The Kristen Ford Band has a residency at Sally O’Brien’s (Union Sq., Somerville) every Tuesday night through the end of the February.  I’ll be playing on some nights – check my Twitter feed for updates.  Here are two videos from last week’s performance: Billie Jean Warning Sign   I will be making a small guest appearance at The Gibson/Antonellis Comedy [...]

I wrote an acrostic for Box Five‘s – Edgar Allan Poe Show (Wednesday, October 5th @ Somerville Theatre), and used Poe’s poem “A Valentine” as inspiration. In Poe’s acrostic, he uses the first letter of the first stanza, the second letter of the second stanza, and so on to conceal the name: “Frances Sargent Osgood.” “A Valentine” by [...]

I will be playing with SchoolTree Saturday, October 1st @ The Precinct along with Endnation, Ad Frank, and Jessica Sun Lee (Facebook Invite). I will be playing with Molly Zenobia as well as presenting an original work of my own at Dream Within A Dream: Box Five’s Edgar Allan Poe Tour @ The Somerville Theatre on Wednesday, [...]

For the past five years, I have been teaching guitar part-time at Tunefoolery, a non-profit organization comprised of musicians with psychiatric disabilities.  Tunefoolery has changed my life as musician, guitar teacher and human being.  When I started working there in 2006, I knew nothing about mental illness.  I had never had any direct experience with [...]

An adventure with no goal or agenda is difficult describe.  It can’t be more or less than expected, and the realm of possibility is too large to be surprised or disappointed.  The truth is, a week in the woods to focus on composing music is really just a lot of work. Luckily for me, I love to work. [...]

  Today I’m venturing off into the woods of New Hampshire and disappearing for a week on private writer’s retreat.  I’ll be off the grid and out of my usual environment.  I don’t know what I’m going to compose, or what instruments I’m writing for, or even if I will write anything at all, but [...]

Mary Dolan, Boston’s beloved 86-year-old vaudevillian-turned-host, premieres her own show at OBERON on July 1, along with an all-star big band led by yours truly! The Mary Dolan Show follows a “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” structure — that is, if dear old Fred was fueled by one too many Old-Fashioneds and had a history of taking off more than his blazer [...]

This month I’ll be performing with Lainey SchoolTree, Mary Dolan & The Elephant Tango Ensemble. w/Lainey SchoolTree & Mary Dolan: t r e e h a u s : SchoolTree cd release party: Thursday, May 12 @ the Precinct 70 Union Square, Somerville 9 pm / 21+ / $8  Featuring the avant rock of Mascara, the wisdom of Mary Dolan, the mystery of [...]

Bent Wit Is Back!  Sunday, April 10th (8pm @ Club Oberon) marks the return of BWC with an amazing show about OBSESSION.  As always, I’m trilled to be part of the house-band: Elephant Tango Ensemble.  We’ve been working hard to bring you the most absurd musical choices for  the evening.  You’ll be very pleased.  Tickets: cluboberon.com [...]

The Baby Zombies are coming!  Here’s the press release for Elephant Tango’s lastest project: In our premiere collaboration, The Elephant Tango Ensemble (ETE) joins forces with New Exhibition Room on STORY TIME PRESERVATION HOUR, a one-hour, ALL AGES SHOW debuting at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre: February 10th-26th (BUY TICKETS HERE) Fresh off our installation at the Mikhail Zakin Gallery in [...]