Evan Dando and Ben Kweller

The story from Ben about how Evan Dando of the Lemmonheads called him: “One day Evan Dando looked me up in the phone book, called me up and left me a message. ‘Ben! This is Evan Dando calling. We got a copy of your album and can’t stop playing it! Give me a call! Let’s hang out!!’ I was stunned. Evan was a long time hero of mine up there with Kurt. I nervously called him back. Soon he would be riding shotgun in my Volvo with two guitars in the trunk. I was Evan’s main support act for many months at home in America.”

The Source: Ben Kweller Fan Corps page

New to Ben Kweller? Start Here: Don’t let the goofy cover and Linus-like piano plunking of the album opening ‘How It Should Be’ fool ya. Kweller’s first long player, Sha Sha is a pop masterpiece that goes bursts with joy and honesty. Sure, Wasted and Ready has its silly moments, but Family Tree and Falling bring a heft that more than make up for Ben’s spurts of goofy fun. RockTorch dares you to listen to Walk on Me and not put it on your next mix disc. In fact, we double dare ya!

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