I had a great time hanging out in Memphis, TN after a rockin’ festival in Spain!
I was involved in a really fun project with Deke Dickerson (www.dekedickerson.com) and The Bo-Keys at Scott Bomar’s Electrophonic Studios! We recorded some really great tracks and put a lot of love in them on a VERY limited schedule. Can’t wait to share the results. You gotta have a little food AND fun mixed with good music, right?
(photos courtesy of Deke Dickerson)
The band is still fired up after a crushing tour on the east coast from Florida up to Rhode Island. Thanks to everyone who came to the shows, promoted like hell, listened sang and danced along, bought CDs and t-shirts and just said hello! We couldn’t do it without y’all. Keep supporting live music!
Can’t wait to play in my favorite city in the world, NEW ORLEANS this Friday! Followed by a fun festival in Alabama and a trip to SPAIN. What?! Still blows my mind. Check out the schedule for June, tell your friends, and let’s party!
May 31 – Chickie Wah Wah – New Orleans, LA
June 1 – Bob Sykes BBQ & Blues Festival – Bessmer, AL
June 2 – Capitol Oyster Bar- Montgomery, AL
June 5 – Screamin’ Festival – Calella, Spain
June 6 – Screamin’ Festival – Calella, Spain
June 7 – Screamin’ Festival – Calella, Spain
June 8 – Screamin’ Festival – Calella, Spain
June 14 – TBA
June 15 – 2013 VA Blues and Jazz Festival – Hot Springs, VA
June 22 – Midsummer Jamboree – Ellivuori, Finland
June 26 – Rocket Room – Stockholm, Sweden
June 27 – Göteborg – Liseberg, Sweden
June 28 – Vetlanda – Victoriakällaren, Sweden
June 29 – Hultsfred Hayride – Hultsfred, Sweden
By Alison Fensterstock, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Hailing from Durham, N.C., by way of St. Louis, Mo., singer Nikki Hill, she’s said, was musically raised in the church – singing in a gospel choir until a teenage punk-rock phase led her to put aside praise music in favor of hardcore and hair dye. It wasn’t long, though, before she found her way back to the roots of rock ‘n’ roll, which, of course, provide the jumping-off point for all adolescent musical daring to follow, anyway.
In a recent interview with the Chicago Tribune, in fact, Hill cited fellow church-honed talent Little Richard as a major influence – and what’s more rebellious than his joyous, unhinged holler?
Hill’s style as a singer takes more than a page from Mr. Penniman’s book, with a saucy, soulful shout that’s ragged and nasty at the edges. Husband Matt Hill provides switchblade-sharp guitar licks at the helm of her deep-in-the-garage three-piece band for a live set that comprises raw roots originals as well as covers of the greats: Irma Thomas, Otis Redding, and, of course, Little Richard.
Hill, who plays her first New Orleans gig at Chickie Wah Wah Friday, is still a diamond in the rough; considering the recent success of comparable artists (the Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, for example) she’ll soon be mined.
Nikki Hill plays Chickie Wah Wah (2828 Canal St.) 9 p.m. Friday, May 31
http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2013/05/blues_shouter_nikki_hill_to_pl.html
Thanks to Frank de Blase for this review of our show in Rochester, NY at Dinosaur BBQ! We can’t wait to come back.
We will sharing more reviews/photos/videos/shenanigans of our shows and tours in the immediate future!
Wednesday night the sky looked like one big black eye as I moseyed the grey ghost downtown. I had heard word from my buddy Jason (he’s the one who turned me onto Morphine) that North Carolina knockout Nikki Hill simply had to be seen. I dove into the fracas she was creating at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and was promptly blown away. So was the crowd who clapped thunderously between thunderclaps.
The crowded dance floor was in a rapid boil. This was some of the best r&b-injected, soul-ified kick in the blues I have ever heard. Hill commanded the stage perched on sparkly mules and beneath a sky-high turban channeling the sweet ‘n’ sour bouquet of switchblades that was once held by Etta James.
Hill’s voice was sweet with just a hint of ragged rust that shone through whenever she leaned on a note. This was like a less punk-careening , more authentic-leaning Detroit Cobras. Her band was top notch as it wove through a set of awesome originals, punctuated by some Little Richard, Otis Redding, Irma Thomas, and so on.
Between sets, I stood out in the parking lot with the band discussing its expert take on TarheelSlim’s “Number 9 Train.” How do you like that? I thought me and Steve Grills were the only ones around who cared about Tarheel Slim.
Nikki Hill returns to Rochester to play Abilene in July. Be there, I’m warning you. Hell, I’m gonna go twice.
http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/MusicBlog/archives/2013/05/23/concert-review-nikki-hill-at-dinosaur-bar-b-que
Photo by Frank de Blasé
Here we come! We are so excited to hit the east coast for the first time with our official band, some new songs, and a chance to sample what you will hear on the upcoming release ‘Here’s Nikki Hill‘!
