A list of nearly every show I've ever played
2017
March 4th, Philadelphia, PA
Candlelit Secret Show
February 9th, Brooklyn, NY
Muchmore's
with Grasping Straws, Illiterate Light, Rookin
February 3rd, Manhattan, NY
WNYC's Greene Space
44 Charlton Variety Show
January 28th, Brooklyn, NY
Fort Briscoe
the Jesse R. Berlin Christmas Spectacular
January 19th, Manhattan, NY
Le Poisson Rouge
Recital - Brooks Frederickson's "Song Cycle"
(I provided the texts for the piece)
2016
December 15th, Manhattan, NY
Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects
Arthur Russell cover set
December 10th, Brooklyn, NY
The Bell House
The Landlady Holiday Spectacular
December 7th, Brooklyn, NY
Gold Sounds
with Adeline Hotel and Office Culture
November 19th, Brooklyn, NY
Vital Joint
with Larkin Grimm and Ben Shepherd
November 12th, Brooklyn, NY
Union Pool
A Song a Day Birthday Showcase
with Nassau and Cut Worms
November 7th, Saratoga Springs, NY
Tang Teaching Museum
with Adam Tinkle, Powerdove
October 29th, Manhattan, NY
Elvis Guesthouse
with Carroll, Frame
October 3rd, Brooklyn, NY
Other Half Brewing
Isaac Gillespie residency
September 24th, Torino, IT
"Ben Seretan Day"
Sets at the San Salvario Emporium,
Show at Enoteca Botz
September 23rd, Milano, IT
Volume - dischi e libri
September 16th, Spinetoli, IT
Lago di Oz
September 7th, Vienna, Austria
Hotel Burgas
with John Silver
August 30th, Budapest, Hungary
Supermarket Gallery
August 25th, Vienna, Austria
Cafe Benno
August 20th, Santorini, Greece
Atlantis Books Roof
August 8th, Tirana, Albania
National Gallery of Albania
August 6th, Pesaro, IT
Villa 'n' Roll Festival
July 31st, Viterbo, IT
Secret Show
July 30th, Roma, IT
Monk
July 28th, Firenze, IT
Casa del Popolo
July 27th, San Martino Spino, IT
Barcson Vecc
July 26th, Apricale, IT
Town sqaure
Presented by Atelier A
July 22nd, Genova, IT
Villa Piaggio Castellettto
July 21st, Torino, IT
SAMO
July 18th, Milano, IT
Gattò
July 16th, Alessandria, IT
Bliss Beat Festival
May 23rd, Brooklyn, NY
Manhattan Inn
with The Adventures of the Silver Spaceman and Workman Song
May 3rd, Brooklyn, NY
Coconut Champagne at Troost
with Cantina & Eamon Fogarty
April 27th, Torino, IT
Da Emilia
April 26th, Milano, IT
Sotto La Sacrestia
April 21st, Bologna, IT
Zoo
April 20th, Ravenna, IT
Fargo
April 17th, Brooklyn
The Brunch Show at Aviv
with Emily Yacina, Sam Sodomsky, Boosegumps, Shoeshine
April 5th, Brooklyn
Coconut Champagne at Troost
with Jack Sunflower, Object Object
April 3rd, Brooklyn
360 Record Shop
with Eamon Fogarty, Rokenri
April 3rd, Brooklyn
Gold Sounds
with Fieldings, Due Diligence
March 17th, Brooklyn
Manhattan Inn
with Aaron Roche
March 10th, Brooklyn
Pete's Candy Store
with Quarterly, Nick Podgurski
March 4th, Brooklyn
Alphaville
with Port St. Willow, Wildest Smiling Faces
March 1st, Brooklyn
Coconut Champagne
with Mart Z, Ethan Woods, Brooks Frederickson
and DJ Skate Key
February 19th, Brooklyn
C'mon Everybody
with Field Guides, Flat Mary Road, Rose Blanshei
February 2nd, Brooklyn
Coconut Champagne at Troost
with Sean Kash, Quarterly, DJ Way Jells
January 29th, Manhattan
the Greene Space / Ecstatic Music Festival
with TIGUE + Man Forever
January 4th, Brooklyn
Coconut Champagne at Troost
with Matt Evans, Sarah Goldfeather, Robbie Bowen
January 3rd, Brooklyn
Theban Plays fundraiser
with Jo Firestone, Becca Kaufman, DJ Jackson Randall
2015
December 8th, Brooklyn
Knitting Factory
with Evan Dando
December 1st, Brooklyn
Coconut Champagne at Troost
with Free Advice
November 28th, Brooklyn
C'mon Everybody
with Creamside
November 7th, Seattle, WA
Cafe Racer
with Jesse Hughey, Kevin Blanquies, and Leviathan Worship Service
November 6th, Portland, OR
Turn! Turn! Turn!
