Ben Folds with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
September 30
, 2009
The DSO proudly presents singer-songwriter Ben Folds in concert with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for one night only at the Meyerson Symphony Center. Best known for songs such as Brick, Song for the Dumped, Rockin' the Suburbs, The Luckiest and countless others. Ben Folds is set to bring his signature blend of humor, songwriting and musicality to the Meyerson stage.
Folds' solo career has been going non-stop since the 2001 release of his debut solo album, Rockin' the Suburbs, which has sold more than half a million copies worldwide. He has collaborated and toured with such artists as John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Ben Kweller and Ben Lee, as well as performed with the Boston Pops, Baltimore Symphony and Nashville Symphony, among others. Folds' latest studio release, Way to Normal, was released in September of 2008, and includes the artist's signature stamp of exuberant and raucous crowd-pleasing music.
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Places to eat:
Drink Specials:
- 650 North Restaurant: 5 pm - 7 pm: $1 off all wells, beers, house merlot, cabernet and chardonnay
- Enchilada's: 5 pm - 7 pm: $1 off all drinks
- Perry's Restaurant: 5 pm - 7 pm: $2 domestics, $1 -$2 off drinks
- Jake's Old Fashioned Hamburgers: 4 pm - 7 pm: $2 domestic bottles, $2 schooners, $2 Cosmos, $2 Appletinis, $3 cocktails / 4 pm - 7 pm: $3 appetizers
- Hoffbrau Steaks: 4 pm - 7 pm: $1 off everything
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Kills me to miss this. I expect reports, aplenty!
Mike Orren Staff
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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In short, this was a good gig, with several outstanding moments, but also a few discordant notes (vocals getting swallowed up by the orchestra's music, or the orchestra seeming a bit out of sync with Ben's rapid-fire piano plinking).
Highlights included (as usual) some of Ben's in-between-song commentary about song origins; a few songs that seemed particularly well-served or creatively reinterpreted by the Ben-orchestra combo, such as "Effington," "Narcolepsy," and "Smoke"; and two new numbers featuring lyrics penned by Nick Hornby (absolutely wry stuff from a soon-to-be-released album).
Ben conducted audience participation vocals on "Not the Same" and "Army" (always fun for the crowd), and he closed the encores with a couple of solo tunes ("Rockin' the Suburbs" and the aforementioned "Army") after dismissing the orchestra. He certainly left the audience wanting more after the two-hour show, and my sense was that although they truly appreciated the orchestra's game efforts, more solo stuff would have better slaked their desire.
Colby Walton Verified
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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The show was unbelievable! Ben delivered some wicked vocal tracks, and the DSO was a definite choice accompaniment. A tad bit sad he didn't play "The Luckiest" or "Still Fighting It" but the man is a musical genius. When he was called upon for a second encore, he improvised a song for the audience while the DSO made their way off stage. Mike, bummer you missed out, but do catch him next time! Ben is the man!
gnart Anonymous
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Colby and gnart, I absolutely agree. Check out the review here: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/...
Sarah Blaskovich Staff
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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