event Brendan Benson
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Fri Nov 20
6:30 pm
Brendan Benson at The Apple Store
Brendan Benson had a devoted following of his own for years before he ever strapped on a guitar to play with Jack White and Co. in The Raconteurs. The Michigan-born songwriter had been weaving his own practiced power-pop since the mid-'90s, and while his second solo album, Lapalco, tends to get more attention (Jack White even included a cover of "Good To Me" on the 2003 "Seven Nation Army" single), 2005's The Alternative To Love is arguably stronger—all of his songwriting quirks somehow click to produce a catchy, genre-hopping masterwork. Then, White and his first supergroup intervened, and the only outlet for Benson's solo material was his MySpace—until this year, which saw the release of My Old, Familiar Friend.
The Apple Store 679 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
Brendan Benson had a devoted following of his own for years before he ever strapped on a guitar to play with Jack White and Co. in The Raconteurs. The Michigan-born songwriter had been weaving his own practiced power-pop since the mid-'90s, and while his second solo album, Lapalco, tends to get more attention (Jack White even included a cover of "Good To Me" on the 2003 "Seven Nation Army" single), 2005's The Alternative To Love is arguably stronger—all of his songwriting quirks somehow click to produce a catchy, genre-hopping masterwork. Then, White and his first supergroup intervened, and the only outlet for Benson's solo material was his MySpace—until this year, which saw the release of My Old, Familiar Friend.
Updated 11/23/2009