October 27, Brooklyn
Coconut Champagne at Troost
Over the top Tom Petty cover set
October 17th, Bard College
Root Cellar
with Mal Devisa
October 6th, Brooklyn
Coconut Champagne at Troost
with Field Guides
with Jesse Hughey, Aboriginal Flowers, and weatherexposed
September 4th, Philadelphia
the Pharmacy
with Half Waif, Shannon Moser, Willow Talk
September 3rd, Queens
Trans Pecos
with Gospel of Mars, Ohioan
August 26th, Manhattan
the Cake Shop
with Leaping, Um Are, Operator
August 13th, Brooklyn
the Living Room
with Adeline Hotel
August 1st, Brooklyn
Baby's All Right
with Zulli, Steady Sun
ITALIAN TOUR + SWITZERLAND
A bunch of pictures of me with Italian fans here.
July 27th - Torino
da Emilia
July 26th - Padova
Anfiteatro del Venda
July 25th - San Martino Spino
Barcson Vecc
July 24th - Revine Lago
Lago Film Festival
July 23rd - Impruneta (FL)
Casa del Popolo
July 22nd - Bologna
Zoo
July 20th - Roma
MONK
July 19th - Molfetta
MAT laboratorio Urbano
July 18th - Osimo
Loop Out secert show
July 17th - Marina di Ravenna
Hana Bi
with Ronin
July 15th - Lugano, Switzerland
Buskers Festival (two sets)
July 14th - Genova
disorder Drama secert show
July 13th - Milano
Gatto
July 12th - Torino
SAMO
July 11th - Sezzadio (AL)
Bliss Beat Festival
July 3rd, Brooklyn
Baby's All Right
YELLOW ROSES tape release show
with Steve Sobs, Wilder Maker
June 19th, Brooklyn
Silent Barn
with Prima, Parks, Eternals
Photos here, played on a garden riser thing
June 2nd, Brooklyn
Shea Stadium
with Howth, Oracle Room, Chimneys, Parlor Walls, Preston Spurlock Visuals
May 25th, Brooklyn
Troost
with Weird Mirror
May 9th, Brooklyn
Bohemian Grove
with Fern Mayo, La Noia, Snoozer, Yes Yes x1000 Yes
May 7th, Brooklyn
Manhattan Inn
with Katie Von Schleicher and Rose Blanshei
April 28th, Philadelphia, PA
Kung Fu Necktie
with Aleks Martray and Shakai Monday
April 26th, Portland, OR
Local Sprouts
with Lichen, Trapper
April 25th, Kittery, ME
Buoy Gallery
with Guy Capecelatro III, Footings
April 24th, Providence, RI
Art Studio Show
with Steve Sobs, Nadia, Andy Miami
April 16th, Brooklyn
Knitting Factory
with Rokenri, Toebow, Sun Parade, No Lands
April 6th, Brooklyn
Troost Bar
Two sets!
April 1st, Red Hook, Brooklyn
Clocktower
Live on the air! Stream here.
March 26th, New York City
Lincoln FUCKING Center
with Middle Grey + Ginny Benson
March 20th, Brooklyn
the Cornucopia of Your Left Ear
Pop-up store / gallery / junk shop
with Synthetic Love Dream Band
March 15th, Brooklyn
the New Music Bake Sale
(I played guitar for Tigue)
March 14th, Red Hook, Brooklyn
Van Dyke Park
VALES release show
with David Moore and DJ Adrian Knight
March 2nd, Brooklyn/the Internet
Live on bel-air radio
(Archive stream can be heard here)
February 22nd, Brooklyn
the Silent Barn
with Toebow, Andrei Rublev, Skinny Bones
February 3rd, Oakland, CA
House show
with Mara Connor, Helen Mystic
You can watch a video of me sitting in with Mara here.
January 31st - Washington, D.C.
