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SAN
FRANCISCO RESIDENCY AND HOMETOWN SHOW IN LAFAYETTE,
CA
May
10, 2012
 The
summer will be in full swing and we will be setting up shop
this June in San Francisco for a 3 week long residency at
Rickshaw Stop with a bunch of our friends. These will be
special intimate shows and the first time we have headlined
the city in a little while. We will play old favorites,
test the waters with some of our new material and likely
throw in a few “Van Sessions” covers for good
fun.
We are also thrilled to be playing the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday, June 10th
in Lafayette, CA, the hometown of Gramblers’ Nicki and Deren. The
venue is a community theatre near downtown and there will be lots of close friends
and family at this show. Don’t miss this homecoming!
June
05 – Rickshaw Stop, SF
June 10 – Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette, CA
June 12 – Rickshaw Stop, SF w/ The Blank Tapes
June 19 – Rickshaw Stop, SF w/ Arann Harris & The
Farm Band
Tickets
for these shows go on sale Friday, May 11th at 12PM – BUY
TICKETS
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MORE THAN 30 TOUR DATES ADDED May
8, 2012
In
addition to the San Francisco residency and the hometown
Lafayette, CA show, we will tour California extensively
in June, the Rocky Mountains in July/August and the East
Coast this September/October. We will also make
our New York City debut at the Mercury Lounge on September
19th coming on the heels of Grace Potter’s Grand
Point North festival in Burlington, VT. On top of those
summer tour dates, the band will play July 4th in Atlanta,
GA, which marks their first trip to the Southeast. We
are so excited to visit new cities and play our songs
to new fans.
See
Full Tour Here |
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LIONEL
RICHIE’S ‘EASY’ – THE LATEST VAN SESSIONS
May
8, 2012
 Fresh off the success of the latest “Van Sessions” cover
of Hall and Oates “I Can’t Go For That” – with
1.1 million views on YouTube and growing – and a
sold out show at LA’s famed Hotel Café, Nicki
Bluhm and The Gramblers are set to hit the road
and spend the rest of the year on a North
American Tour. The
follow up “Van Sessions” video to ‘I
Cant’t Go For That’ is Lionel Richie’s ‘Easy.’
Watch
video here! |
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TWO
EXCITING FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENTS May
1, 2012
On September 15, we are set to perform at Grand
Point North Festival in Burlington, VT, presented
by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals and Higher Ground.
We are honored to play their festival in this storied
part of our country, along with The Avett Brothers, Dr.
Dog, Galactic and more!
AND we are kicking off 2013 in a huge way on Jam
Cruise 11 along with such acts as Medeski, Scofield,
Martin & Wood, JJ Grey & Mofro, Funky Meters, Big Gigantic
and Femi Kuti.
There is definitely
no other place like it and we cannot wait to be out at
sea with YOU, January 7-12, 2013. Jam Cruise also hits
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Turks & Caicos
and the Bahamas. General on sale begins May 30 .
This event always sells out in advance, so don't snooze!
Many
more dates and announcements are ahead, so please stay
tuned! As always, thank you for the ongoing support.
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HALL
& OATES VAN SESSION April
5, 2012
The
month of March was very productive for NB&Gs. We have
made huge strides in the studio recording our next full length
album and are really excited about the new songs! Our quick
trip to the Southwest with The Mother Hips resulted in creating
our most popular Van
Session to date with over
500,000 views in the first week with our cover of Hall & Oates "I
Can't Go For That (No Can Do)".
Thanks to everyone who watched it, liked it and spread the love. We couldn’t
have done it without you! Here are some cool publications, mentions and attention
the video received: Boing
Boing, CBS
News, Crooks
and Liars, PBS,
Perez Hilton, MSN. We also got Twitter shout-outs from: Hall and Oates, John
Oates, Cameron Crowe, Ryan Adams, Wil Wheaton, Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), KT Tunstall,
Glen Hansard, Bette Midler. You can now watch all 17 Van Sessions in our new video
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BROKEDOWN
IN BAKERSFIELD April
5, 2012
 Tim
and I are super excited to hit the road with Brokedown
in Bakersfield featuring Scott Law and
members of ALO: Lebo, Steve Adams and Dave Brogan. Come out for some
Bakersfield sound near you and Like
us on Facebook!
Drawing from the powerful songbooks of Merle Haggard,
Buck Owens, Gram Parsons and more, Brokedown in Bakersfield showcases the striking
songwriting and instrumentation of guitar-slinging country sounds that added
oil to the Dust Bowl life of '60s-era Southern California - on the road, in the
truck, out the back, and at the honky tonk. See Tour Dates |
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MUSIC
SALE! April
5, 2012
We
are excited to announce a SALE through Tuesday April 10 on Driftwood and Toby’s
Song! For a very limited time through iTunes
you can buy both Nicki Bluhm albums for $5.99. Gift one to
a friend!
Both albums are available by clicking this link: http://bit.ly/iTunes_NB |
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Dave
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NB&Gs
RECORD 3rd FULL-LENGTH STUDIO ALBUM! March
8, 2012
We
have taken some time off the road to record our third full-length
album at Tim’s Mission Bells studio in San Francisco!