This has been an incredible journey so far, from the first West Coast tour last winter until now. We are on the road all year hitting as many places as we can. Can’t wait to make it to YOU! Check out the current schedule before we head to Spain in June for Screamin’ Festival.
Want to see us in your town? Let your local club/event spaces know and send an email to us – deepfryedrecords@gmail.com
Thanks and see you soon!
FLORIDA! GEORGIA! NORTH CAROLINA! VIRGINIA! MARYLAND! NEW JERSEY! NEW YORK! RHODE ISLAND! LOUISIANA! ALABAMA! We are headed your way this month! Please come and party with us before we head overseas again in June! Pick up the NEW CD not yet available to the public, hear some new tunes, rock and roll with us. Spread the word and can’t wait to see you!
May 10 – McWells – Orlando, FL
May 11 – WMNF’s Tropical Heatwave Festival – Ybor City, FL
May 12 – High Dive – Gainesville, FL
May 15 – Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta, GA
May 16 – Pisgah Brewing Company – Black Mountain, NC
May 17 – Blue 5 Restaurant – Roanoke, VA
May 18 – Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival – Annapolis, MD
May 19 – Roxy & Dukes – Dunellen, NJ
May 22 – Dinosaur BBQ – Rochester, NY
May 23 – Dinosaur BBQ – Syracuse, NY
May 24 – The Knickerbocker Cafe – Westerly, RI
May 25 – Otto’s Shrunken Head – NYC
May 31 – Chickie Wah Wah – New Orleans, LA
June 1 – Bob Sykes BBQ and Blues Festival – Bessemer, AL
June 2 – Capitol Oyster Bar – Montgomery, AL
We had so much fun on our tour in Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands. Check out this great review of our Moulin Blues show!
http://www.thebluesalone.nl/2013/05/06/moulin-blues-2013-the-second-day/
(photo by Johan Horst)
Matt Hill and I are invading Europe in April and May again! From Germany to Norway to the Netherlands, we are inviting everyone to come out to see us for some rockin’ roots music. Don’t miss us at the Nidaros Blues Festival and the Moulin Blues Festival while we’re there!
The new CD is almost ready for it’s official release. Can you stand it????? We have been testing the songs out on the road and are looking forward to bringing them to YOU! Here is a little preview of an original tune on Here’s Nikki Hill. Stay tuned for more!
After 3200 miles on the road, we are back in St. Louis! I am just floored seeing all of the fun photos, videos, and comments about our show at Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend with Chopper Franklin! We had a great time meeting so many people, seeing LITTLE RICHARD, and making and playing for such an enthusiastic crowd.
Most of all, I am beyond honored, excited, and so so gracious of the response to the original songs I’ve written! I’m inspired, y’all. Big time!
Now back to work! I have such a great time on stage because the rest of the time I am behind the scenes working my butt off to make sure me and the band bring you only the best in everything we do!
We are working the Midwest in April before heading over to Germany. Check out the dates, and come see us!
April 5th – The Mission – Jefferson City, MO
April 6th – Knuckleheads Saloon – Kansas City, MO
April 11th – Blues City Deli (Official CD Release Party!) – St. Louis, MO
April 12th – Siete Luminarias – St. Louis, MO
April 13th – Reggie’s Music Joint – Chicago, IL - https://www.facebook.com/events/553512668022409/?ref=22
April 14th – Evanston SPACE (Opening for Jesse Dee!) – Evanston, IL
April 19th – Rosis Amuser Lokal – Dresden, Germany
April 20th – Royal Crown Club – Berlin, Germany
April 21st – Wildstreak Rockabilly Club – Gifthorn, Germany
April 23rd – De Melkbus – Dordrecht, Netherlands
April 26th – Dorpshuis – Ilpendam (Amsterdam), Netherlands
April 27th – Nidaros Blues Festival – Trondheim, Norway
April 30th – Cafe de Machinist – Oss, Netherlands
May 3rd - Cafe De Splinter – Venlo, Netherlands
May 4th – Moulin Blues Festival – Ospel, Netherlands
(Joe Meyer, Matt Hill, Nikki Hill, Chopper Franklin of Nick Curran and the Lowlifes)
Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender is steadily approaching. Looking forward to rocking this SOLD OUT event. See you on Sunday in the main ballroom at 8pm!
Friday and Saturday night, Matt Hill and Joe Meyer (Nikki Hill guitarist and drummer) will be holding it down with the house band, The Memphis Kings, in Brendan’s Pub hosting the All Star Showcase featuring lots of roots favorites from 12am to 4am!
Viva Las Vegas is always a fun all night party. Hang in there until Sunday and get ready to ROCK with us! Featuring Chopper Franklin on bass!
I am still reeling from the experience of our first European trip! This Southern gal can’t wait to go back and rock! Check out this review for one of the shows. Some great photos too! Grazie, y’all!
http://dentroalreplay.blogspot.com/2013/03/nikki-hill-matt-hill-usa-with-benny-and.html?spref=fb
