Spotify asked us to record a 30 second “year in review” clip for our fans, or whoever is listening to us without necessarily enjoying it. Like inadvertently being around a dull breeze, or any form of bird. We made this and they didn’t accept it. I'm going to call the police. #bhamilton #hashtags

This song I played drums on a little while back is out now, by my old buddy Liam Howland. We've known each other since high school, where we played in a school band together. Liam's a great singer / songwriter and audio engineer. "Glad you're gone" is available on all streaming platforms.

Some photos from my archives. #photography #artists #photosky

“Back in the Line” and “Marion Out West” from our live thing at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland is out on YouTube. All of the tunes from that day will come out as a release before the end of the year. Here is a bit of “Release the Hounds.” Thanks for listening.

@bhamiltonwastaken.bsky.social performing “Marion Out West” at Sharkbite studios a few months back with me on drums. #art #music #musicsky #musiciansky #newmusic #livemusic #drums #drumsky

Stoked this live recording of “Back in the Line”that @bhamiltonwastaken.bsky.social did at Sharkbite studios is making its way online. More songs to come from this session. #art #music #nowplaying #musiciansky #musicnews

“Back in the Line” live at Sharkbite Studios. Jack London Square. Oakland, California. Here is a video and a link to it. We’ll throw the entire session out soon. Stephen Miller is a bitch. youtu.be/VTBgMAfePeU?...

Bay Beats, through the San Francisco Public Library, has graciously decided to accept three of our releases over their past three entry periods. Their new selections are up as of today. This is what music sounds like in a place with weed supermarkets. baybeats.sfpl.org

“Back in the Line” live at Sharkbite Studios. @marcmaron.bsky.social is this solo a Billy Gibbons rip off? We’re divided.

“Back in the Line” live at Sharkbite Studios in Jack London Square. Oakland, California. Recorded by @gse.bsky.social Filmed by @catmanofoakland.bsky.social Color by Rachel Valdivia @okrmusic.com / played drums Ian Miller played bass Ryan Christopher Parks / played guitar and singing

B. Hamilton at Sharkbite Studios in Jack London Square. Oakland, California. “Back in the Line” will come out on Monday, October 6th. “Marion Out West” will come out on Friday, October 11th.

B. Hamilton is opening a Hardly Strictly Bluegrass afterparty for The Mekons this Saturday at The Make Out Room in San Francisco. It is also a benefit for Sweat Relief upon looking at the flyer. Nice. They are very influential and know what John Peel’s vocal mics smelled like.

A Bandcamp Friday offering: bhamilton.bandcamp.com/album/good-f...

Tomorrow.

Substack #6: On a Different Day. Great.

Ok. Here is the fifth one of these things. This one is about a song called “Susan” that I’ve played way too many times. I’ll post another one next Sunday around 6pm. I slept in today like I said I was going to last week. Mission accomplished. I have 55 more characters to use. Fuck Curtis Yarvin.

Two albums I did artwork for that are out today!

Substack #4: North San Juan

Ryan started a Substack to put stuff he writes somewhere aside from in the trash. Some of the stuff he writes is this sentence you're reading. Ryan is very handsome and the voice of a generation. Each post uses a song of ours as a prompt to write about god knows what. Here is this weeks offering.

@bhamiltonwastaken.bsky.social is playing at the Make Out Room in SF this Friday, August 15th with The Stingray Band (featuring Greg Loiacono of The Mother Hips). Here’s us playing “I’m Honest” at the Kilowatt Bar a few weeks ago. #bhamilton #musicsky #drummersky #drumsky #musicians #livemusic

August 15th, at the make-out room in San Francisco. A city so in debt to psychedelia that they let a company called “pets.com” hobble the largest economy in human history while tourists from far reaches of the globe ate soup out of loaves of bread and stared at an island-prison. Far out, man. ✌️

Hello. I made a graveyard on Substack for all the garbage I've writing and will write. Great. bhamiltonwastaken.substack.com

Playing “Marion” with @bhamiltonwastaken.bsky.social at the Kilowatt in SF last Saturday. Video by Lenny Gonzalez. #drummersky #drumsky #musiciansky #drummers #drums

Playing “Release the Hounds” with @bhamiltonwastaken.bsky.social last Saturday at the Kilowatt bar. Video by Dave Pehling. #drumsky #musicsky #drummerfeed #drums #musiciansky

Were The Lumineers real or did I make them up when I accidently smoked pot in a barn.

Ep429: Ryan Christopher Parks (B. Hamilton) www.protonicreversal.com/ep429-ryan-c... #podcast #protonicreversal @bhamiltonwastaken.bsky.social

I went on @protonicreversal.bsky.social to stutter about the new record for two hours. That clicking sound is either my mic, or me nervously fidgeting with the pocket knife on my Leatherman. Neat.

New Music Tuesday! Take a look and listen at these fine musical selections from fellow Bluesky chums @drosophili.ac @bhamiltonwastaken.bsky.social @acefstripe.bsky.social @alisonclancy.bsky.social & @pwats.bsky.social delivering classic rock anthems, proggy kosmische, moody dream pop & more!

