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Ben Harper and Relentless7 Release CD/DVD 'Live From The Montreal Int'l Jazz Festival' On 3/9

HARPER, BEN — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 RELEASE CD/DVD
LIVE FROM THE MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
ON MARCH 9

BEN HARPER/EDDIE VEDDER SPLIT SINGLE BENEFITTING
ARTISTS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE HAITI RELIEF NOW AVAILABLE

TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

On the heels of an incredible first year as a band and the release of their powerful album, White Lies For Dark Times, Ben Harper and Relentless7 is hitting fans with a one-two punch by delivering a commanding documentation of one of their most incredible performances of 2009 with the combination CD/DVD, Live from the Montreal International Jazz Festival on March 9th.   Pre-orders are available now at www.BenHarper.com.

In addition, Ben Harper’s live performance of “My Father’s House” and Eddie Vedder’s version of “My City of Ruins” is now available as a split digital single on iTunes and AmazonMP3 to benefit Artists for Peace and Justice Haiti Relief. “My Father’s House” was written by Bruce Springsteen and performed by Harper live at the Kennedy Center Honors on December 6, 2009, in front of an extraordinary audience including The Boss and President Barack Obama. Exclusive video of the performance can be seen on www.BenHarper.com.

The new video “Lay There and Hate Me,” the third single from White Lies For Dark Times, premiered on YouTube and was directed by James Frost (Radiohead / ‘House of Cards’, Coldplay / “Yellow”). Check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijAai55TbfI. An explicit version of the video is currently available on Playboy.com.

On January 4th, Harper performed the duet “Old Enough” on the Ellen Degeneres Show, and on January 22nd, Ben joined an all star band including Will Ferrell, Billy Gibbons, Beck and Conan O’Brien performing “Freebird” to close out the final Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.

A truly honored Ben Harper recently performed what Rolling Stone called a “stirring version” of the Crosby, Stills, Nash song “Ohio” at the MusicCares Person of the Year event honoring Neil Young.

In addition, Ben Harper and Relentless7 served as backing band for several amazing promotional appearances by Ringo Starr in the last several weeks including The Daily Show, The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Jay Leno Show, Artists Den and a very special performance at the Grammy Museum. Harper was also invited to speak at Ringo Starr’s induction into the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8th.

Ben Harper and Relentless7 will headline this summer’s Campus Consciousness Tour. Created by non-profit group Reverb, CCT is half music, half environmental campaign aiming to inspire and activate students in a fun and exciting atmosphere while leaving a positive impact on each community and college that the tour reaches.

CAMPUS CONSCIOUNESS TOUR with BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7:
Apr 15             Dekalb, IL                    Illinois Univ / Convocation Center
Apr 16             Athens, OH                  Ohio Univ / Templeton-Blackburn Auditorium
Apr 17             Williamsport, PA          Lycoming College
Apr 20             Baltimore, MD             Pier Six Pavilion
Apr 21             Winston-Salem, NC     Wake Forrest/Wait Chapel
Apr 24             Nashville, TN               Vanderbilt Univ / Alumni Lawn

GUITAR GIVEAWAY CONTEST

HARPER, BEN — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Win A Trip To See Ben Harper and Relentless7!

HARPER, BEN — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Win A Trip To See Ben Harper and Relentless7 at Austin City Limits Music Festival!

The winner of this Fuel TV contest receives a 4 day, 3 night trip to Austin, TX, including hotel, airfare, a guest, and more!

For full details and contest entry, go HERE.

BEN HARPER & RELENTLESS7 “FLY ONE TIME” VIDEO ON AOL, 7/8

HARPER, BEN — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 DEBUT VIDEO FOR “FLY ONE TIME” ON AOL ON JULY 8

TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O’BRIEN PERFORMANCE SET FOR JULY 31

UPCOMING FESTIVAL APPEARANCES INCLUDE LOLLAPALOOZA AND AUSTIN CITY LIMITS

LOS ANGELES, CA – The new video for Ben Harper and Relentless7’s track “Fly One Time” will debut on July 8 on AOL Music’s homepage and AOL’s Spinner.com. The video features clips of amazing footage depicting the highs and lows of life through the eyes of incredible athletes and humanitarians. Professional Cyclist Lance Armstrong, Pro-Big Wave Surfers Laird Hamilton and Dave Kallama, Pro-Skater Christian Hosoi, Sport Climber Lynn Hill, Tightrope Walker Nick Wallenda, Olympian Jesse Owens and spiritual leader, the Dalai Llama are all featured.

The video for “Fly One Time” will also premiere internationally in Italy on MTV on July 8th and on Sympatico/MSN in Canada on July 20th. MSN in France and AOL.de in Germany will premiere the video in the coming weeks.

Ben Harper and Relentless7 will also perform the new single on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien on Friday, July 31st.

Ben Harper and Relentless7 are in the midst of a world tour supporting their new album White Lies For Dark Times, which was released on May 5th and debuted at No. 9 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart. This marks Ben Harper’s 3rd consecutive Top 10 Billboard debut. In addition, the album reached the top 10 charts in France (#6), Italy (#7) and Switzerland (#7).

The press is raving about the new album. The Associated Press gives the album an “A,” calling it “another superb collection” while USA Today says “Harper revisits his blues-rock roots with renewed energy.” White Lies For Dark Times is a “Critics Choice” at People Magazine and Spin dubbed it “an impressive array of American music, ranging from muddy blues to eerie folk to Hendrixian wah-wah.”

Ben Harper and Relentless7’s energetic live performance is the heart of the band. On April 22, they performed to over 100,000 fans at the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy for the Nat Geo Earth Day Festival. The entire set also aired live on the internet for fans across the globe to watch. The band brought the same energy to Manchester, Tennessee in June where they rocked an overflowing tent with an explosive set at Bonnaroo 2009.

The band is scheduled to perform at festivals across the country and abroad including Mile High, Fuji Rock, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival. Fans can also look forward to a legendary Austin City Limits television performance to air in October on PBS.

July 9 Ottawa, ON CAN Cicsco Ottawa Bluesfest

July 11 Masontown, WV All Good Festival

July 12 Montreal, QC CAN Montreal Jazz Festival

July 18 Commerce City, CO Mile High Music Festival

July 25 Niigata, JPN Fuji Rock Festival

July 26 Burnaby, BC CAN Virgin Festival

Aug 8 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza

Sept 20 Tempe, AZ Fall Frenzy

Oct 4 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival

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