Hey y'all, Kenny Franklin Valentine here to tell you what's up with The Nickel Slots in May. Summertime comes early The boys are playin' only one show this month, but it's a big one. For the third year in a row they're headlining at Sacramento's Friday Night Concerts in the Park series! I've brought the wife and kids out to some of these shows in the past, not just The Nickel Slots but other … See more
We wanted to share this rare live video of our performance at the Apple Store in San Francisco on February 10, 2012. Longtime Sacramento promoter Jerry Perry arranged an in-store appearance for The Nickel Slots. This video recently arrived in an unmarked box, inside a film canister with no note or explanation. We had a great time there at Apple and hope to return soon! Until the next live show, … See more
Yes it's true, The Nickel Slots have two shows this coming Saturday. On April 28th we will be performing at the Northern California NAMIWalk at William Land Park right here in Sacramento! We will take the stage at 10am. and the event will wrap up around noon. Then later that night we return to Hotel Utah in San Francisco; the music begins at 9pm with The Everlovin’. The Nickel Slots will … See more
We are sorry to report that we are no longer playing Friday night April 20th at Toot's Tavern. We apologize for the late notice, but just found out this afternoon that we've been dropped from the bill. Don't blame this on The Mother Hips or their management: the facts we do know indicate that they've done nothing wrong, and there's a good chance that we'll have another opportunity to … See more
Hey y'all, Kenny Franklin Valentine here to tell you what's up with The Nickel Slots in April. I'm a good friend of these guys. They wrote a couple songs about me that you might know. Anyway, one of the books that the Yolo Hilton lets inmates borrow is about web stuff, and I've had a few chances to study it, so the band let me put together a new website for them. I also get to write monthly … See more
Go ahead and take a good, long look at the photo. I know that it’s at least caught your peripheral vision. You don’t need to read the rest of the entry first, it’s OK. I’ll wait. Damn, isn’t that beautiful? That’s my new Reverend Mercalli 5 bass in violin flame maple, which I’ve had the fun of playing at a handful of shows now. I’d been making noise for several months about … See more
The Nickel Slots were approached by longtime Sacramento promoter Jerry Perry about playing the Apple flagship store in San Francisco. When I found out, it felt just like the first time I turned on my first iPhone. I was excited, I was overwhelmed, and I felt special. I was excited because I have been an Apple user since the mid-'90s. I began using Apple computers in college when I was a biology … See more