B. Hamilton – “Release the Hounds” Classic rock, or at least its spirit made sound once again, is alive and well, and songs like this are the proof. bhamilton.bandcamp.com/track/releas... @bhamiltonwastaken.bsky.social www.etherdiver.com/2025/06/20/o... #Rock #ClassicRock #Musicsky

Check out the whole catalog on Bandcamp. Here’s an EP from a couple years back: bhamilton.bandcamp.com/album/saigon...

Ryan Christopher Parks is incredibly talented and I hope you post more of his stuff. And I’m not just saying this because I played bass in his first Oakland band. Here’s another track from him that fits your category: youtu.be/2MKAAH4bfb4?...

#MusicChallenge #ColorTheMusic Day 8: 🟤 “Six Brown Eyes in Bakersfield,” B. Hamilton 🟤 A swampy boogie by prolific singer-songwriter, Anaheim native and current Oakland resident Ryan Christopher Parks about sins of the father and “living life like a two-bit country tune.” youtu.be/Hzp7u9Eb5Iw?...

Just rewatched “The Wind that Shakes the Barley” for the first time in a while. Favorite scene is still when Cillian Murphy screams “ITS BARLEY SHAKIN TIME BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY” and mows down a bunch of Buckingham Palace guards with a Gatlin gun. Were playing this show next month. Ok.

Nine slides of bullshit about the song “Downey” from our new record is now on our Instagram page. I’d post it here but BlueSky only allows four photos because people love arbitrary rules. It’s like a weighted blanket, or kenneling yourself. Toodles.

This is a scrap of something I wrote on Friday and a bunch of videos I took with my telephone throughout the past two years. Very creative. Have a very nice weekend. 👍

New blog post! Wrote about songs I enjoyed in April, feat. @theblackburns.bsky.social @aplaceforowls.bsky.social @bhamiltonwastaken.bsky.social @gumparker.bsky.social @patsbus.bsky.social @miscellaneousowl.bsky.social @ttb.bsky.social @infinityknives.bsky.social @perennialtheband.bsky.social & more:

“Release the Hounds.” More on this later. Keep doing cool stuff like hanging out on BlueSky in the meantime.

The GoFundMe to preorder and press our new record "B. Hamilton" is still kickin'. We're about half way there. Head over and grab one. Thanks to all who have preordered one. 🫡 www.gofundme.com/f/buy-a-12-v...

@webuiltthiscity.bsky.social been listening to the podcast since the Chime Oblivion one. It makes my stupid day job less stupid. Just wanted to pass along our new record. Hella. bhamilton.bandcamp.com/album/b-hami...

Our new record “B. Hamilton” has been out for about two months at this point. This is a post congratulating a bunch of numbers on a data server in Lahore for turning two months old. The GoFundMe for vinyl pre-orders is still kicking. We’ll do a release when we get them back. 🫡

If any social media user base will appreciate this EP by Oakland indie rocker B. Hamilton, titled "The Freest Speech Ever Attempted Without Disintegrating" and including a song titled "Palo Alton (to Pretoria)," it's BlueSky. bhamilton.bandcamp.com/album/the-fr...

I've been jamming this solo EP from Ryan Christopher Parks (of Oakland's B. Hamilton) regularly since it dropped last month. It's about a widower surviving parenthood in California. Great range across different styles, fun wordplay, and even catchy at times. bhamilton.bandcamp.com/album/ryan-c...

Brand new live EP from B. Hamilton just dropped! Ryan Christopher Parks performs in studio on White Crate Radio at Lower Grand Radio. This one even has a Christmas song on it! #newmusicfriday #bandcampfriday bhamilton.bandcamp.com/album/ryan-c...

B. Hamilton, “Martin Eden Written Left-Handed in Crayon”: B. Hamilton’s EPs and assorted releases this year launched something like a new Ziggy Stardust or Kiss type of local superhero, who can play every classic/southern/fusion rock lick in the book...

pt 2: bff.fm/broadcasts/4... Starring UFO Baby, Bad Tiger, B. Hamilton, Fake Fruit, Hook-Ups, SUCKER, the Seshen, Katsy Pline, Secret Secret, Pocket Full of Crumbs, AroMa, CVCC, Street Eaters, Pardoner, Hits, SUTROS, Asha Wells, Share, JOCK, the Wind-Ups, together on @bff.fm

Ep 344: "Look Again" Bay Newness! Muffler, SPELLLING, Country Risqué, Artsick👀, princess520, Avery & Pulice, RYLI, Bridge Gamble, Aux Meadows, Rhymies, B. Hamilton, Pleeay, Distant Reader, Heavy Lifter, Demahjiae, Pacific Walker, Jack Erin Brown, Luke Sweeney, and Above Me. bff.fm/broadcasts/4...

1985 John Harris cover art for Kim Stanley Robinson’s ‘Icehenge’