Ben Kramer

My great friend Carter from Rollo & Grady has summed up his 2011 top music picks and was kind...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:08:47 -0800

My great friend Carter from Rollo & Grady has summed up his 2011 top music picks and was kind enough to tap me to edit some images for him - check out his picks as well as my own in the Industry Picks list

poster, for deer tick, obviously

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:15:05 -0700

poster, for deer tick, obviously

I work for Eventbrite now. It’s awesome. Great to work for a company I have personally used...

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:13:31 -0700

I work for Eventbrite now. It’s awesome. Great to work for a company I have personally used and enjoyed before.

brb

I was thrilled to get to premiere a new track from local favorites So Many Wizards for Aquarium...

Mon, 16 May 2011 13:01:56 -0700

I was thrilled to get to premiere a new track from local favorites So Many Wizards for Aquarium Drunkard

While the entirety of their brief body of work has been enjoyable, on their new 7”, the maturity and honed sound is evident.

Futurebirds hit the road on the Bonnaroo Buzz Tour starting tomorrow night, May 17th. The 13 show...

Mon, 16 May 2011 13:00:18 -0700

Futurebirds hit the road on the Bonnaroo Buzz Tour starting tomorrow night, May 17th. The 13 show tour, with Grace Potter (and more) leads up to the bands first appearance at Bonnaroo - where I’ll be meeting up with the boys.

for The Henry Clay People, Autumn Tone alums and all around great dudes

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:06:58 -0700

for The Henry Clay People, Autumn Tone alums and all around great dudes

for Les Blanks, one of LA’s finest

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:03:27 -0700

for Les Blanks, one of LA’s finest

a write up on a recent, fantastic complilation of Ivory Coast music is up over at AD: Ivory Coast...

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:47:28 -0700

a write up on a recent, fantastic complilation of Ivory Coast music is up over at AD:

Ivory Coast Soul :: Afrofunk in Abidjan from 1972 to 1982

Over at AD, I’ve written about Eddie Ray and the original document vs. its prototype: Ray’s...

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:46:23 -0700

Over at AD, I’ve written about Eddie Ray and the original document vs. its prototype:

Ray’s voice easily shines, ready for the red light to pop on and bust out a final take. A bare, jabbing guitar fills for what would become a wobbly up-and-down-the-scale funk. A hand drum opens, starts to fill a beat, and never quite finds a place to set the tone. If nothing more than just two versions of the same song, the demo shows an intentionality of design impossible to fully appreciate without context.

poster for AD and OEJ

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:40:22 -0700

poster for AD and OEJ

poster done for R&G, great night of shows rollogrady: Rollo...

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:43:25 -0700

poster done for R&G, great night of shows

rollogrady:

Rollo & Grady Presents
Middle Brother and Jonny Corndawg
Thursday, April 7
The Echo - Los Angeles, CA

latest design work for Aquarium Drunkard

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:52:28 -0700

latest design work for Aquarium Drunkard

Nothing

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:59:42 -0700

a post I wrote for the increasingly relevant and always awesome Quit Mumbling (founded by a former Autumn Tone/Aquarium Drunkard intern) went live a few days back

it’s on my favorite Ah-vont-Guard record, Owada’s “Nothing”

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