House Show (the Fresh Prince)
January 15th - Cambridge, MA
Ampersand Concert Series at MIT
List Arts Center
with Denby and the Alcotts
2014
December 20th, Brooklyn
Palisades
2nd Annual Rock n Roll Holiday Bonanza
with Field Guides, Prima, Lauds
December 11th, Brooklyn
Manhattan Inn
Piano show
with David Moore
November 19th, Brooklyn
Glasslands Gallery
with Cellar and Point, Empyrean Atlas, the Knells
November 17th, Brooklyn
Baby's All Right
Anawan album release show
November 16th, Brooklyn
the Silent Barn
Field Guides album release show, featuring Field Guides, Tiny Hazard, Girls & God
November 15th, Queens
Flux Factory
for Alisha Monypenny's opening "Deep Water Deep Water"
November 6th, Brooklyn
ShapeShifter Lab
with Mobius Trio
October 30th, Hudson, NY
the Spotty Dog Books & Ale
with Nat Baldwin
October 29th, Brooklyn
Shea Stadium
Album release show
with Bellows, Hank May, Nat Baldwin
September 4th, Brooklyn
Pete's Candy Store
(an all broken keyboard show)
August 11th, Sitka, AK
the Bayview Pub
impromtu set with Le Cancer and Ocean Music
August 8th + 9th, Sitka, AK
Homeskillet Music Festival
eaturing a ton of bands on a flooded golf course
July 11th - July 12th
A SUN WITH SUNGLASSES ON
Flux Factory, Queens, NY
All night concert from sunset to sunrise
July 6th, Manhattan, NY
Cake Shop
An improvised duo with Max Jaffe
with Rokenri and Ancient Sky
July 1st, Brooklyn, NY
Muchmore's
THEE OBSIDIAN GONG
First ever show - featuring Matt Evens, Camilla Padgett-Coles, and Kathleen Baird
with Howth, Tawny Peaks, and Pinegrove
June 30th, Jersey City, NJ
WFMU
Live performance on Dan Bodah's Airborne Event
June 6th, Philadelphia, PA
Ortlieb's
Ben Seretan (and Alex Lewis) with the Bones of J.R. Jones and Psalmships
May 28th, Manhattan, NY
Cake Shop
the Ben Seretan Group
with Fayaway, Robot Princess, and Katie Von Schleicher
May 15th, Brooklyn, NY
Manhattan Inn
BLUSHING with Girls and God, Weird Mirror
SUNRISE SERIES VOLUME II
April 24 - 27th
Flux Factory, Queens
with David Moore (Bing and Ruth), Porcelain Raft, a string trio playing works by Molly Herron, Shen din Shen, Jansen Cumbie, and much, much more. . .
More information coming soon
NEW SKY TOUR
with Alex Lewis and Nico Hedley
April 2nd, Cleveland, OH
Guide to Kulchur
with Rob Galo, Tom Orange, & Krycek (Rob Rosin)
April 3rd, Chicago, IL
the Burlington
with TALsounds and scrape-r
April 4th, Iowa City, IA
Mission Creek Festival
April 5th, Omaha, NE
House Show
April 7th, St. Louis, MO
Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
with Greg Farough and HappyDaze
April 8th, Pittsburgh, PA
House Show
with Good Thing, Chattel Tail, Sam Rockwell Machete Champion, Somersaults, and Wreck Loose
March 30th, Flux Factory, Queens
STRANGE PINK GLIMMER RISING
at Flux Factory
Playing all of “Three Sisters Music”
featuring music by Dear Suzy
projections by Taylor Sakarett
and an environment/performance by Lena Hawkins and Michael DiPietro
plus more surprises, probably
March 6th, Brooklyn NY
Shea Stadium
The Ben Seretan Group
with Notta Comet, Rokenri, FANGS
March 5th, Philadelphia, PA
House Show
with Hip Hatchet
Feb 4th, Brooklyn, NY
at Glasslands
Ben Seretan Group
featuring Trevor Wilson Vocal Ensemble, Fayaway, Aaron Roche
Jan 23rd, Red Hook, NY
at Van Dyke Park (98a Van Dyke)
featuring Blue Jazz TV + David Lackner
Jan 20th, Brooklyn, NY
at the Silent Barn
Screening of DOUBLE ALASKA
Also screening: Dan Sullivan’s “Royalty”
Featuring music by Jansen Cumbie and Fayaway
January 1st, Brooklyn
at Muchmore’s
The Ben Seretan Group
2013
December 14th, Brooklyn
A Very Field Guides Holiday Party
w/Field Guides, King God, These Elk Forever, Rose Blanshei
December 10th, NYC
NYU/Basement of Think Coffee
Double Alaska Screening
December 6th, Hudson, NY
Spotty Dog
w/Many Trails, featuring Alex Lewis
December 3rd, Kittery, ME
Buoy Gallery
w/Vales and Trevor Wilson Vocal Ensemble
November 27th, Brooklyn, NY
Muchmore’s
Double Alaska Screening
The NEW LEAVES TOUR
October 27th, Brooklyn, NY
Muchmore's
with Will Stratton, Quitzow
October 26th, Bard College
SMOG
with Moon Jelly, Steven K Trio, Moon Vibes, Alameda
