Ben Glaros

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Coffee Would Be Great

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Released: Jan 1, 2008

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Coffee Would Be Great
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Far As I Can See
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Dangerously Close
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Live 89 3 The Current
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Everyday Blues
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Genre: Acoustic / Indie / Rock
Location Minneapolis, Minnesota, Un
Profile Views: 24404
Last Login: 9/22/2012
Member Since 12/30/2005
Website www.benglaros.com
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Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. .. .. Read the full ..ReveilleMag.com.. review of "..Lovesong Roulette.." ..HERE.. .. ..Ben Glaros.. is a revered veteran of the Twin Cities music scene, having contributed his distincive guitar playing to a stunning variety of musical projects since the mid 1980's. .. He's performed indie pop rock with the Wraparounds, Second Nature, the Pedestrians and Middle States, melancholy folk pop with Fire Under Water, blues with the Cooker John Band, and jazz with Your Neighborhood Trio and Bent Quartet. (Click on "View more pics" for some photos...) .. Now Ben is breaking out as a solo artist. He's combined the inspiration of his songwriting heroes (Neil Young, Robyn Hitchcock, Paul Westerberg...) with his formidable array of musical talents to create two critically acclaimed CD's under his own name, 2005's "Solo" and "Lovesong Roulette" in 2007. Ben's taken his songs to countless stages in the region and beyond, from the Uptown Bar to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Cedar Cultural Center. The enthusiastic response to his solo releases has led to airplay and live in studio appearances on local radio stations 89.3 the Current, KFAI, and the wildly popular "Lori and Julia" show on FM 107. .. For more of Ben's history, free song downloads and streaming audio and video please visit ..www.benglaros.com... .. .. .."Ben Glaros is a stunningly gifted and underrated singer and songwriter...".. ....Dan Israel.., Dan Israel and the Cultivators.. .. .."A gentle soul shines through these songs".. ....Brian Tighe.., the Hang Ups/the Owls.. .. Also check out ..Pulse of the Twin Cities-.. ..Ben Glaros: Having Fun on His Own..
Members
for .."Lovesong Roulette"..: .. ..Michael Ferrier..-harmony vocals, Rhodes piano,percussion, electronics .. ..Jacqueline Ultan..-cello .. ..Zack Kline..-violin .. ..Wes Morden..-harmony vocals .. ..Brian Roessler..-electric and acoustic bass .. ..Greg Schutte..-drums
Influences
..Songwriting:.. Neil Young, Robyn Hitchcock, Paul Westerberg, Beck, Tom Waits, Bob Mould and Grant Hart (Husker Du), Alex Chilton, the Jayhawks, Trip Shakespeare, Bob Pollard (Guided By Voices), Bob, um...what's his name...oh yea, Dylan, and all the great songwriters I've worked with... .. ..Guitar:.. Pete Townsend, Tom Verlaine & Richard Lloyd (Television), Nels Cline, Neil Young again, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Dean Magraw (my teacher for a while), Richard Thompson, Keith Richards, Bob Stinson, and of course Jimi Hendrix... .. ..Music:.. Coltrane, Miles, Monk, Marley, Bill Frisell, Sonic Youth, Stravinsky, Stones, Grateful Dead, Gram Parsons, the Meters, oh god just too many to even try... .. ..Art:.. Jackson Pollock, Yoko Ono, David Smith, Louise Nevelson, Bruce Connor, Mark Rothko... .. ..Life:.. Jung, Alan Watts, Joseph Campbell, Kerouac and Ginsburg...my family and friends and everybody I've ever made music and/or had an argument with...
Sounds Like
Ben Glaros on acid