John Hamilton

Not to be mistaken for a vintage Fats Waller sidemen nicknamed "Bugs," this John Hamilton was a member of the Hoboken band Tiny Lights, which managed to illuminate its own feverishly loyal cult audience. Guitarist and singer Hamilton has also cooked up a variety of side projects and seems a brave soul, at one point giving in to progressive rock tradition and recording on the sitar. Tiny Lights, also featuring vocalist and violinist Donna Croughn, cellist Jane Scarpantoni, bassist Dave Dreiwitz, and multi-instrumentalist Andy Damos on drums, trumpet, and saxophone, came up with...