featuring Alex Lewis
October 25th, Montreal, QC
House show
featuring Alex Lewis
October 24th, Middletown, CT
Earth House
with Big Tusk, Alameda
featuring Alex Lewis
October 24th, New London, CT
afternoon show at the Telegraph record store
with Alameda
featuring Alex Lewis
October 22nd, New York City
Cake Shop
with Field Guides, Alameda
featuring Alex Lewis and Nico Hedley
October 21st, Richmond, VA
House show
with Alameda, Houdan the Mystic, and We Never
featuring Alex Lewis
October 20th, Durham, NC
Motorco
with Alameda, New Hill
featuring Alex Lewis
October 19th, Falls Church, VA
House show
with Alameda
featuring Alex Lewis
October 18th, Charlottesville, VA
the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
with Grand Banks, Alameda
featuring Alex Lewis
October 17th, Washington, DC
the Black Squirrel
with Alameda
featuring Alex Lewis
October 16th, WXPN’s Folkadelphia presents…
Philadelphia, PA
with Bad Braids, Alameda
featuring Alex Lewis
October 14th, "Double Alaska" screening and cassette release
Walter Reade Theater, Manhattan
with Bryan West
September 28th, Roof Show, Brooklyn
with Hank May, Elana Belle Carroll, Andrea Tomasi
September 18th, Silent Barn, Brooklyn
Sunrise Series - doors at 6am
Series continues through Sept 22nd
September 12th, Wesleyan University, CT
with Majical Cloudz
August 30th, Sheldon Jackson Campus, Sitka, AK
Sitka Fellows open studios event
August 24th, Larkspur Café, Sitka, AK
August 16th, Smokestack, Sitka, AK
featuring video projections by Bes Young
July 27th, Homeskillet Festival Afterparty, Sitka, AK
at the Dock Shack bar
July 25th, the Smokestack Building, Sitka, AK
featuring video projections by me and Jarrett Moran
July 15th, Cameo Gallery, Brooklyn
with Chimneys, Fayaway, the Early
My birthday party show!
June 6th, House Show, Brooklyn
with Elana Belle Carroll, Irene Lee
June 3rd, Cameo Gallery, Brooklyn
with Chimneys, Dumpster Hunter, Glass Elephant
June 1st, Muchmore's, Brooklyn
FAYAWAY EP RELEASE SHOW
with the Early, Meaner Pencil, and Katie Von Schleicher
May 31st, Bushwick Open Studios
in the studio of Michele Mirisola
with Chimneys
May 25th, POSITIVITY LIGHTNING ROD SUMMIT
At Sardine Gallery
May 19th, Film Society Lincoln Center, Manhattan
Short set as part of a screening of the Early's "Universal Leader"
May 18th, BLUSHING at the Swan Loft, Brooklyn
May 14th, Sycamore Bar & Flowershop, Brooklyn
with Fayaway
May 10th, Judson Memorial Church
BF Bifocals presents SOUND FLOOR
May 8th, Muchmore's, Brooklyn
with Chris North and Adam Aslan Pony
May 4th, dBasement, Portland, ME
featuring Alex Lewis
with Zach Zaitlin and Old Soul
May 3rd, House Show, Somerville, MA
featuring Alex Lewis
with Skinny Bones and Personal Finance
April 24th, Cameo Gallery, Brooklyn
with Field Guides
April 9th, Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia
featuring Alex Lewis
with Port St. Willow
March 15th, Panopoly Performance Lab, Brooklyn
w/Chimneys, Benjamin Engel, Ari Swann
March 9th, Brooklyn Rod and Gun, Williamsburg
w/Free Advice
Part of Free Advice's Second Saturday series
March 4th, Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn
w/Idgy Dean, MJ Cyr
Part of Chris Faroe's Forest Mondays
January 12th, Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn
January 18th, Don Pedro's, Brooklyn
w/ChemistReset, Beasty, and Lost Gloves
the NEW TOUR
featuring Alex Lewis of the Early
January 26th, Twisted Branch, Charlottesville, VA
w/Grand Banks
January 27th, the Nightlight, Chapel Hill, NC
w/Snake, Ezekiel Graves
January 28th, House Show, Richmond, VA
w/Bigg Hogg, Houdan the Mystic
January 29th, Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia
w/Chris Forsyth
January 30th, Gamut Room, Middlebury, VT
w/Laura Heaberlin
January 31st, the Owla Den, Montreal
w/Head Honcho and various poets
Feb 1st, the Silent Barn
w/Trevor Wilson Vocal Ensemble, Franz Nicolay
Feb 2nd, Cameo Gallery
w/the Building, Gym,Deer
2012
December 19th, Grand Victory, Brooklyn
with Beasty, Vulture Shit, and Glue Gun Optimism
December 12th, Manhattan Inn, Brooklyn
THIS IS A BURLESQUE SHOW!
