Ben Folds

Ben Folds to Maximize Sleigh on Christmas Album

PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2024

As a whimsical piano guy, it's frankly amazing that Ben Folds has never released a Christmas album — but that will finally change on...

Ben Folds Reflects on 'What Matters Most' with First Album in Eight Years

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2023

Wry piano-playing songwriter Ben Folds has announced his latest solo album. What Matters Most is out on June 2 via New West Records, and he...

American Artists Reveal What They Really Think of Canada

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2022

"What do you think of when you think of Canada?" We've been asking that question to artists for many years as part of our Questionnaire fea...

Ben Folds Takes On "2020" in New Song

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2020

Earlier this year, Ben Folds shared some sobering words about the state of live music in 2020, but he's now widened his scope to take stock...

R.I.P. Acclaimed Pedal Steel Guitarist Bucky Baxter

PUBLISHED May 26, 2020

Bucky Baxter — an acclaimed pedal steel guitarist who performed with the likes of Bob Dylan, Steve Earle and the Dukes, R.E.M., Ben Folds a...

Ben Folds Shares a Very Sobering Message About Touring in 2020

PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2020

Now a month-and-a-half into coronavirus lockdown, fans and musicians are understandably antsy about when it will be possible to go to conce...

Ben Folds Announces Livestream Series "Apartment Requests"

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2020

Ben Folds is the latest artist to announce plans for a new livestream concert series from quarantine. In an effort to ensure fans that "we...

Ben Folds

A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2019

"Y'all don't know what it's like being male, middle class and white," Ben Folds sang on his 2001 single "Rockin' the Suburbs." The veteran...