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Ong's Hat (Rock Band)
Ong's Hat was an alternative rock band from New York City that existed between 1992 and 1996. Over that span, the band released three independent EPs and built a modest following in the northeast through extensive club gigs and positive reviews in alternative newspapers. In 1993, Ong's Hat won "Best Heavy Metal Band" in the Fairfield County Weekly readers poll. Several of Ong's Hat's songs appeared on the soundtrack of an independent film.

History
Ong's Hat was formed when New York based musician/songwriter Robert Caravetta had written about an album's worth of original material and was trying to put a band together to support his writing efforts. Caravetta invited bassist Peter Seidel over to his apartment for a jam session. Afterward, Seidel was able to recruit friends and former bandmates Glenn Goldstein (guitar), Frank O'Rourke (guitar), and Serge Reda (drums) to round out the band.

The story behind the name
The band got it's unusual name when guitarist Frank O'Rourke had studied the history of the New Jersey Pine Barrens and the story of the lost town of Ong's Hat. One of the earliest settlers of the Pine Barrens, Jacob Ong, had tossed his hat into a tree where it was remained, ultimately becoming a landmark. Additionally, one of the first internet memes was that Ong's Hat, now a ghost town, was also a portal into other dimensions.