from Billboard:

Benson Spreading 'Love' On Tour 
 
Singer/songwriter Brendan Benson has begun lining up tour 
dates ahead of the March 22 release of his upcoming V2 
album, "The Alternative To Love." So far, six shows are 
lined up in North America, beginning April 7 in Cleveland. 
Benson will be backed by keyboardist/guitarist Dean Fertita 
(Waxwings), drummer Matt Alijan and bassist Michael 
Borrigan. The Stands will support.

Beforehand, Benson and company will play six U.K. dates, 
kicking off March 21 in Edinburgh, with support from 
Psychid and the Five O'Clock Heroes.

As previously reported, "The Alternative To Love" was 
recorded in Benson's Detroit home studio and mixed by 
Tchad Blake (Pearl Jam, Neil Finn).

"I also like to paint, and in painting it's very obvious to me 
when to stop," he told Billboard.com in December. "But in 
music I don't know when to stop. I can't resist that compulsion. 
In the end it might be the kitchen sink in that song, but I 
think it's still going to have life just because I had so much 
fun doing it."

Benson has two other projects on the horizon: in addition 
to a collaborative album with the White Stripes' Jack 
White, Greenhornes bassist Jack Lawrence and drummer 
Patrick Keeler, he is working on a project with Fertita 
dubbed the Stiff Tissues.

Here are Brendan Benson's tour dates: 

March 21: Edinburgh (the Venue)
March 22: Leicester, England (Charlotte)
March 23: London (100 Club)
March 24: Stoke, England (Sugarmill)
March 25: Liverpool, England (Zanzibar)
March 26: Cardiff, Wales (Barfly)
April 7: Cleveland (Grog Shop)
April 8: Chicago (Abbey)
April 9: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Blind Pig)
April 11: Toronto (Lee's Palace)
April 13: Boston (Middle East)
April 14: Philadelphia (Theater of Living Arts)
April 15: New York (Bowery Ballroom)