Hamilton formed Brothers Past in 1996, straight out of high school, with classmates Joe D'Amico (bass), Nick Desiderio (drums), and his older brother Jim Hamilton (guitar). In 1998, Hamilton met Tom McKee and asked him to join the band as a keyboardist and vocalist. This initial line-up toured the Mid-Atlantic area heavily until 1999, when D'Amico, Desiderio, and the elder Hamilton brother left the band to pursue more normal lifestyles. In the end, Hamilton and McKee settled on hiring Clay Parnell and Rick Lowenberg as the new rhythm section in 2000 and began touring again in 2001.
Hamilton has been the primary songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist for Brothers Past, as well as co-producer for all of their recorded releases.
American BabiesEdit
In 2006 Hamilton started playing sporadic acoustic concerts around the Philadelphia area billed as "Tom Hamilton's American Babies", mainly as a way to stay occupied between Brothers Past tours. As the internal relationships in Brothers Past disintegrated and his musical tastes changed Hamilton focused more on acoustic oriented music and decided to make a new band geared towards his new muse. American Babies was formed in 2007 and soon after they released a self-titled album.[5] This was followed by their sophomore release Flawed Logic in 2011[6][7] and third album Knives and Teeth on October 15, 2013.[8] In 2016, American Babies released their forth album, An Epic Battle Between Light & Dark. Tom described the record as a discussion of both what it is like to experience depression and what it takes to maintain hope while in the midst of it.[9]
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^"Jerry Garcia's 80th Birthday Symphonic Celebration - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - 6/29/22". Grateful Web. Grateful Web, Inc. June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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Not to be confused with Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton musician Tom Hamilton Jr is an American songwriter musician and producer best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the bands Brothers Past 1 American Babies 2 Joe Russo s Almost Dead 3 Bill Kreutzmann s Billy amp the Kids and Electron 4 Tom HamiltonGenresIndie electronic alt country jam bandOccupation s Musician songwriter producer vocalist guitaristInstrument s Guitar vocals drums piano bassYears active2000 presentLabelsRoyal Potato FamilyWebsiteOfficial American Babies Website Contents 1 Brothers Past 2 American Babies 3 Electron 4 Joe Russo s Almost Dead 5 Ghost Light 6 Grateful Dead Alumni and Related Performances 7 Producer 8 ReferencesBrothers Past EditHamilton formed Brothers Past in 1996 straight out of high school with classmates Joe D Amico bass Nick Desiderio drums and his older brother Jim Hamilton guitar In 1998 Hamilton met Tom McKee and asked him to join the band as a keyboardist and vocalist This initial line up toured the Mid Atlantic area heavily until 1999 when D Amico Desiderio and the elder Hamilton brother left the band to pursue more normal lifestyles In the end Hamilton and McKee settled on hiring Clay Parnell and Rick Lowenberg as the new rhythm section in 2000 and began touring again in 2001 Hamilton has been the primary songwriter guitarist and vocalist for Brothers Past as well as co producer for all of their recorded releases American Babies EditIn 2006 Hamilton started playing sporadic acoustic concerts around the Philadelphia area billed as Tom Hamilton s American Babies mainly as a way to stay occupied between Brothers Past tours As the internal relationships in Brothers Past disintegrated and his musical tastes changed Hamilton focused more on acoustic oriented music and decided to make a new band geared towards his new muse American Babies was formed in 2007 and soon after they released a self titled album 5 This was followed by their sophomore release Flawed Logic in 2011 6 7 and third album Knives and Teeth on October 15 2013 8 In 2016 American Babies released their forth album An Epic Battle Between Light amp Dark Tom described the record as a discussion of both what it is like to experience depression and what it takes to maintain hope while in the midst of it 9 Electron EditSince 2000 Tom Hamilton has been playing with Electron along with current members Marc Brownstein Mike Greenfield and Aron Magner Joe Russo s Almost Dead EditIn 2013 Tom Hamilton also began playing with Joe Russo Dave Dreiwitz Marco Benevento and Scott Metzger in a Grateful Dead tribute band called Joe Russo s Almost Dead 10 Ghost Light EditIn 2018 Tom Hamilton along with Holly Bowling Raina Mullen Steve Lyons amp Scotty Zwang formed the band Ghost Light 11 Grateful Dead Alumni and Related Performances EditHamilton first played with Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh on March 14 15 2014 12 at Lesh s Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael California as a member of Phil and Friends This was followed by another concert at Terrapin Crossroads on October 6 2014 13 which was billed as East Coast All Stars and a three night run on December 29 31 to close out 2014 at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester New York 14 billed as PhilRAD In October 2014 15 Hamilton was announced as part of Grateful Dead s Bill Kreutzmann s new band Billy amp the Kids Also in the band are Reed Mathis and Aron Magner On August 15 2015 Bob Weir joined Hamilton and his Billy amp the Kids bandmates at The Peach Music Festival in Scranton Pennsylvania 16 On September 12 2015 Hamilton played with the Grateful Dead s Bob Weir Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart at the third annual Lockn Festival in Arrington Virginia 17 during Billy amp the Kids headlining set On June 29 2022 Hamilton played with Melvin Seals Dave Schools Duane Trucks Jacklyn LaBranch Lady Chi and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra at the Jerry Garcia s 80th Birthday Symphonic Celebration held at Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Morrison Colorado 18 Producer EditIn 2002 Hamilton produced a self released recording for then unknown Philadelphia artist Kurt Vile in the basement of his West Chester PA home 19 In 2008 Hamilton was hired by the Disco Biscuits to produce and record what would turn out to be their 2010 release Planet Anthem 20 In 2009 Hamilton recorded and produced Philadelphia based folk group Mason Porter s 2010 album Thunder in the Valley 21 References Edit Markstrom Serena March 31 2006 Brothers Past find a groove Eugene Register Guard Retrieved April 6 2010 Flying Solo with American Babies Relix August 28 2014 Joe Russo s Almost Dead January 26 2013 Brooklyn Bowl Flac MP3 Streaming nyctaper com Tom Hamilton Shines on Electron s Tour gratefulweb com Ruhlmann William American Babies AllMusic American Babies PopMatters October 25 2011 The Key April 27 2011 James Christopher Monger Knives and Teeth AllMusic American Babies An Epic Battle Between Light amp Dark Relix Retrieved August 29 2017 https www facebook com JRADisRAD info tab page info user generated source Ghost Light Announces 1st Half Of Inaugural Tour JamBase January 11 2018 Retrieved January 11 2018 Unannounced Guests Join In as Jackie Greene Anders Osborne Sit Out Phil amp Friends Show Jambands com March 15 2014 Retrieved December 30 2015 Phil Lesh amp East Coast All Stars Debut At Terrapin Crossroads JamBase October 7 2014 PhilLesh net the Official Site for Phil Lesh Archived from the original on January 8 2016 Bill Kreutzmann Announces Formation Of Billy amp The Kids jambase com Music News Lockn Fest day 2 Robert Plant lots of Grateful Dead amp more Jerry Garcia s 80th Birthday Symphonic Celebration Red Rocks Amphitheatre 6 29 22 Grateful Web Grateful Web Inc June 30 2022 Retrieved July 29 2022 American Babies to Pay Tribute to Dr Dog Arcade Fire Ryan Adams War on Drugs and More in New York jambands com January 21 2015 Disco Biscuits Planet Anthem Barnes and Noble Mason Porter 2009 Thunder In The Valley www cdbaby com Archived 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