While Tench was playing, I watched the faces of ... as he joked early on, was “welcome to hell.” His selection of songs flowed splendidly, moving between a range of emotions from melancholy ...

Benmont Tench says that "life" is the reason for the 11-year gap between his two solo albums. With The Melancholy Season out ...

Starting in the early 1970s, the organist, singer and songwriter was a creative anchor for Tom Petty. On a new solo album, he ...

Benmont Tench's new solo album 'The Melancholy Season' is a deep, introspective work that he's supporting with a tour.

The Melancholy Season, the first solo record in over 10 years from legendary keyboard player and founding member of Tom Petty ...

The keyboardist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers has finally released his second album, which deals with getting married, Petty's death and more.

On Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench continued his venue-specific run at Café Carlyle in New York City. After warming up at the Big Apple location ...

The second solo album, following 2014’s You Should Be So Lucky, from veteran Benmont Tench, The Melancholy Season, is aptly titled as the ...