Battle Mountain just received a 4 star ★★★★ review from Downbeat Magazine in their upcoming April issue! I started reading Downbeat when I was young, and it’s an honor to be recognized alongside so many of my musical heroes. Thanks to Sean J. O’Connell for the kind words.
http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2014/DB1404/single_page_view/67.html
Chris Barton from the Los Angeles Times calls Battle Mountain “Soulful, heartfelt.” Read the beautiful 3 Star review here:
Thanks Chris!
My debut album Battle Mountain is OUT TODAY! Thank you to everyone who has helped make this record possible. Hear it on iTunes, Spotify, bandcamp, cdbaby, and Amazon. Give it a listen - I hope the music makes you feel something, and I hope you enjoy.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/battle-mountain/id791898476
Excited to announce the video premiere of my band’s rendition of “Tennessee Waltz,” featured on my upcoming debut album “Battle Mountain.” Big thanks to Anthony Dean-Harris and everyone at Nextbop for featuring us on their front page today! Check out www.nextbop.com/blog/benflocksbattlemountain for the full article, and watch us play Tennessee Waltz during our session at Tiny Telephone Recording back in March at the link below.
Happy New Year everybody!
Incredibly excited to kick off 2014 by announcing the release of the EPK for my upcoming record “Battle Mountain.” The video features footage from the recording session at Tiny Telephone back in March, along with live performance footage and interviews with my bandmates. Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible! Stay tuned for announcements regarding our record release shows coming up in February; Battle Mountain is out February 11th. Love you all, let’s have a musical 2014!
Really looking forward to heading back to the Bay Area for the holidays! We’re playing three shows with my band Battle Mountain in anticipation of the release of my new record on February 11th:
Thursday December 19th at Amnesia in San Francisco, Double-Bill with the Amigos Band - www.amnesiathebar.com
Friday December 20th House Concert in Santa Cruz - contact for details
Saturday December 21st at the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, Double-Bill with the Amigos Band - www.thecrepeplace.com
See you there Californians!
Excited to announce two California Pre-Release shows for my debut album Battle Mountain!
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I’m excited to announce that I’m heading to California next week to record my debut album at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco. Recording alongside me are some of my closest friends, Ari Chersky, Sam Reider, Garret Lang, and Evan Hughes. Stay tuned for updates from the studio, and previews from the record!
Welcome to my new website! I’m looking forward to sharing exciting new music with you, along with news, photos, videos, and updates. Make sure to check out my friend Chris Elfving’s beautiful artwork featured throughout, and a big thanks to Nick Hemenway for building this website.
