The latest spate of dates finds Kweller in the company of The Strokes for six dates around the middle of his solo tour, which kicks off October 31.

Kweller has been steadily on the road since March this year, first supporting Dashboard Confessional and the Dave Matthews Band, then headlining his own stints with My Morning Jacket and others supporting him.

Kweller established himself as a sort of musical prodigy while still a child. By the ripe old age of eight, he had begun writing his own tunes and was proficient on the guitar and piano. At age nine, he received an honorable mention from Billboard Magazine for his entry in its early songwriter competition.

Fast forward a few years and a couple of garage bands later, and we find Kweller at the helm of three-piece punk group, Radish. After releasing a handful of indie demos and EPs, Radish inked a deal with Mercury Records and in 1997 the band released their debut album Restraining Bolt.

International tours ensued and three years later the band split and went their separate ways. Kweller embarked on a solo career and soon began opening for Jeff Tweedy, Guster, Juliana Hatfield and others. In 2000, he released Freak Out, It’s Ben Kweller, and followed that one year later with his ATO Records debut, E.P. Phone Home.

Kweller’s latest album, Sha Sha, was released this year. As Kweller explains about his work, “I have so many different interests and that comes out in the music, I guess. It’s just one big shamble of me.”