Ben Kweller rocked Off Broadway Friday night with openers the Dig and Sleeper Agent.

Ben Kweller and a rocking backing band kept a Friday night show at Off Broadway lighthearted and full of pop hooks.

As the year comes to a close, KDHX is pleased to present some of our favorite live in-studio videos of 2011 -- and there were so many, we just couldn't narrow it to 10!

After beginning in Texas, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Ben Kweller has been touring almost non-stop and penning an array of songs that rely on his white-hot wit, sharp human insight and willingness to experiment.

On the eve of his solo performance at Off Broadway last Thursday night, Ben Kweller stopped by the KDHX studios for a chat with Darren Snow, host of Rocket 88. Ben and Darren dig into label politics, Steve Forbert, his new recording -- titled Go Fly a Kite, tentatively due out April 2011 -- and more.

Ben Kweller played to a packed house at Off Broadway last night. Kweller took the stage alone and played a solid 90 minute set, moving back and forth between guitar and keyboards, playing songs that every audience member seemed to know by heart.