Joe Russo’s Almost Dead closed out their 2023 touring schedule and ten-year anniversary with three blistering performances in Madison and Chicago over the weekend. A beautiful Wisconsin fall day greeted the band and fans for the opening night. From note one, the band was in...Continue Reading
The Mempho music festival made another triumphant return to the Memphis Botanic Gardens with its most diverse lineup to date. Rock and roll ruled Friday’s opening night. Headliners The Black Crowes tore through their long list of classics to the delight of throngs of mid...Continue Reading
The Midwest music festival season was in full force the weekend of September 9th and 10th. The second annual All IN music festival and inaugural Miracle In Mundelein brought an eclectic mix of musicians and music lovers to Indianapolis and Mundelein Il. While young, both...Continue Reading
The formation of Joe Russo’s Almost Dead to kick of 2013 would be a life and career changing event for Tom Hamilton. The one “miracle” out he gave himself for playing in a band that wasn’t his own music came to life. While JRAD would...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
When the crowd at Dead and Company’s 2023 Playing in the Sand (PITS) gathered to watch Tom Hamilton’s acoustic set, many might have thought a weekend of Riviera Maya excess was causing them to see double. They weren’t. Hamilton was joined by his older brother...Continue Reading
Midwestern music fans have a couple of no lose options to choose from the weekend of September 9th and 10th. The second annual All In Music Festival reconvenes at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis IN, while the inaugural The Miracle in Mundelein festival will...Continue Reading
The Mempho Music Festival announced a stellar lineup for its sixth year featuring headliners The Black Crowes, My Morning Jacket, and Turnpike Troubadours. The festival will return to Radians Amphitheater at Memphis Botanic Garden September 29 – October 1st. Other bands announced include Joe Russo’s...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
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead finished the second half of its “Go to Haven” concert series at New Haven, Connecticut’s Westville Music Bowl with three more dominating performances. While the shows in May were rain-filled, the sun this time around made everyone in attendance joyous as...Continue Reading