Proceeds to benefit Planned Parenthood
I'm playing some songs, not stripping. Or am I?
December 8th, Elena's Soul, Philadelphia
featuring Alex Lewis of the Early
with Telequanta, Savage Relatives, and Boy Scout of America
December 5th, Bard College, NY
featuring Alex Lewis of the Early
December 1st, Vaudeville Park, Brooklyn
with No Sky God, Sam Mickens, the Use, Vaudeville, and Point Reyes
November 17th, Tierney's Bar, Montclair, NJ
featuring Alex Lewis of the Early
with Post Sun Times and Geezer
November 16th, Secret Location, Brooklyn
NEW SONG RELEASE PERFORMANCE
October 28th, Shea Stadium, Brooklyn
w/Trevor Wilson and Vocal Ensemble, Point Reyes
(cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy)
October 21st, ZirZamin, Manhattan
Early show: 6:30pm
October 4th, Eclectic House, Wesleyan University
w/Oneohetrix Point Never
October 5th, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn
w/TBA September 22nd, Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn
September 17th, Manhattan Inn, Brooklyn
w/Son of the Granite State
(I played the piano)
August 22nd, Grand Victory
w/Point Reyes, Jane Eyre
August 16th, 245 Main Street, Northampton MA
w/Point Reyes, /kəˈnekt/
August 4th, 92Y TriBeCa, Manhattan
w/Icewater, Will Stratton
July 16th, Manhattan Inn, Brooklyn
w/Sewing Machines
(It was my birthday!)
June 29th, Basement Show, Burlington VT
(Ben Seretan & the Early)
June 28th, Shea Stadium, Brooklyn
(Ben Seretan & the Early)
w/Port St. Willow, Dinosaur Feathers, Mala Strana, Life Size Maps
June 26th, Meatlocker, Montclair NJ
(Ben Seretan & the Early)
w/Pinegrove, Gifts
June 25th, Cameo Gallery, Brooklyn
(Ben Seretan & the Early)
w/Pinegrove, Peels
June 22nd, Gallery 5, Richmond VA
(Ben Seretan & the Early)
June 21st, Nospace, Philadelphia PA
(Ben Seretan & the Early)
w/Ghost Light
Every Monday in May 2012
Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn
Residency
May 24th, Sidewalk Cafe, Manhattan
w/Johanna Samules (performing all of "On the Beach")
May 18th, Paper Swan Loft, Brooklyn
w/Rayvon Browne
April 12th, Bowery Poetry Club, Manhattan
w/Point Reyes
February 25th, Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn
February 6th, Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn
January 7th, Pete's Candy Store
2011
December 5th, Big Snow Buffalo Lodge, Brooklyn
w/Sweet Tooth Nelson, Tin Armor, Pity Friends
November 27th, Holocene, Portland OR
(Ben Seretan & the Early)
w/Youth, Port St. Willow
November 26th, Beacon Sound Records, Portland OR
(Ben Seretan & the Early)
w/Port St. Willow, the Polyps
November 17th, Badlands PDX, Portland OR
(w/Alex from the Early)
w/Log Across the Washer, weatherexposed
October 23rd, Red Hook Bait & Tackle, Brooklyn
w/Rayvon Browne
September 18th, Cake Shop, Manhattan
w/Chimneys, Netherfriends, Jane Eyre
August 25th, Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn
w/Sewing Machines
August 9th, Death by Audio, Brooklyn
(featuring Alex Tatusian)
w/Jane Eyre, Horse's Mouth
July 22nd, nospace, Philadelphia PA
w/Tayisha Busay, Great Tiger, Will Brant
July 16th, Union Hall, Brooklyn
w/Austin McCutchen, Free Advice, the Read Letters
June 4th, K&M Bar, Brooklyn
w/Will Brant, Maribelle
May 25th, Spike Hill, Brooklyn
(featuring Alex Tatusian)
w/Wallburds, Netherfriends, Sewing Machines
January 1st, Silent Barn, Brooklyn
w/the Wailing Wall, Will Stratton, Horse's Mouth, Firefoot