We are very excited about our new songs and the musical journey
we are on!
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 VAN
SESSION "DEAL" MAKES TOP 5 ON DEAD.NET March 8, 2012
The Gramblers
and I covered “Deal” during one of our long drives
on tour in what has now become our Van Sessions series.
It made the Top 5 for the Dead Covers Project on Dead.net!
We are honored. Watch it here! |
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TIM
& NICKI BLUHM February
3,
2012
You can listen to our session from Daytrotter HERE. |
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2012
WINTER TOUR DATES January
10, 2012
Today
we leave for our western states tour in support of Jackie
Greene, Devon
Allman, The
Infamous Stringdusters and ALO.
Please find us along the way and tell your friends in those areas to
come say hello!
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TIM & NICKI BLUHM: 'DUETS' November
15,
2011
 Tim and Nicki Bluhm have recorded an 8-song limited CD
EP called Duets. The
duo blends the honky tonk harmonies of California country
with West Coast folk and acoustic Americana, interlaced
with vocal nuances and an emotional intimacy that inspire
pin-drop attention. Duets features
six original songs co-written by the Bluhms, plus two covers: “Running
Wild” by Ray Edenton and Donny Winters; and “Reno,
Nevada” by Richard Fariña. The
couple recorded the songs at their San Francisco studio,
Mission Bells, with producer Dan Prothero (Tim’s
solo album California Way, Galactic, JJ Grey & Mofro).
“Duets sounds like a smile,” says Nicki. “Duets is
a collection of songs from the past and of the present. Its
simplicity and authenticity captures an era forgotten while
being fresh and new. These are songs filled
with love, character and charm that you can hear on every
track.”
It is available via here,
iTunes, and Amazon and at shows. Visit
TimandNickiBluhm.com to preview tracks, watch a video,
and purchase! |
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BROKEDOWN
IN BAKERSFIELD July
12,
2011
Forming
as a one-off project at High Sierra Music Festival in July,
Tim Bluhm, Nicki Bluhm, and ALO members, Lebo, Steve Adams,
and Dave Brogan, along with guitarist Scott Law and keyboardist
Steve Taylor, joined forces to pay tribute to the legends
of Bakersfield, California performing songs from Buck Owens,
Gram Parsons, Merle Haggard and others. Brokedown
In Bakersfield proved to be too fun for a one-off
performance, and the band is scheduled to play two shows
in Tahoe this week at the Crystal
Bay Casino on Wednesday and Thursday,
July 13th and 14th. Go check 'em out! Here's
a taste of what went down with Brokedown in
Bakersfield at High Sierra in Quincy, CA on July 1st. The
band powers through a Gram Parsons song entitled "Luxury
Liner" also made famous by Emmylou Harris. |
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VIDEO:
TIM BLUHM & NICKI BLUHM AT THE WARFIELD June
14,
2011
Tim
and I
had the honor of being invited to open for for Tedeschi
Trucks Band at The Warfield in San Francisco
on May 22nd!
Check
out a video for the song "Rose"! |
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NICKI'S
SONG "JETPLANE" FEATURED ON THE PATAGONIA
SITE June
8,
2011
 Patagonia.com is
streaming songs from some of their favorite artists
and are featuring Nicki's song "Jetplane" from
the album 'Driftwood'
on their web site along with some other great artists.
Check
it out here! |
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 WAVY
GRAVY'S 75th BIRTHDAY PARTY May
24,
2011
I was honored to be invited to perform at Wavy Gravy's 75th Birthday Party at
Craneway Pavlillion in Richmond on May 14th 2011 with Bob Weir and Chris Robinson
(pictured) along with Mickey Hart and many others. Click here to
view more photos! |
NICKI
& THE GRAMBLERS APPEAR ON WOLFGANG'S VAULT March
29,
2011
 Nicki
Bluhm & The Gramblers stopped by Wolfgangs's
Vault to perform a few songs and chat! Visit the
Wolfgang's Vault site to see videos of "Jetplane," "Carousel," and "Stick
With Me," along with an interview! Check
it all out here! |
THE
NEW ALBUM: 'DRIFTWOOD' OUT NOW February
1,
2011
The new
album 'Driftwood' is available on CD
and for download at nickibluhm.com as
well as iTunes and
all major digital distribution retailers. Here's what the
press has to say about it:
 “Part
Karen Carpenter and Part Grace Slick, Bluhm’s
voice moves effortlessly between softer, country
tinged balladry and retro 60’s/70’s rock.” -No
Depression
"Golden. ... instantly announces a new voice on
the Americana scene."
- SF Chronicle
"...cements Bluhm’s
place as one of the best women in rock today. Driftwood is
seriously addictive and has such a well-crafted,
easy glide and end-to-end craftsmanship that it’s
hard to imagine someone not diggin’ it."
- Dirty Impound
"Driftwood is an
album one leaves on repeat because one spin simply won’t
do. It’s the kind of record one sings along to,
perhaps a little too loudly for polite company, and pushes
into the hands of friends because it’s so bloody
satisfying." - Jambase
Visit NickiBluhm.com to
hear a couple tracks! |
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