Ginny Benson | Clocktower Gallery & Radio

Ginny Benson

Host

Ginny Benson is a wonderful lady spawned from the punk basements and backwoods of beautiful New Jersey, and is the co-host of Jam Sandwich, Clocktower radio's most delicious program to date. She enjoys drawing female monsters and going to warehouse parties in Brooklyn. She currently earning her keep as an administrative assistant for Roulette, as project staff for The Silent Barn, and has spent past summers working for PS1's Warm Up series. She also works on various art installation projects, including the Clocktower Gallery's Canyon Candy exhibition. She owns two bikes, and harbors a deep obsession with pickles, coconut water, and homemade pesto.

If you'd like to make a mix tape for her you can send it to Ginny Benson c/o The Clocktower, 108 Leonard Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10013.

Shows and Series by Ginny Benson

RADIO series // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Hosted by Ginny Benson, Joe Ahearn Radio series Jam Sandwich is how it sounds: A ridiculously awesome super sandwich of some favorite jams. You could say Joe is one piece of bread and that Ginny is the other, working in concert to hold together some of the freshest ingredients on the radio. Jam Sandwich is how it sounds: A ridiculously awesome super sandwich of some favorite jams. You could say Joe is one piece of bread and that Ginny is the other piece, working in concert to hold together some of the freshest ingredients the radio has... Listen Read More »	RADIO show // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Dana Dart-McLean & Lauren O’Conner's SHOWPAPER Hosted by Joe Ahearn, Ginny Benson Radio show A sampling of new bands around town featuring Dan Friel, Deerhoof, Laurel Halo, Delicate Steve, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, PC Worship, and more, plus a little about the cover art, horoscopes, and how to find good shows. Hosts Joe and Ginny discuss SHOWPAPER numer 151 artists Dana Dart-McLean & Lauren O’Conner, read your horoscopes, and play some music. This time around, they feature Dan Friel, Deerhoof, Laurel Halo, Delicate Steve, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, PC... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO show // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Christopher Garrett's SHOWPAPER Hosted by Joe Ahearn, Ginny Benson Radio show Joe and Ginny run through the two weeks covered by SHOWPAPER's 150th issue, talking about events featuring and playing music by Kitty Pryde, Grasshopper, Sunset Guns, Slonk Donkerson, The Beets, Little Women, Psychic Blood, Dope Body, and more. Joe and Ginny run through the two weeks covered by SHOWPAPER's 150th issue, the first in a series curated by Chris Johanson. They talk about the gallery Holopaw just opened with Kelie Bowman, some projections by Jane Dickson featured at a recent... Originally aired 3/4/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO show // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Tabor Robak's SHOWPAPER Hosted by Joe Ahearn, Ginny Benson Radio show Join Joe and Ginny for another edition of Jam Sandwich's SHOWPAPER features! The two hosts discuss Tabor Robak and feature music from New York shows including the bands Big Ups, Sediment Club, Father Figures, Jeffrey Lewis, and Roomrunners. On this show, hosts Joe and Ginny discuss SHOWPAPER artist Tabor Robak, read horoscopes, and play some music. This time around, they feature Big Ups, Sediment Club, Father Figures, Jeffrey Lewis, and Roomrunners. A collection of all-ages... Originally aired 1/14/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO show // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Amy Yao's SHOWPAPER Hosted by Joe Ahearn, Ginny Benson Radio show Join Ginny and Joe or another edition of Jam Sandwich's SHOWPAPER! Featuring songs from Ginny, Joe and guests Ryan and Molly's favorite shows of the week, including musicians Psychic Blood, Haribo, Celestial Shore, the Audacity and more. Join hosts Ginny and Joe once more for another edition of Jam Sandwich's newest feature, SHOWPAPER! Featuring songs from Ginny, Joe and guests Ryan and Molly's favorite shows of the week, including musicians Psychic Blood, Haribo, Celestial Shore,... Originally aired 12/17/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO show // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Ron Regé's SHOWPAPER Hosted by Joe Ahearn, Ginny Benson Radio show Looking for ideas for a new feature, hosts Ginny and Joe settled on presenting their favorite shows, horoscopes and I SAW YOU's from SHOWPAPER concert listings with music by Porches, Sleepies, Roomrunner, Archipelago and more. With art by Ron Regé. After messing around with ideas for a solid Jam Sandwich feature, hosts Ginny and Joe settled on presenting their favorite shows, horoscopes and I SAW YOU's from the SHOWPAPER concert listings. Featuring songs from Ginny and Joe's favorite shows of... Originally aired 11/19/12 Listen Read More »
RADIO show // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Moms & Monterrey Hosted by Joe Ahearn, Ginny Benson Radio show According to legend, one of the biggest obstacles in Todd P's first foray in Monterrey's music scene (a festival called MtyMx) was bands' moms who, citing regional drug lord violence, convinced some headliners to cancel. Stories, live sets, and more. According to legend, one of the biggest obstacles in Todd P's first foray in Monterrey's music scene (under the guise of a festival called MtyMx) was bands' moms. Under the pretense of unsubstantiated rumors of senseless drug lord violence, a number... Originally aired 4/30/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO show // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich The Leonard Cohen of Sandwiches Hosted by Joe Ahearn, Ginny Benson Radio show For his birthday, Joe and Ginny spent the day lounging about his new digs at Dead Herring, the clown house Joe had recently moved into, sipping mimosas out of big skull goblets and layering songs into the perfect Leonard Cohen of sandwiches. For his birthday, Joe and Ginny spent the day lounging about his new digs at Dead Herring, the clown house Joe had recently moved into, sipping mimosas out of big skull goblets and pondering the big questions. Who is the Leonard Cohen of the Warper... Originally aired 3/26/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO show // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Taco Truck Torta Hosted by Joe Ahearn, Ginny Benson Radio show Like all post-party journeys down the block, for that thing the crowd just couldn't fulfill, Benson and Ahearn took this mixtape on the road, taking up residence in guest chefs G Lucas Crane and Pam Finch's digs in Troy, NY. A memorable, tasty snack. Taco Truck Torta is a real late night mistake of a sandwich. Like all post-party journeys down the block, for that thing the crowd just couldn't fulfill, Ginny Benson and Joe Ahearn took this mixtape on the road, taking up residence in guest chefs... Originally aired 2/27/12 Listen Read More »
RADIO show // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Bacon, Egg & Cheese Hosted by Joe Ahearn, Ginny Benson Radio show A basic breakfast breakdown of Joe & Ginny's favorite layers of musical junk food: mix tape staples like Dan Deacon, Best Friends Forever, and Future Islands that have been cultured and aged in the cheese caves for months, but there's also sweets... This episode of Jam Sandwich is a basic breakfast breakdown of Joe & Ginny's favorite layers of musical junk food. There are mix tape staples like Dan Deacon, Best Friends Forever, and Future Islands that have been cultured and aged in the... Originally aired 2/6/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO show // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Pesto Manifesto Hosted by Ginny Benson, Joe Ahearn Radio show The first segment of a new series in which our hosts aim to show how the practice of The Manifesto (an outdated 20th Century practice perhaps) lives on in the lyrics of contemporary music, given a voice through the lyrics of today’s front men. About this first segment of a new series for 2012 the hosts submitted the following: Sam Hillmer, at a recent performance at The Clocktower Gallery, described how the manifesto was ‘out of style,’ and hand been replaced by the meme. He is right. The... Originally aired 1/16/12 Listen Read More »