with the Boston Pops in 2007. Folds has other concert dates booked as well (see itinerary below) to promote his ... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS - Epic Records has announced the release of BEN FOLDS PRESENTS: UNIVERSITY A CAPPELLA! on April 28, 2009. Folds was amazed when he discovered the number of colleges that have active a cappella groups on campus (1,200 in the US alone), so, on top of this, how many of them love to cover his songs, Folds decided to produce a record with the best of these performances. When word got out, the response was tremendous and resulted in 250 videos on YouTube. Folds would come off stage every night and spend hours reviewing these entries, finally choosing 15 groups to record. Ben, ... Read Full Story