Subject: Ben Harper

• Time for a Bolder Bolder Boulder

  May 30, 2007

• Ryan Key Plays a New Yellowcard

  July 5, 2007

• Ben Harper and John Butler Release CDs Cut at Twist & Shout

  November 30, 2007

• The Gospel According to Ben Harper

  A gifted performer reveals how to become a better musician: Work at it.

  April 9, 1998

• Critic's Choice

  Jack Johnson

  July 12, 2001

• Ben Harper to play Obama rally in Civic Center Park on Saturday

  October 23, 2008

• Garden State of Emergency: Zach Braff could doom Obama campaign

  October 23, 2008

• Over the weekend: Ben Harper, Barack Obama, careening soapboxes and a night of unfettered fetishness

  October 27, 2008

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, October 27 edition

  October 27, 2008

• The Blind Boys of Alabama

  May 3, 2001

• 3OH!3 SXSW tour diary by Kam from Chain Gang of 1974

  JensenFriday, March 20: I arrived in Austin on the evening of Wednesday, March 18th. I had played SXSW last year so I knew what to expect. But this time around, I am hired to play bass for 3OH!3 -- you know, that small band from Boulder? The band who still aren't super stars in the eyes of a Colorado critic but have a single in the Top 40!? [Editors note: WTF, Kam? Read Backbeat much there, broseph?] Let's just say that there are a lot of perks involved with this...haha.

  March 20, 2009

• Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray to headline Mile High Music Festival

  Moments ago, the folks at AEG announced the line-up for this year's Mile High Music Festival. This year looks like it's going to be a doozy. Here are just some of the acts that you can look forward to seeing this summer on the two main stages at either end of the park or a number of smaller stages in between: Tool, Widespread Panic, the Fray, Gov't Mule, Incubus, Ben Harper, G Love and Special Sauce, Ani DeFranco, the Black Keys, Paulo Nutini, Gomez, Greyboy Allstars, Railroad Earth, Indie.Arie,

  March 26, 2009

• New Kids on the Block, Boz Scaggs, Loretta Lynn shows announced

  A number of shows were announced this week, including New Kids on the Block (Wednesday, July 15, Fiddler's Green), Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald (Monday, July 6, Paramount Theatre), Loretta Lynn (Wednesday, June 10, Paramount Theatre) and Reggae on the Rocks featuring Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Fishbone, the English Beat, Israel Vibration, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Steel Pulse (Saturday, August 29, Red Rocks). For a complete rundown of the shows going on sale this weekend -- including this

  March 31, 2009

• Steve Earle grabs top spot at Twist and Shout

  Steve Earle, who performed songs from his new Townes Van Zandt tribute album at Twist & Shout last Friday, beat out Green Day for the top spot on the store's best seller list for the week of May 17. Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Iron & Wine and Conor Oberst continue to hold down spots in the top ten. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  May 18, 2009

• Discmania

  Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

  December 27, 2001

• Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals

  Lifeline

  September 20, 2007

• Yellowcard’s Frontman Breaks His Silence

  Ryan Key on his persistent throat problems and his band’s new disc.

  July 5, 2007

• Piers Faccini

  Sunday, January 28, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030; Thursday, February 1, Walnut Room, 303-292-1700.

  January 25, 2007

• Coping Skills

  Citizen Cope has built a loyal following without much help.

  October 26, 2006

• Have Guns, Will Travel

  Ben Harper takes his best shot on Both Sides of the Gun.

  August 17, 2006

• Westword Music Showcase 2006

  Be there or be square!

  June 15, 2006

• Listen Up

  Fast reviews of recent releases

  April 27, 2006

• Now Hear This

  April 22, 2004

• That's a Wrap-Up

  Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

  December 26, 2002

• Battery Park

  Scattered Pictures (ICU)

  December 5, 2002

• The Pleasure Bus

  Being on the band’s bus isn’t always a joyride.

