The fact that Tom Hamilton’s album I’m Your Vampire is his solo debut is technically correct. It’s also comical given Hamilton has been cranking out albums as part of numerous projects the last twenty five years. Brothers Past, American Babies, and Ghost Light have all had great runs as bands but ultimately fizzled out leaving Hamilton to restart musically time and time again. Throw in the output from Hamilton’s other projects… Joe Russo’s Almost Dead,...Continue Reading
The departure of Jim Hamilton, Joe D’Amico, and Nick Desiderio just as Brothers Past was gaining legitimate momentum was a seismic shift for Tom Hamilton. It was now up to the introverted, anxiety ridden Hamilton to keep his music going. With keyboardist Tom McKee fully...Continue Reading
Like numerous musicians, Tom Hamilton used the covid pandemic to dig through his personal music archive refamiliarizing himself with old projects and passions. Like several of his peers, he found music from his early days that lit a spark not to be extinguished. The result is...Continue Reading
Ghost Light’s 2019 debut, “Best Kept Secrets,” instantly catapulted the band into the middle of the jam band scene. Technically a “debut” album, Ghost Light was the latest project of guitarist Tom Hamilton’s quarter century-plus musical career. The band, a reconfiguration of Hamilton’s American Babies,...Continue Reading
You can add Ghost Light bandmates Tom Hamilton and Holly Bowling to the list of musicians who will release some out of the box music because of covid. The guitarist and pianist are set to release Lacuna an almost hour-long improvisational journey that took place...Continue Reading