![]() ![]() The choir quietly moves onto the stage for “Bayocean.” The broken-dreams story moves people (me) to near tears with such emotional lines as “Gonna take it back/Make it great again” that Landsverk sings with the voice of an angel. He opens with the jaunty “Starfucker.” Brunberg joins him for “Hey, Steve,” followed by the Warren Zevon gem “My Shit’s Fucked Up.” “I’ve never done a solo show in front of people,” he tells the crowd. “I’m always forgetting that.” He speaks briefly to the sound guy about sound things. His girlfriend Jennie arrives and helps out with the lugging. He has three guitars, one mandolin, one keyboard, one viola, a pedalboard, and a small Fishman amp to unload, not to mention his super-disco sequined jacket and trucker hat for later. Landsverk pulls his VW Tiguan into the small parking lot of the White Eagle. Then there’s the beloved Low Bar Chorale singalong jamboree, plus working with such artists as Ruby Friedman, Rachel Taylor Brown, Box Set, Storm Large, Alma Mater and the avant-classical-prog trio Well.īen Landsverk Jordan Hundelt, All Rights Reserved (Jordan Hundelt) Landsverk keeps his plate full with a heaping helping of projects, including Wonderly, in which he and partner Jim Brunberg write harmony songs and music for The New York Times’ The Daily podcast, film scores, and more. We tagged along with multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Ben Landsverk for a night and the following day to witness his musical lifestyle. This “day in the life” doesn’t start bright and early. Ben Landsverk Jordan Hundelt, All Rights Reserved (Jordan Hundelt) By Libby Molyneaux Maat 5:02 pm PDT ![]()
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