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Artist: Ben Harper / Venue: Radio City Music Hall (New York, NY) / Date: 09.15.2007 @ 7:30PM / Genre: Rock / Web: www.benharper.net

At the end of a nine month European tour, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals landed in a Paris recording studio and completed their new album, Lifeline, in just seven days. The result: a soulful masterpiece with beautifully direct lyrics, undeniable grooves and an effortless energy that recalls the best works of Otis Redding, Bill Withers and Beggars Banquet-era Rolling Stones. Yeah...it's that good. It's no surprise that most bands today don't record albums live, straight to tape, in one room, no Pro Tools, no auto-tune. There are only a handful of modern artists that can pull it off. Since Ben & The Innocent Criminals were so musically connected after such a long tour, they entered the studio immediately. And on a sixteen track tape machine and one full week in the City of Lights, they successfully recorded and mixed an album that will sit alongside all of your old favorites...just like a classic record should.

Opening act: Piers Faccini

Artist: Ben Harper / Venue: Olympia Hall (Paris, FR) / Date: 06.30.2006 @ 8:00PM / Genre: Folk/Rock/Reggae / Web: www.benharper.net