  November 28, 2002

• What Was Going On

  At long last, the spotlight replaces the Shadows that obscured the Funk Brothers.

  November 21, 2002

• Pure Energy

  Particle, L.A.'s newbie jam band, charges up for a journey.

  June 27, 2002

• Playlist

  April 22, 1999

• Feedback

  May 14, 1998

• Feedback

  May 7, 1998

• Orton Hears a Who

  Singer-songwriter Beth Orton has many sides, and she likes them all.

  August 14, 1997

• Thrills for the week

  August 14, 1997

• Thrills for the week

  July 10, 1997

• BEN AT WORK

  January 31, 1996

• POLLY JEAN, GIANT

  TINY P.J. HARVEY HAS A MIGHTY BIG TALENT.

  October 4, 1995

• THRILLS

  October 4, 1995

• THRILLS

  August 16, 1995

• THRILLS

  June 15, 1994

• PLAYLIST

  April 27, 1994

• Tech N9ne top seller at Independent Records

  For the second week in a row, Tech N9ne's Sickology 101 and Rick Ross' Deeper Than Rap grabbed the first and second slots at Independent Records for the week ending May 10. Keri Hilson, Gorilla Zoe and the Dream continue to hold on to slots in the top ten. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  May 11, 2009

• Bob Dylan grabs top spot at Twist and Shout

  Bob Dylan's latest disc, Together Through Life, was the top seller for the second week in a row at Twist and Shout, while new releases from Ben Harper, Isis, Peaches and St. Vincent rounded out the list for the week ending May 10. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  May 11, 2009

• Green Day top seller at Twist and Shout

  After coming in second to Steve Earle's Townes last week, Green Day moved took over the top spot with 21st Century Breakdown at Twist & Shout for the week ending May 24. New releases by Tori Amos, Eminem, Iron & Wine and Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump. 

  May 26, 2009

• Update: Ben Harper & Relentless 7 bows out of FMBQ Triple A conference

  Update: We just received word that Ben Harper & Relentless 7's performance at the Fox slated for next Wednesday has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. Refunds are available at the box office and will be automatically administered for those who purchased tickets but haven't picked them up yet and for those who've already picked up theirs, refunds can be made directly at the box office. (Feel free to send a note to the staff of the Fox for more information.) Mindy Smith has been added

  July 28, 2009

• Mile High Music Fest Live Reviews: Day One

  Aaron Thackeray See photos of Day One's fans on the slideshow page. It's here: The second edition of the Mile High Music Fest is underway, and our gaggle of writers and photogs are shvitzing their way around the grounds to bring you ongoing, as-close-to-live-as-my-fingers-allow coverage of Denver's biggest music festival. Check back throughout the weekend and on Monday, and get 140-character updates on Twitter. Gregory Alan Isakov, 11:15 a.m., Westword Tent Brian Landis Folkins What it was

  July 19, 2009

• Relive the Mile High Music Fest on YouTube

  Joe Tone If you missed the Mile High Music Fest -- and I did too, thanks to a wedding that was occurring simultaneously -- or if you were there, but were just so trashed your memories are hazy, you can relive it in glorious lo-fi, shaky-cam glory on YouTube. A quick search for "Mile High Music Fest" revealed around fifty videos uploaded today -- most of them of Tool's Saturday performance, especially ironic given their management's steadfast refusal to let us take pictures. There's also a heal

  July 20, 2009

• Yo La Tengo, Rob Thomas, Carbon Leaf shows announced

  Yo La TengoNew Jersey-based indie rockers Yo La Tengo hit the road this fall, which includes a stop at Ogden Theatre Saturday, October 10, in support of the band's forthcoming album, Popular Songs, due September 8 on Matador. Tickets, which are $20 advance and $25 day of show, go on sale Saturday, July 25 at 10 a.m. Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas, who is touring with OneRepublic and Carolina, will stop at Magness Arena Tuesday, October 27. Tickets are $36-$56 and also go on sale Saturday, J

  July 21, 2009