Matt Gerhardt with Ben Hammond and Jefe at North Bridge Tavern – Getting the Led Out

Ben Hammond and Matt Gerhardt Live at N.B.T. (with Jefe and JW)

VIDEO: Select Songs from “The Local Bean”

Just played a concert of original music last night at the Local Bean, a new coffee shop on Siesta Key here in Sarasota, FL. This is an awesome little spot dedicating itself to promoting local, live, original artists, and I highly recommend you check it out. Below is a video compilation of some of the [...]

Suncoast Music Festivals: MacFest and N.O.2

1 week from today I will be playing at the first ever MacFest, to be held in beautiful downtown Bradenton, Fl. I will be playing at 3pm; also appearing at this FREE, family friendly event will be “Dangerous” Dan Toler, Pedro Arevalo, Mich Kach, Kettle of Fish, Michael Mac Band, and tons more! For more [...]

CD Review in the Portland Press Herald – Portland, Maine

Aimsel Ponti just penned a great review of my recently released Live CD/DVD – “Solo at Stone Mt Arts Center” in Maine’s biggest newspaper, the Portland Press Herald. Those of you who read the paper regularly probably already know of Aimsel as a die-hard music fan and a huge supporter of the local independent scene. [...]

Ben Hammond – “Except For You” from “Solo at Stone Mt” Original Song

http://www.benhammondmusic.com to purchase this Live CD / DVD (13 audio tracks and 6 video tracks including this one). Recorded Live on May 6th, 2010 at the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, Maine. Taylor T5 Acoustic / Electric Guitar, Vocals and Vocal Percussion by Ben Hammond. Ben also used a Boomerang+ Loop Station (it’s fun, [...]

New Live CD / DVD Released! Visit www.benhammondmusic.com to order your own copy with FREE SHIPPING!

Eastern US Tour: OH

Drew Carey jokes aside, Ohio is pretty dang cool. Cincinnati specifically. I didn’t really know what to expect, this being only my second time in the state (the first a brief stop at Cleveland’s rock n roll hall of fame). Ohio is surprisingly green. My first stop was near Akron at a huge outdoor venue [...]

Trip to Maine Video – Live on NBC “207″ and Stone Mt Arts Center Soundcheck

In May of 2010 I ventured up to Maine for a week to record a live solo show at the unbelievably gorgeous Stone Mt Arts Center in Brownfield which has hosted concerts from such greats as Bela Fleck, Martin Sexton, Ritchie Havens, the list goes on and on… The night before my big gig I [...]

Live Solo CD/DVD Recording at Stone Mountain Arts Center! May 6th

[http://stonemountainartscenter.com/ArtsCenter/event-calendar.html#ben] Come check this out! Hope to see you all there May 6th! This concert will be filmed and released as a CD / DVD package……Bring your cheering voices! Come join Ben as he returns to the SMAC, this time solo and armed only with his finger-style acoustic guitar, soul-inflected vocals, and an arsenal of [...]