Ever wonder where Nickel Slots songs come from? Well, songwriter Tony Brusca is constantly coming up with ideas to share with the band. Tony records all his work and shares songs he thinks may work for The Nickel Slots. As you wait for the new Nickel Slots album to be released this fall, we thought it would be fun to share some of the demos Tony has recorded over the years that made it onto a … See more
The Nickel Slots are headed to FRANCE in July! We have been invited to play at The Green Escape Music Festival in Craponne-sur-Arzon, France this summer. The festival runs July 27, 28, and 29. The Nickel Slots will kick it into high gear by headlining the opening night, Friday, July 27th. The Green Escape Music Festival (formerly the Country Rendezvous Festival) has been going strong … See more
Our music video for "Old Guitar" was chosen for regular rotation on IndiMusic TV for the month of May! All month they'll play the video several times a day. You can watch IndiMusic TV on their streaming channel available at indimusic.tv, or on ROKU, Amazon Fire TV, Flipps, Film On, and TikiLive (look for IndiMusic TV in the app store of any of these services). Thank you to IndiMusic TV for … See more
I’m beyond excited about our February 20th show at Harlow's with L.A. rockabilly legends The Blasters! I first saw The Blasters on Monday, March 14, 1983 at Mojos in Arcata, California. Don’t look for the club cuz it’s long gone. But The Blasters are still rockin’ and rollin’ their signature American music. Back in 1983 I was a senior in high school and wrote for our school paper. We … See more
We all have passions that help us write our life’s songs. My biggest joys in life are my wife, Molly, the people close to me and my music... pianos, lyrics, drums and yes... Old Guitars. Old Guitar was inspired by the 1957 Martin guitar my father, Gary, played in college. My siblings and I would bang on the old family piano and strum the guitar as youngsters growing up in Humboldt county. … See more
The Nickel Slots are headed back to our “home away from home,” Belgium! Yes, we’ll be back in the land of beer and chocolate this summer, playing shows from June 30th through July 9th. We did our first Belgian tour in 2012 and our second in 2014. This time we are booking with some friends we met on our previous tours. Tom Van den Bempt and Koen Wynants were the two that drove us to … See more
Thanks to our friends at Armor Gold Cables, I was able to attend this year's NAMM show with my brother Chris and nephew Bryan. It was great to see Stephen Simon. Armor Gold continues to be a huge supporter of The Nickel Slots, and we love their cables! The NAMM show celebrates all that is new for 2017 in the music industry as far as gear goes. This year's NAMM was really special for me: not only … See more
