We here at Bellarmine Radio are very excited about this Friday night's Ben Lee show at Bellarmine University. The show is in no small part due to our own program director and DJ Alex Koch's hard work. All of us at Bellarmine Radio have been working hard on getting the word out on the show. The show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $5 for Bellarmine students and $11 for the general public.
His new album, The Rebirth of Venus, is only weeks away from release -- and there are only three tour dates on his itinerary at present -- two shows in Los Angeles and one in Louisville. Part of the proceeds from the new album (release date: February 10) will be donated to FINCA's Village Banking Program, which supports the world's lowest-income women entrepreneurs.
Ben Lee will be playing a stripped-down set of songs both new and old. When your career starts when you're sixteen, it's expected that you might have an impressive back catalog. At the ripe old age of 30, Ben Lee continues to cover new territory.
Louisville's best indie rock blog, Backseat Sandbar, has a nice synopsis of Lee's career to date here. Also, see the Ben Lee preview piece over at Metromix Louisville by venerable Louisville rock critic Jeffrey Lee Puckett (How's that for a Kentucky name? Sounds like he was born with a mint julep in his hand).
Also on the bill is Louisville's Chemic, which will also be performing with a special line-up for Friday night's show. As one of the most innovative and interesting indie pop bands to emerge out of Louisville in recent years, they've quickly become Bellarmine radio favorites.
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