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After a plethora of technical difficulties and an opening set by the pleasantly forgettable Boston-based band Space Shots, Kweller loped on stage and grinned up through his bangs: “Finally!” Plunking out the opening notes of “Sha Sha” on his keyboard, the 20-year-old Kweller looked about 14—and kind of like the kid in Almost Famous. Osh-Kosh looks can be deceiving, however; Kweller is more Beatles than Hansen. With songs like “Commerce, TX,” with lyrics like...
...enthusiastic rendition of their single “Wasted and Ready” got things moving—nothing catches on like the angelic Kweller yelling the chorus: “She is a slut but her ex thinks its sexy / Sex reminds her of eating spaghetti / I’m wasted but I’m ready.” Other rock ‘n’ roll numbers were equally energetic, while Kweller’s solos, like “Panamanian Girl,” added a dash of appealing melancholy to the otherwise goofy evening...
...Fries or rings,” he read aloud, holding up a cardboard carton of Burger King fries, in a moment of reflection. “Life is about choices…” Kweller kept the quips coming all evening, all good fun and good manners. In response to fan mail during a break to fix his amp, he mused, “We have a budding artist in the audience…do we have any budding guitar techs in the audience?” The audience received helpful hints on how not to turn...
Springfest planners said they were also considering Semisonic, Nine Days, Vanessa Carlton and Ben Kweller...
...remaining bands being considered as headliners are Semisonic, Nine Days, Vanessa Carlton, Ben Kweller and Verve Pipe...